Whalers Gate is a suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the southwest of the city centre.
Whalers Gate | |
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Coordinates: 39°05′10″S 174°02′02″E / 39.086°S 174.034°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
City | New Plymouth |
Local authority | New Plymouth District Council |
Electoral ward |
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Area | |
• Land | 312 ha (771 acres) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 2,560 |
Spotswood | Marfell | |
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Hurdon | |
Omata | Hurdon |
The area was allocated to several whalers in 1847, and was called "The Whaler's Gate" at least from 1860.[3] The main street, Barrett Road, is named after Dicky Barrett, one of the whalers.[4]
Demographics
editWhalers Gate covers 3.12 km2 (1.20 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 2,560 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 821 people per km2.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 1,320 | — |
2013 | 1,869 | +5.09% |
2018 | 2,274 | +4.00% |
Source: [5] |
Before the 2023 census, the suburb had a smaller boundary, covering 2.09 km2 (0.81 sq mi).[1] Using that boundary, Whalers Gate had a population of 2,274 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 405 people (21.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 954 people (72.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 939 households, comprising 1,077 males and 1,197 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.9 males per female. The median age was 51.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 345 people (15.2%) aged under 15 years, 258 (11.3%) aged 15 to 29, 930 (40.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 741 (32.6%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 88.5% European/Pākehā, 8.0% Māori, 0.9% Pacific peoples, 8.0% Asian, and 2.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 19.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 39.1% had no religion, 50.5% were Christian, 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.9% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 1.2% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 363 (18.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 420 (21.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $29,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. 348 people (18.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 774 (40.1%) people were employed full-time, 267 (13.8%) were part-time, and 42 (2.2%) were unemployed.[5]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Defence of Colonel Gold". Wellington Independent. 3 July 1860. p. 6.
- ^ Gooch, Mike (26 February 2019). "Whalers Rise (TDN 25/02/2019)". Kete New Plymouth.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Whalers Gate (217200). 2018 Census place summary: Whalers Gate