Demographics
Gonville covers 3.62 km2 (1.40 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 6,670 as of June 2025, [2] with a population density of 1,843 people per km2.
Historical population| Year | | |
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| 2006 | 6,153 | — |
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| 2013 | 5,934 | −0.52% |
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| 2018 | 6,273 | +1.12% |
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| 2023 | 6,459 | +0.59% |
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| Source: [6] [7] |
Gonville had a population of 6,459 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 186 people (3.0%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 525 people (8.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 3,144 males, 3,288 females, and 27 people of other genders in 2,532 dwellings. [8] 3.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 38.4 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 1,353 people (20.9%) aged under 15 years, 1,242 (19.2%) aged 15 to 29, 2,730 (42.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,140 (17.6%) aged 65 or older. [6]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 73.4% European (Pākehā); 34.8% Māori; 6.0% Pasifika; 5.2% Asian; 0.3% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.0% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.1%, Māori by 9.7%, Samoan by 0.9%, and other languages by 5.5%. No language could be spoken by 2.0% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.9%. The percentage of people born overseas was 11.8, compared with 28.8% nationally. [6]
Religious affiliations were 31.7% Christian, 0.8% Hindu, 0.3% Islam, 4.0% Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.7% New Age, and 1.5% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 52.5%, and 8.3% of people did not answer the census question. [6]
Of those at least 15 years old, 696 (13.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 2,880 (56.4%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,530 (30.0%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $30,300, compared with $41,500 nationally. 171 people (3.3%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 2,211 (43.3%) full-time, 690 (13.5%) part-time, and 237 (4.6%) unemployed. [6]
Individual statistical areas| Name | Area
(km2) | Population | Density
(per km2) | Dwellings | Median age | Median
income |
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| Gonville West | 0.74 | 1,761 | 2,380 | 675 | 36.4 years | $28,000 [9] |
| Gonville North | 1.34 | 2,652 | 1,979 | 1,065 | 37.5 years | $32,400 [10] |
| Gonville South | 1.54 | 2,049 | 1,331 | 789 | 41.7 years | $31,000 [11] |
| New Zealand | | | | | 38.1 years | $41,500 |
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Education
Gonville School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, [12] [13] with a roll of 170 as of July 2025. [14] It opened in 1906. [15]
Arahunga School is a specialist school catering for students up to 21 years old, [16] [17] with a roll of 99. [18]
St Anthony's School is a private co-educational Catholic primary school for Year 1 to 6 students. [19] It shares a site with the private Catholic Boys' college, St Augustine's. The two schools have a roll of 103. [20] St Anthony's opened in 1994. [21]
St. Dominic's College is a private girls' Catholic secondary school for Years 7 to 13, on an adjacent site to St Anthony's and St Augustine's. [22] with a roll of 58. [23] It opened in 1999. [24]
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