Gore District, New Zealand

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Gore District
Territorial authority district
Main Street in Gore.jpg
Main Street in Gore
Gore in the South Island.svg
Gore district in the South Island
Coordinates: 46°02′42″S169°00′22″E / 46.045°S 169.006°E / -46.045; 169.006
Country New Zealand
Region Southland
Wards
  • Gore
  • Mataura
  • Kaiwera-Waimumu
  • Waikaka
Formed1989
Seat Gore
Government
 • Mayor Ben Bell
 •  Territorial authority Gore District Council
Area
[1]
 • Total1,253.85 km2 (484.11 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024) [2]
 • Total13,200
 • Density11/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode(s)
Map of postcodes
Website www.goredc.govt.nz OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Gore District is a district in the Southland Region of the South Island of New Zealand. It is named for Gore, the district's biggest township.

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Geography

The Gore District is located in the south of the South Island. The two neighbouring districts are Southland in the west and Clutha in the east. The district has a land area of 1,253.85 square kilometres (484.11 sq mi). The seat of the district council is in the town of Gore. [3] The district has a population of 13,200(June 2024) [2]

Towns and localities

Romney ram statue in Gore Romney ram statue, Gore.jpg
Romney ram statue in Gore

Gore is the main centre of Gore District. Other places in the district include the following, based on wards:

Gore Ward:

Kaiwera-Waimumu Ward:

Mataura Ward:

Waikaka Ward:

Demographics

Gore District covers 1,253.85 km2 (484.11 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 13,200 as of June 2024, [2] with a population density of 11 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
200612,108—    
201312,033−0.09%
201812,396+0.60%
202312,711+0.50%
Source: [4] [5]

Gore District had a population of 12,711 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 315 people (2.5%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 678 people (5.6%) since the 2013 census. There were 6,324 males, 6,348 females and 39 people of other genders in 5,364 dwellings. [6] 2.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 42.8 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 2,304 people (18.1%) aged under 15 years, 2,148 (16.9%) aged 15 to 29, 5,541 (43.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 2,721 (21.4%) aged 65 or older. [5]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 86.9% European (Pākehā); 15.4% Māori; 2.1% Pasifika; 4.0% Asian; 0.4% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.4% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.9%, Māori language by 3.1%, Samoan by 0.2% and other languages by 4.4%. No language could be spoken by 1.6% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 10.2, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 36.8% Christian, 0.6% Hindu, 0.3% Islam, 0.9% Māori religious beliefs, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.4% New Age, and 0.9% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 51.6%, and 8.4% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 948 (9.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 5,943 (57.1%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 3,249 (31.2%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $39,300, compared with $41,500 nationally. 711 people (6.8%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 5,424 (52.1%) people were employed full-time, 1,473 (14.2%) were part-time, and 204 (2.0%) were unemployed. [5]

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Population density in the 2023 census
Individual wards
NameArea
(km2)		PopulationDensity
(per km2)		DwellingsMedian ageMedian
income
Waikaka Ward 586.751,5362.659439.2 years$47,300 [7]
Kaiwera-Waimumu Ward 651.491,7822.769947.1 years$44,900 [8]
Gore Ward 10.297,743752.53,36943.0 years$37,900 [9]
Mataura Ward 5.321,650310.270240.5 years$36,300 [10]
New Zealand38.1 years$41,500

History

The European history of Gore started in 1855 with the arrival of Scottish settlers. [3] After the town site was surveyed, the provincial superintendent, James Alexander Robertson Menzies, named the site for his friend, the Governor of New Zealand, Thomas Gore Browne. The original name of the township, Long Ford or Longford, remained for some time, but when the railway reached the town, the shorter name became common and was also applied to the wider district. [11] The township of Gore was incorporated and became a borough council in 1885. [12]

In the local government reform in 1989, the Gore and Mataura borough councils and parts of Southland County Council were amalgamated to form Gore District. [3]

Governance

The district council is headed by a mayor who is elected at large and complemented by eleven councillors from various wards. Five councillors represent the Gore ward, one councillor each represents the Mataura, Kaiwera-Waimumu, and Waikaka wards, and there is one further district-wide ward that is represented by three councillors. [13] The current mayor, Ben Bell, was elected in the 2022 New Zealand local elections as Gore's youngest mayor at the age of 23 years, defeating the incumbent Tracy Hicks. [14] [15]

Current body

As of 2022, the current council members are: [16]

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