Greerton

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Greerton
Greerton
Coordinates: 37°43′41″S176°07′52″E / 37.728°S 176.131°E / -37.728; 176.131
CountryNew Zealand
City Tauranga
Local authority Tauranga City Council
Electoral ward
  • Te Papa General Ward
  • Tauriko General Ward
Area
[1]
  Land421 ha (1,040 acres)
Population
 (June 2022) [2]
  Total4,530
Bethlehem Gate Pā Merivale
Tauriko
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Poike
Pyes Pā

Greerton is a major suburb of Tauranga, the largest city in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. Greerton is named after Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Harpur Greer, commander of the British forces during the Battle of Gate Pā. [3]

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Demographics

Greerton covers 4.21 km2 (1.63 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 4,530 as of June 2022, [2] with a population density of 1,076 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20063,696    
20133,735+0.15%
20184,128+2.02%
Source: [4]

Greerton had a population of 4,128 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 393 people (10.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 432 people (11.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,671 households, comprising 1,926 males and 2,205 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.87 males per female, with 762 people (18.5%) aged under 15 years, 828 (20.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,593 (38.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 945 (22.9%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 77.5% European/Pākehā, 20.2% Māori, 3.3% Pacific peoples, 11.0% Asian, and 1.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 19.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 49.6% had no religion, 31.4% were Christian, 1.5% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.8% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim, 0.8% were Buddhist and 4.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 402 (11.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 843 (25.0%) people had no formal qualifications. 237 people (7.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,488 (44.2%) people were employed full-time, 450 (13.4%) were part-time, and 135 (4.0%) were unemployed. [4]

Individual statistical areas
NameArea
(km2)
PopulationDensity
(per km2)
HouseholdsMedian ageMedian
income
Greerton South2.8169024625841.2 years$25,100 [5]
Greerton North1.403,4382,4561,41339.4 years$24,700 [6]
New Zealand37.4 years$31,800

History

It was originally a small village located several kilometres south of Tauranga but was swallowed up by urban development. A military village of 125 one acre lots, the Township of Greerton, was surveyed near Gate Pā. Military settlers were allowed a choice of one acre there or a quarter acre in Te Papa. Originally, very few settlers took up town sections in Greerton. [7]

In 1864 the Tauranga Campaign was fought in the neighbouring suburb of Gate Pā with Māori troops withdrawing through Greerton to Pyes Pa. [8] [9]

Culture

The Greerton community celebrates the cherry blossom festival in the third week of September every year. [10]

Education

Greerton has two co-educational state primary schools: Greerton Village School, [11] [12] with a roll of 353, [13] and Greenpark School, [14] with a roll of 677. [15]

Greerton is also zoned for Tauranga Intermediate, Tauranga Boys' College and Tauranga Girls' College. [16] [17]

Recreation

Tauranga Racecourse | Mārawaewae is situated on Cameron Road next to Tauranga Golf Course, at the southern end of Greerton Village.

Greerton also has several parks: Greerton Park, Liston Park, Moreland Fox Park, Pemberton Park and Yatton Park.

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  6. 2018 Census place summary: Greerton North
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