Maungatapu | |
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Coordinates: 37°43′19″S176°10′27″E / 37.721844°S 176.174029°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
City | Tauranga |
Local authority | Tauranga City Council |
Electoral ward | Welcome Bay General Ward |
Area | |
• Land | 168 ha (415 acres) |
Population (June 2023) [2] | |
• Total | 3,150 |
(Tauranga Harbour) | Matapihi | |
Maungatapu | (Rangataua Bay) | |
Hairini | Welcome Bay |
Maungatapu is a suburb and peninsula of Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. It is north-east of Hairini and south-east of Matapihi.
The Maungatapu Peninsula and Matapihi Peninsula are connected by the Maungatapu Bridge. State Highway 29A runs through both suburbs.
Maungatapu covers 1.68 km2 (0.65 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 3,150 as of June 2023, [2] with a population density of 1,875 people per km2.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 2,625 | — |
2013 | 2,676 | +0.28% |
2018 | 2,892 | +1.56% |
Source: [3] |
Maungatapu had a population of 2,892 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 216 people (8.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 267 people (10.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,068 households, comprising 1,386 males and 1,509 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.92 males per female. The median age was 43.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 555 people (19.2%) aged under 15 years, 486 (16.8%) aged 15 to 29, 1,245 (43.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 606 (21.0%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 79.0% European/Pākehā, 25.1% Māori, 2.9% Pacific peoples, 5.4% Asian, and 1.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 17.0, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 49.0% had no religion, 35.6% were Christian, 6.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 411 (17.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 405 (17.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $33,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. 345 people (14.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,128 (48.3%) people were employed full-time, 348 (14.9%) were part-time, and 69 (3.0%) were unemployed. [3]
The local Opopoti Marae and Wairakewa meeting house is a meeting place for the Ngāi Te Rangi hapū of Ngāti He. [4] [5]
Maungatapu School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, [6] with a roll of 517 as of February 2024. [7]
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