Ngapuna
Ngapuna | |
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Coordinates: 38°08′48″S 176°16′29″E / 38.146707°S 176.274828°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
City | Rotorua |
Local authority | Rotorua Lakes Council |
Electoral ward | Te Ipu Wai Auraki General Ward |
Area | |
• Land | 349 ha (862 acres) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 390 |
Rotorua Central | (Lake Rotorua) | Ōwhata |
Fenton Park |
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Lynmore |
Whakarewarewa |
Ngapuna (Māori: Ngāpuna) is a suburb in eastern Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "the springs" for Ngāpuna.[3]
The Rotorua Wastewater Treatment Plant is in Ngapuna.[4]
Marae
The suburb has two marae:
- Ngāpuna or Hurunga o te Rangi Marae and meeting house is a meeting place for the
- Hinemihi Marae and meeting house is a meeting place for the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade the marae and nine other marae, creating an estimated 34 jobs.[7]
Demographics
Ngapuna covers 3.49 km2 (1.35 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 390 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 112 people per km2.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 327 | — |
2013 | 285 | −1.94% |
2018 | 357 | +4.61% |
Source: [8] |
Ngapuna had a population of 357 at the
Ethnicities were 23.5% European/Pākehā, 88.2% Māori, 3.4% Pacific peoples, and 4.2% Asian. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 3.4, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 37.0% had no religion, 48.7% were Christian, 2.5% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% were Buddhist and 1.7% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 21 (7.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 63 (23.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $23,800, compared with $31,800 nationally. 12 people (4.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 141 (51.6%) people were employed full-time, 21 (7.7%) were part-time, and 30 (11.0%) were unemployed.[8]
References
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Rotorua Wastewater Treatment Plant – Applications for Resource Consents and Assessment of Environmental Effects" (PDF). Bay of Plenty Regional Council. 20 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
- ^ a b "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
- Provincial Growth Fund. 9 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Ngapuna (201100). 2018 Census place summary: Ngapuna