Paengaroa
Paengaroa | |
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UTC+13 (NZDT) | |
Postcode | 3189 |
Area code | 07 |
Paengaroa is a village in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand which lies 11 km from Te Puke, 35 km from Tauranga[3] and 46.2 km from Rotorua.
Paengaroa is located on State Highway 33 approximately 2 km from the junction with
Paengaroa is a largely rural settlement with many farms and a few shops.[3] Some residents also commute to Tauranga.[3] It has 2.27 hectares of commercial land.[5]
Demographics
Paengaroa is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement, which covers 1.52 km2 (0.59 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 960 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 632 people per km2. It is part of the larger Pongakawa statistical area.[6]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 624 | — |
2013 | 651 | +0.61% |
2018 | 795 | +4.08% |
Source: [7] |
Paengaroa had a population of 795 at the
Ethnicities were 77.4% European/Pākehā, 29.4% Māori, 3.0% Pacific peoples, 4.5% Asian, and 1.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 58.5% had no religion, 24.2% were Christian, 2.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.4% were Hindu, 0.8% were Buddhist and 3.8% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 69 (11.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 141 (24.1%) people had no formal qualifications. 72 people (12.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 336 (57.4%) people were employed full-time, 84 (14.4%) were part-time, and 18 (3.1%) were unemployed.[7]
Notable people from Paengaroa
Education
Paengaroa School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students.[9] It was founded in 1906,[10] and has a roll of 185 as of February 2024.[11]
References
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)
- ^ a b c Qv.co.nz: About Paengaroa, Western Bay of Plenty District
- ^ NZTA: Tauranga Eastern Link - Construction programme Archived 2013-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Business Land Trends". Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Pongakawa
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7013809–7013813.
- ^ Allan, Kiri (16 November 2017). "'Nana, I stand here to honour your name': Kiri Allan's maiden speech". The Spinoff. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "Paengaroa School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "Paengaroa School Official School Website". paengaroa.school.nz.
- Education Review Office.