Mangorei facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Mangorei
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Rural community
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| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Taranaki |
| District | New Plymouth District |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 188.54 km2 (72.80 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,998 |
| • Density | 10.5972/km2 (27.447/sq mi) |
Mangorei is a locality on the outskirts of New Plymouth in Taranaki, New Zealand. The city centre is about 5 km to the north-west. State Highway 3 passes to the south-west.
Demographics
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 2006 | 1,269 | — |
| 2013 | 1,683 | +4.12% |
| 2018 | 1,998 | +3.49% |
The Mangorei statistical area covers 188.54 km2 (72.80 sq mi). It had a population of 1,998 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 315 people (18.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 729 people (57.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 702 households. There were 1,041 males and 957 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.09 males per female. The median age was 41.7 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 450 people (22.5%) aged under 15 years, 270 (13.5%) aged 15 to 29, 1,074 (53.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 204 (10.2%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 95.9% European/Pākehā, 7.7% Māori, 0.5% Pacific peoples, 1.5% Asian, and 2.0% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).
The proportion of people born overseas was 14.7%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 58.7% had no religion, 32.6% were Christian, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.3% were Buddhist and 1.7% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 306 (19.8%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 234 (15.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $38,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 840 (54.3%) people were employed full-time, 315 (20.3%) were part-time, and 33 (2.1%) were unemployed.
Education
Mangorei School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school with a roll of 311 students as of April 2023. The school started as Lower Mangorei School in 1926, with a previous Lower Mangorei School and Kent School consolidating onto the present site. Upper Mangorei School was closed in 1938 and Korito School was closed in 1939, with students from those schools increasing Mangorei School's roll.
