Otangarei
Otangarei | |
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| Coordinates: 35°41′34″S 174°19′9″E / 35.69278°S 174.31917°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Whangarei District Council |
| Electoral ward | Whangārei Urban Ward |
| Area | |
| • Land | 77 ha (190 acres) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 2,290 |
| Kamo | Tikipunga | |
| Whau Valley |
  Otangarei  |
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| Kensington | Mairtown | (Mount Parihaka) |
Otangarei is a suburb of Whangārei, in Northland Region, New Zealand.[3]
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of [a] group of people leaping" for Ōtāngarei.[4]
Te Kotahitanga Marae o Otangarei is the community's local marae. It is a meeting ground for the Ngāpuhi hapū of Uri o Te Tangata,[5] and features Te Puawaitanga Hou meeting house.[6]
Demographics
[edit]Otangarei covers 0.77 km2 (0.30 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 2,290 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 2,974 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2,139 | — |
| 2013 | 1,635 | −3.77% |
| 2018 | 2,109 | +5.22% |
| 2023 | 2,211 | +0.95% |
| The 2006 population is for a larger area of 1.04 km2 Source: [7][8] | ||
Otangarei had a population of 2,211 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 102 people (4.8%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 576 people (35.2%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,101 males, 1,101 females and 9 people of other genders in 588 dwellings.[9] 1.9% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 28.8 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 648 people (29.3%) aged under 15 years, 501 (22.7%) aged 15 to 29, 846 (38.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 219 (9.9%) aged 65 or older.[8]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 33.8% European (Pākehā); 78.3% Māori; 10.2% Pasifika; 2.6% Asian; 0.3% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 94.7%, Māori language by 26.5%, Samoan by 1.5%, and other languages by 3.4%. No language could be spoken by 2.6% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 1.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 5.8, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 27.5% Christian, 0.3% Hindu, 0.4% Islam, 14.8% Māori religious beliefs, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.5% New Age, and 1.5% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 49.3%, and 6.6% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 66 (4.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 903 (57.8%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 582 (37.2%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $26,900, compared with $41,500 nationally. 21 people (1.3%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 507 (32.4%) people were employed full-time, 162 (10.4%) were part-time, and 159 (10.2%) were unemployed.[8]
Education
[edit]Te Kura o Otangarei is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 1[10] and 82 students as of August 2024.[11] It opened in 1955 as Otangarei Primary School and opened its full immersion Māori language unit in 1996. It expanded to include year 7 and 8 students in 2004, and adopted its current name in 2006.[12] The school offers a choice between full immersion Māori language classes, bilingual classes or mainstream education.[13]
As of 2018, there are also adult education classes in Te Reo Māori, Tikanga Marae and Waiata on a weekly basis for both the Otangarei and wider communities held at Te Puawaitanga Marae by Shaquille Shortland.
Sport
[edit]Rugby
[edit]City RFC are based in Otangarei and play in the Northland Rugby Union South Zone competitions. The club colours are blue & white hoops.
Rugby league
[edit]City Knights (formerly Kensington Knights) are based in Otangarei and play in the Whangarei City & Districts rugby league competitions.
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 24. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
- ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
- ^ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
- ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Otangarei (106400). 2018 Census place summary: Otangarei
- ^ a b c "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Otangarei (106401). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ Education Counts: Te Kura o Otangarei
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "History". Te Kura o Otangarei. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Te Kura o Otangarei - 05/10/2015". Education Review Office. October 2015.