Paengaroa
Paengaroa in 1911
Paengaroa in 1911
Coordinates: 37°49′21″S 176°24′41″E / 37.8224°S 176.4114°E / -37.8224; 176.4114
CountryNew Zealand
RegionBay of Plenty
Territorial authorityWestern Bay of Plenty
WardMaketu-Te Puke
CommunityMaketu Community
Electorates
Government
  Territorial authorityWestern Bay of Plenty District Council
  Regional councilBay of Plenty Regional Council
Area
  Total1.52 km2 (0.59 sq mi)
Elevation
27 m (89 ft)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
  Total960
  Density630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
  Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode
3189
Area code07

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 State Highway 2, and at the eastern end of the Tauranga Eastern Motorway (TEL), which was opened in 2015.[4]

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]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006624    
2013651+0.61%
2018795+4.08%
Source: [7]

Paengaroa had a population of 795 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 144 people (22.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 171 people (27.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 285 households, comprising 411 males and 381 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.08 males per female, with 210 people (26.4%) aged under 15 years, 120 (15.1%) aged 15 to 29, 375 (47.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 90 (11.3%) aged 65 or older.

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 173 as of April 2023.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 "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)
  3. 1 2 3 Qv.co.nz: About Paengaroa, Western Bay of Plenty District
  4. NZTA: Tauranga Eastern Link - Construction programme Archived 2013-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Business Land Trends". Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  6. 2018 Census place summary: Pongakawa
  7. 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7013809–7013813.
  8. Allan, Kiri (16 November 2017). "'Nana, I stand here to honour your name': Kiri Allan's maiden speech". The Spinoff. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  9. "Paengaroa School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  10. "Paengaroa School Official School Website". paengaroa.school.nz.
  11. "Paengaroa School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
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