Lynmouth, New Zealand
Lynmouth is a suburb of New Plymouth in the Taranaki Region of New Zealand. It is located to the west of the city centre.
Taranaki Base Hospital is between Lynmouth and Westown to the south.
Street Names
Several streets in the suburb have names from Richard Blackmore's novel Lorna Doone, including characters, locations across the West Country of the UK and the Author himself.This continues the general West Country naming theme which extends from the English name of the city and other streets.
Demographics
Blagdon-Lynmouth statistical area covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.Blagdon-Lynmouth had a population of 2,598 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 75 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 201 people since the 2013 census. There were 1,278 males, 1,305 females, and 15 people of other genders in 981 dwellings. 3.8% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 35.3 years. There were 540 people aged under 15 years, 519 aged 15 to 29, 1,173 aged 30 to 64, and 363 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 79.1% European ; 23.7% Māori; 3.9% Pasifika; 10.0% Asian; 0.3% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 2.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.1%, Māori by 4.0%, Samoan by 0.3%, and other languages by 9.0%. No language could be spoken by 2.3%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 17.6, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 29.4% Christian, 1.3% Hindu, 0.7% Islam, 0.6% Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% Buddhist, 0.7% New Age, and 1.4% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 57.6%, and 7.5% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 417 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,194 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 444 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $40,400, compared with $41,500 nationally. 171 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 1,065 full-time, 324 part-time, and 60 unemployed.
Education
Devon Intermediate is an intermediate school with a roll of . The school was established in 1958.West End Te Kura Ō Mōrere and St Joseph's School are contributing primary schools with rolls of and respectively. West End Te Kura Ō Mōrere opened in 1884 and moved to its current location in 1926. St Joseph's is a state integrated Catholic school. It opened in 1926.
All these schools are coeducational.