Egmont Village


Egmont Village is a settlement in Taranaki, New Zealand. State Highway 3 runs through it. New Plymouth is 12 km to the north-west, and Inglewood is 6 km to the south-east. Waiwhakaiho River and Mangaoraka Stream flow past to the west and east, respectively.

Demographics

Egmont Village is described by Stats NZ as a rural settlement which covers. It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. It is part of the larger Mangaoraka statistical area.
Egmont Village had a population of 345 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 18 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 66 people since the 2013 census. There were 180 males and 168 females in 120 dwellings. 2.6% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 41.4 years. There were 81 people aged under 15 years, 48 aged 15 to 29, 165 aged 30 to 64, and 54 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 96.5% European, 8.7% Māori, 0.9% Pasifika, 2.6% Asian, and 5.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 95.7%, Māori by 1.7%, and other languages by 6.1%. No language could be spoken by 4.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 15.7, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 24.3% Christian, 0.9% Islam, 0.9% New Age, and 1.7% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 60.9%, and 11.3% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 51 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 150 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 60 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $38,800, compared with $41,500 nationally. 30 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 132 full-time, 45 part-time, and 3 unemployed.

Mangaoraka statistical area

Mangaoraka statistical area covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Mangaoraka had a population of 2,046 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 177 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 447 people since the 2013 census. There were 1,068 males, 969 females, and 6 people of other genders in 708 dwellings. 2.1% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 41.1 years. There were 465 people aged under 15 years, 294 aged 15 to 29, 972 aged 30 to 64, and 312 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 94.4% European ; 10.6% Māori; 1.3% Pasifika; 1.3% Asian; 0.4% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 4.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.8%, Māori by 1.5%, Samoan by 0.1%, and other languages by 4.5%. No language could be spoken by 2.2%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 12.0, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 26.0% Christian, 0.3% Islam, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.4% New Age, and 1.2% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 62.0%, and 9.8% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 273 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 969 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 336 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $44,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. 258 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 855 full-time, 300 part-time, and 30 unemployed.

Education

Egmont Village School is a coeducational full primary school with a roll of students as of The school was founded in 1877. The school is the location of the Egmont Village Blockhouse, a defensive building set up in 1868, due to settlers' fears during Tītokowaru's War.