Gonville, New Zealand
Gonville is a residential suburb of Whanganui, New Zealand. It is under the local governance of the Whanganui District Council.
Pakaitore Marae and meeting house is located in Gonville. It is the tribal meeting ground of the Ngāti Hāua hapū of Ngāti Hāua.
Demographics
Gonville covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.Gonville had a population of 6,459 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 186 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 525 people since the 2013 census. There were 3,144 males, 3,288 females, and 27 people of other genders in 2,532 dwellings. 3.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 38.4 years. There were 1,353 people aged under 15 years, 1,242 aged 15 to 29, 2,730 aged 30 to 64, and 1,140 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 73.4% European ; 34.8% Māori; 6.0% Pasifika; 5.2% Asian; 0.3% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 3.0% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.1%, Māori by 9.7%, Samoan by 0.9%, and other languages by 5.5%. No language could be spoken by 2.0%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.9%. The percentage of people born overseas was 11.8, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 31.7% Christian, 0.8% Hindu, 0.3% Islam, 4.0% Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.7% New Age, and 1.5% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 52.5%, and 8.3% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 696 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 2,880 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,530 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $30,300, 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 2,211 full-time, 690 part-time, and 237 unemployed.
| Name | Area | Population | Density | Dwellings | Median age | Median income |
| Gonville West | 0.74 | 1,761 | 2,380 | 675 | 36.4 years | $28,000 |
| Gonville North | 1.34 | 2,652 | 1,979 | 1,065 | 37.5 years | $32,400 |
| Gonville South | 1.54 | 2,049 | 1,331 | 789 | 41.7 years | $31,000 |
| New Zealand | 38.1 years | $41,500 |
Education
Gonville School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, with a roll of as of. It opened in 1906.Arahunga School is a specialist school catering for students up to 21 years old, with a roll of.
St Anthony's School is a private co-educational Catholic primary school for Year 1 to 6 students. It shares a site with the private Catholic Boys' college, St Augustine's. The two schools have a roll of. St Anthony's opened in 1994.
St. Dominic's College is a private girls' Catholic secondary school for Years 7 to 13, on an adjacent site to St Anthony's and St Augustine's. with a roll of. It opened in 1999.