Horahora, Whangārei
Horahora is a suburb on the southwestern side of Whangārei, in Northland, New Zealand.
According to the 2013 New Zealand census, Horahora has a population of 1,053, an increase of 27 people since the 2006 census.
Demographics
Horahora covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.Horahora had a population of 1,653 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 66 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 249 people since the 2013 census. There were 837 males, 810 females and 3 people of other genders in 618 dwellings. 3.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 35.3 years. There were 321 people aged under 15 years, 303 aged 15 to 29, 747 aged 30 to 64, and 279 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 60.6% European ; 30.1% Māori; 3.6% Pasifika; 22.1% Asian; 0.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 2.7% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 95.3%, Māori language by 8.3%, Samoan by 0.4%, and other languages by 17.4%. No language could be spoken by 3.1%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 31.2, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 37.2% Christian, 1.8% Hindu, 1.3% Islam, 2.9% Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% Buddhist, 0.5% New Age, and 1.8% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 46.1%, and 7.4% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 246 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 651 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 357 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $36,600, compared with $41,500 nationally. 75 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 672 people were employed full-time, 144 were part-time, and 42 were unemployed.