Maungaturoto
Maungaturoto is a small town in the Northland Region of New Zealand.
The township is located close to the Otamatea River, an estuarial arm of the Kaipara Harbour 25 kilometres north of Wellsford and 45 kilometres south of Whangārei.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "mountain standing up in lagoons" for Maungatūroto.
Demographics
Statistics New Zealand describes Maungatūroto as a rural settlement, which covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Maungatūroto is part of the larger Maungatūroto statistical area.Maungatūroto had a population of 921 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 6 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 129 people since the 2013 census. There were 429 males, 489 females and 3 people of other genders in 330 dwellings. 2.9% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 39.6 years. There were 201 people aged under 15 years, 150 aged 15 to 29, 375 aged 30 to 64, and 192 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 82.7% European ; 29.0% Māori; 4.2% Pasifika; 3.3% Asian; 0.7% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 3.9% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.7%, Māori language by 6.5%, Samoan by 0.3%, and other languages by 4.9%. No language could be spoken by 2.0%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 13.7, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 39.7% Christian, 1.0% Hindu, 0.7% Islam, 5.5% Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% Buddhist, 0.7% New Age, and 0.3% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 42.7%, and 9.1% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 60 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 411 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 222 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $34,300, compared with $41,500 nationally. 84 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 309 people were employed full-time, 102 were part-time, and 15 were unemployed.
Maungatūroto statistical area
Maungatūroto statistical area covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.Maungatūroto had a population of 1,308 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 39 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 219 people since the 2013 census. There were 630 males, 672 females and 6 people of other genders in 465 dwellings. 2.8% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 40.6 years. There were 270 people aged under 15 years, 219 aged 15 to 29, 558 aged 30 to 64, and 264 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 84.4% European ; 26.8% Māori; 3.9% Pasifika; 3.0% Asian; 0.5% 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 97.9%, Māori language by 6.4%, Samoan by 0.2%, and other languages by 4.8%. No language could be spoken by 1.6%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.2%. The percentage of people born overseas was 13.3, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 38.3% Christian, 0.7% Hindu, 0.5% Islam, 4.1% Māori religious beliefs, 0.2% Buddhist, 1.1% New Age, and 0.7% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 45.2%, and 9.4% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 84 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 615 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 312 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $34,900, compared with $41,500 nationally. 120 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 453 people were employed full-time, 159 were part-time, and 21 were unemployed.
Education
Otamatea High School is a secondary school with a roll of students. The school held its 50th reunion in 2016. The District High School was established in Maungaturoto in 1939. Otamatea High School won the Goodman Fielder Composite School of the Year Award in 2000.Maungaturoto School is a contributing primary school with a roll of students. It first opened in 1874.
Otamatea Christian School is a composite state-integrated school with a roll of students.
All these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of