Strandon

Strandon is a suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the east of the city centre.

Demographics

Strandon covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km².
Strandon had a population of 2,592 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 57 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 78 people since the 2013 census. There were 1,233 males, 1,353 females, and 6 people of other genders in 1,071 dwellings. 2.7% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 46.5 years. There were 414 people aged under 15 years, 411 aged 15 to 29, 1,125 aged 30 to 64, and 645 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 87.2% European ; 14.4% Māori; 1.4% Pasifika; 7.2% Asian; 0.9% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 2.0% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.9%, Māori by 1.7%, Samoan by 0.1%, and other languages by 8.7%. No language could be spoken by 1.7%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 19.4, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 35.6% Christian, 2.0% Hindu, 1.2% Islam, 0.1% Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.2% New Age, and 0.9% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 52.4%, and 7.1% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 597 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,173 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 405 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $44,000, compared with $41,500 nationally. 351 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 1,023 full-time, 378 part-time, and 36 unemployed.

Education

New Plymouth Girls' High School is a single-sex state secondary school with a roll of students as of The school separated from New Plymouth High School in 1914, leaving New Plymouth Boys' High School on the old site.
Sacred Heart Girls' College is a single-sex state-integrated Catholic secondary and intermediate school with a roll of students as of The school started in 1884 and moved to its current site in 1960.