Tawhero
Tawhero is a suburb of Whanganui, in the Whanganui District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island.
The name can mean the tōwai or kāmahi trees.
Demographics
Titoki statistical area, which corresponds to Tawhero, covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.Titoki had a population of 3,066 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 225 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 594 people since the 2013 census. There were 1,497 males, 1,563 females, and 6 people of other genders in 1,128 dwellings. 2.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 38.1 years. There were 681 people aged under 15 years, 534 aged 15 to 29, 1,257 aged 30 to 64, and 597 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 66.5% European ; 38.7% Māori; 7.6% Pasifika; 6.3% Asian; 0.7% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 2.9% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.6%, Māori by 11.4%, Samoan by 1.9%, and other languages by 6.5%. No language could be spoken by 2.2%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.9%. The percentage of people born overseas was 11.4, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 29.8% Christian, 0.9% Hindu, 0.3% Islam, 5.0% Māori religious beliefs, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.6% New Age, and 0.8% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 53.3%, and 9.2% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 261 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,353 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 774 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $31,100, 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 981 full-time, 270 part-time, and 96 unemployed.
Education
Tawhero School is a state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of. Some students are taught in the Māori language. It opened in 1926.St Marcellin School is a state-integrated Catholic primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of. It began as an intermediate school. When St Anthony's Primary School in Gonville closed in 1983, it became a full primary school.
Te Kura Waenga o Rutherford | Rutherford Intermediate School is a state intermediate school, with a roll of. It has also been called Rutherford Junior High School. It opened in 1963.
All these schools are co-educational. Rolls are as of