Whalers Gate
Whalers Gate is a suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the southwest of the city centre.
The area was allocated to several whalers in 1847, and was called "The Whaler's Gate" at least from 1860. The main street, Barrett Road, is named after Dicky Barrett, one of the whalers.
Demographics
Whalers Gate covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.Whalers Gate had a population of 2,724 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 393 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 804 people since the 2013 census. There were 1,287 males, 1,428 females, and 9 people of other genders in 1,029 dwellings. 2.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 47.7 years. There were 444 people aged under 15 years, 357 aged 15 to 29, 1,101 aged 30 to 64, and 822 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 83.8% European ; 10.2% Māori; 1.0% Pasifika; 12.1% Asian; 1.2% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 2.8% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.9%, Māori by 2.8%, Samoan by 0.2%, and other languages by 11.3%. No language could be spoken by 1.2%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.6%. The percentage of people born overseas was 22.9, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 42.6% Christian, 1.4% Hindu, 0.9% Islam, 0.2% Māori religious beliefs, 1.0% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, and 1.5% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 43.7%, and 8.5% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 507 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,209 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 567 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $35,600, compared with $41,500 nationally. 276 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 963 full-time, 297 part-time, and 39 unemployed.