Gonville, New Zealand
Gonville | |
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| Coordinates: 39°57′S 175°01′E / 39.950°S 175.017°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Whanganui |
| Local authority | Whanganui District Council |
| Area | |
| • Land | 362 ha (895 acres) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 6,650 |
| Hospitals | Whanganui Hospital |
| Springvale | College Estate | Whanganui Central |
| Tawhero |
  Gonville  |
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| Castlecliff | (Whanganui River), Whanganui Airport | Putiki |
Gonville is a residential suburb of Whanganui, New Zealand. It is under the local governance of the Whanganui District Council.[3]
Pakaitore Marae and meeting house is located in Gonville.[4] It is the tribal meeting ground of the Ngāti Hāua hapū (subtribe) of Ngāti Hāua.[5]
Demographics
[edit]Gonville covers 3.62 km2 (1.40 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 6,650 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 1,837 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 6,153 | — |
| 2013 | 5,934 | −0.52% |
| 2018 | 6,276 | +1.13% |
| Source: [6] | ||
Gonville had a population of 6,276 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 342 people (5.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 123 people (2.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,478 households, comprising 3,063 males and 3,204 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female, with 1,416 people (22.6%) aged under 15 years, 1,254 (20.0%) aged 15 to 29, 2,622 (41.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 981 (15.6%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 74.0% European/Pākehā, 32.5% Māori, 5.6% Pacific peoples, 4.4% Asian, and 1.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 10.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 48.9% had no religion, 35.5% were Christian, 4.7% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.2% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 510 (10.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,206 (24.8%) people had no formal qualifications. 228 people (4.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,980 (40.7%) people were employed full-time, 720 (14.8%) were part-time, and 318 (6.5%) were unemployed.[6]
| Name | Area (km2) |
Population | Density (per km2) |
Households | Median age | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonville West | 0.74 | 1,707 | 2,307 | 648 | 37.7 years | $19,900[7] |
| Gonville North | 1.34 | 2,565 | 1,914 | 1,038 | 33.8 years | $24,000[8] |
| Gonville South | 1.54 | 2,004 | 1,301 | 792 | 38.9 years | $24,200[9] |
| New Zealand | 37.4 years | $31,800 |
Education
[edit]Gonville School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students,[10][11] with a roll of 187 as of August 2024.[12]
Arahunga School is a co-educational state primary school,[13][14] with a roll of 98.[15]
St Anthony's School is a private primary school,[16] with a roll of 100.[17]
St. Dominic's College is a private secondary school,[18] with a roll of 60.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Gonville". idnz.co.nz.
- ^ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
- ^ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Gonville West (225200), Gonville North (225300) and Gonville South (225800).
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Gonville West
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Gonville North
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Gonville South
- ^ "Gonville School Official School Website". gonville.school.nz.
- ^ "Gonville School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "Gonville School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
- ^ "Arahunga School Official School Website". arahunga.info.
- ^ "Arahunga School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "Arahunga School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
- ^ "St Anthony's School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "St Anthony's School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
- ^ "St. Dominic's College Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "St. Dominic's College Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.