Egmont Village
Coordinates: 39°8′44″S 174°8′42″E / 39.14556°S 174.14500°E / -39.14556; 174.14500
CountryNew Zealand
RegionTaranaki Region
Territorial authorityNew Plymouth District
Ward
  • Kōhanga Moa General Ward
  • Te Purutanga Mauri Pūmanawa Māori Ward
CommunityInglewood Community
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityNew Plymouth District Council
 • Regional councilTaranaki Regional Council
Area
[1]
 • Total1.44 km2 (0.56 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total360
 • Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)

Egmont Village is a settlement in Taranaki, New Zealand. State Highway 3 runs through it. New Plymouth is 12 km to the north-west, and Inglewood is 6 km to the south-east. Waiwhakaiho River and Mangaoraka Stream flow past to the west and east, respectively.[3][4]

Demographics

Egmont Village is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement and covers 1.44 km2 (0.56 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 360 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 250 people per km2. It is part of the larger Mangaoraka statistical area.

Historical population for Egmont Village
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006273—    
2013279+0.31%
2018327+3.23%
Source: [5]

Egmont Village had a population of 327 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 48 people (17.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 54 people (19.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 114 households, comprising 168 males and 165 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.02 males per female, with 72 people (22.0%) aged under 15 years, 51 (15.6%) aged 15 to 29, 168 (51.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 33 (10.1%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 94.5% European/Pākehā, 7.3% Māori, 1.8% Pacific peoples, 1.8% Asian, and 0.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 60.6% had no religion, 29.4% were Christian, 0.9% were Buddhist and 2.8% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 45 (17.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 48 (18.8%) people had no formal qualifications. 48 people (18.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 147 (57.6%) people were employed full-time, 42 (16.5%) were part-time, and 9 (3.5%) were unemployed.[5]

Mangaoraka statistical area

Mangaoraka statistical area covers 81.62 km2 (31.51 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 2,010 as of June 2022,[6] with a population density of 25 people per km2.

Historical population for Mangaoraka
YearPop.±% p.a.
20061,251—    
20131,548+3.09%
20181,818+3.27%
Source: [7]

Mangaoraka had a population of 1,818 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 270 people (17.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 567 people (45.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 624 households, comprising 933 males and 888 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.05 males per female. The median age was 39.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 432 people (23.8%) aged under 15 years, 267 (14.7%) aged 15 to 29, 915 (50.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 207 (11.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 94.6% European/Pākehā, 10.1% Māori, 1.3% Pacific peoples, 1.0% Asian, and 2.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 10.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 57.1% had no religion, 32.0% were Christian, 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.2% were Buddhist and 1.5% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 222 (16.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 264 (19.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $37,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. 303 people (21.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 798 (57.6%) people were employed full-time, 246 (17.7%) were part-time, and 27 (1.9%) were unemployed.[7]

Education

Egmont Village School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a roll of 165 students as of April 2023.[8][9] The school was founded in 1877.[10] The school is the location of the Egmont Village Blockhouse, a defensive building set up in 1868, due to settlers' fears during Tītokowaru's War.[11]

Further reading

General historical works

  • McKercher, Cheryl; Holland, Ann (c. 2005). Egmont Village: 125 years. Inglewood, [N.Z.]: C. McKercher & A. Holland in association with Villa Photographic and Polygraphia. ISBN 1-877332-28-3. OCLC 156731978.

School

  • Egmont Village School: 81st jubilee, 1877-1958. Egmont Village, [N.Z.]: Egmont Village School Jubilee Committee. 1958.
  • Marsh, Bill (1977). Egmont Village School centennial 1877-1977. Egmont Village, [N.Z.] : Stratford, [N.Z.]: The Centennial Committee ; Stratford Press.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)
  3. ↑ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 34. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
  4. ↑ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 85. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
  5. 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7017073 and 7017074.
  6. ↑ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Mangaoraka (219300). 2018 Census place summary: Mangaoraka
  8. ↑ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  9. ↑ Education Counts: Egmont Village School
  10. ↑ Marsh, Bill (1977). Egmont Village School centennial 1877-1977.
  11. ↑ Prickett, Nigel (1999). "BRITISH ARMY AND COLONIAL FORTIFICATIONS IN NORTH TARANAKI, 1865-69". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 36: 5–58. ISSN 1174-9202.
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