Gonville
Suburb
Coordinates: 39°57′S 175°01′E / 39.950°S 175.017°E / -39.950; 175.017
Country	New Zealand
City	Whanganui
Local authority	Whanganui District Council
Area [1]
• Land	362 ha (895 acres)
Population  (June 2023)[2]
• Total	6,730
Hospitals	Whanganui Hospital

Springvale	College Estate	Whanganui Central
Tawhero	Gonville
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

Gonville covers 3.62 km² (1.40 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 6,730 as of June 2023,^[2] with a population density of 1,859 people per km².

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]

Education

Gonville School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students,^[10][11] with a roll of 203 as of April 2023.^[12]

Arahunga School is a co-educational state primary school,^[13][14] with a roll of 77.^[15]

St Anthony's School is a private primary school,^[16] with a roll of 104.^[17]

St. Dominic's College is a private secondary school,^[18] with a roll of 55.^[19]

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