Port Whangārei
Port Whangārei | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Whangarei District Council |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 102 |
| Morningside | Riverside | Parahaki |
| Raumanga |
  Port Whangārei  |
Onerahi |
| Oakleigh | (Whangārei Harbour) | Onerahi |
Port Whangārei is an industrial area of Whangārei, in Northland Region, New Zealand. It is southeast of the city centre, connected by a bridge across Limeburners Creek. It was once called Kioreroa.[1] The southernmost part of the area contains Port Nikau which has industrial buildings and commercial berths.[2]
History
One of the early cemeteries for Whangārei was Kioreroa Cemetery, on the western part of what is now Port Whangārei. It was used from 1882 to 1946.[3]
The area was developed from the 1920s as Whangārei's port, and in the mid-1960s it was the ninth-busiest port in New Zealand.[4] It needed more space to handle the increasing size of ships, and Northport was developed at Marsden Point to replace it, with the transition complete in 2007.[5]
There has been a suggestion that the Royal New Zealand Navy might establish a base at Port Whangārei.[6]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 51 | — |
| 2013 | 39 | −3.76% |
| 2018 | 102 | +21.20% |
| Source: [7] | ||
The statistical area of Port-Limeburners, which includes a slightly larger area than Port Whangārei, had a population of 102 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 63 people (161.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 51 people (100.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 36 households. There were 69 males and 30 females, giving a sex ratio of 2.3 males per female. Of the total population, 9 people (8.8%) were aged up to 15 years, 9 (8.8%) were 15 to 29, 66 (64.7%) were 30 to 64, and 18 (17.6%) were 65 or older. Figures may not add up to the total due to rounding.
Ethnicities were 64.7% European/Pākehā, 26.5% Māori, 2.9% Pacific peoples, 14.7% Asian, and 2.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 35.3, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 58.8% had no religion, 26.5% were Christian, and 14.7% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 12 (12.9%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 15 (16.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $22,800. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 51 (54.8%) people were employed full-time, 6 (6.5%) were part-time, and 3 (3.2%) were unemployed.[7]
Notes
- ^ "Official Name: Port Whangārei". New Zealand Gazetteer. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Tai Tokerau Northland Growth Study" (PDF). Ministry for Primary Industries. February 2015. p. 77.
- ^ "Historic Cemeteries". wdc.govt.nz. Whangarei District Council. 15 January 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Whangarei". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. 1966.
- ^ "Ports of Whangarei" (PDF). Whangarei District Council. May 2010. p. 3.
- ^ "Whangārei set for 'massive growth' thanks to infrastructure spend-up". Northern Advocate. 1 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Port-Limeburners (107900). 2018 Census place summary: Port-Limeburners