Arataki
City 1Tauranga
Ward
  • Mauao/Mount Maunganui General Ward
  • Arataki General Ward
CouncilTauranga City Council
Coordinates37.675751°S 176.230532°E
Arearef[1]
Area315
Population+

Arataki is a suburb of Tauranga, in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.

The Bayfair Shopping Centre is located in Arataki.

Demographics

Arataki covers 3.15 km2 (1.22 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of + as of with a population density of (+)/3.15 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
20065,568—
20135,616+0.9%
20185,949+5.9%
20236,264+5.3%

[2][3]

Arataki had a population of 6,264 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 315 people (5.3%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 648 people (11.5%) since the 2013 census. There were 2,985 males, 3,264 females, and 18 people of other genders in 2,295 dwellings.[4] 2.7% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 1,146 people (18.3%) aged under 15 years, 1,173 (18.7%) aged 15 to 29, 2,817 (45.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,122 (17.9%) aged 65 or older.[2]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 80.3% European (Pākehā); 21.6% Māori; 3.0% Pasifika; 5.9% Asian; 3.4% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.6% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.7%, Māori by 4.8%, Samoan by 0.4%, and other languages by 10.7%. No language could be spoken by 2.2% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 22.4, compared with 28.8% nationally.[2]

Religious affiliations were 29.5% Christian, 0.9% Hindu, 0.2% Islam, 1.8% Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 1.7% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 58.6%, and 6.3% of people did not answer the census question.[2]

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,392 (27.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 2,550 (49.8%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,176 (23.0%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 624 people (12.2%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 2,631 (51.4%) full-time, 690 (13.5%) part-time, and 150 (2.9%) unemployed.[2]

Individual statistical areas
NameArea
(km2)		PopulationDensity
(per km2)		DwellingsMedian ageMedian
income
Arataki North2.163,2011,4821,21239.9 years$44,200[5]
Arataki South0.993,0633,0941,08334.9 years$43,500[6]
New Zealand38.1 years$41,500

Education

Arataki School is a state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students,[7][8] with a roll of .[9] It opened in 1963 as Amanu Number 2, and changed its name to Arataki later that year.[10]

Mount Maunganui Intermediate is a state intermediate school for Year 7 and 8 students,[11][12] with a roll of .[13] It opened in 1958.[14]

St Thomas More Catholic School is a state-integrated Catholic primary school for Year 1 to 6 students,[15] with a roll of .[16]

All these schools are co-educational. Rolls are as of

References

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