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Coordinates: 39°07′41″S 174°05′24″E / 39.128°S 174.090°E / -39.128; 174.090
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Mangorei
Rural community
Lake Mangamahoe
Lake Mangamahoe
Map
Coordinates: 39°07′41″S 174°05′24″E / 39.128°S 174.090°E / -39.128; 174.090
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
 • Mayor of New PlymouthMax Brough[1]
 • New Plymouth MPDavid MacLeod[2]
 • Te Tai Hauāuru MPDebbie Ngarewa-Packer[3]
Area
[4]
 • Total
23.08 km2 (8.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2023 Census)[5]
 • Total
399
 • Density17.3/km2 (44.8/sq mi)

Mangorei is a locality on the outskirts of New Plymouth in Taranaki, New Zealand. The city centre is about 5 km (3.1 mi) to the north-west. State Highway 3 passes to the south-west.[6][7]

Lake Mangamahoe is a lake on the eastern side of State Highway 3.[8]

Demographics

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Mangorei locality covers 23.08 km2 (8.91 sq mi).[4] The locality is part of the Mangorei statistical area.[9]

Historical population for the locality
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006237—    
2013279+2.36%
2018366+5.58%
2023399+1.74%
Source: [5][10]

Mangorei locality had a population of 399 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 33 people (9.0%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 120 people (43.0%) since the 2013 census. There were 213 males and 186 females in 141 dwellings.[11] 1.5% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 81 people (20.3%) aged under 15 years, 57 (14.3%) aged 15 to 29, 219 (54.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 42 (10.5%) aged 65 or older.[5]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 95.5% European (Pākehā), 8.3% Māori, 1.5% Pasifika, 2.3% Asian, and 1.5% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.5%, Māori by 1.5%, and other languages by 8.3%. No language could be spoken by 1.5% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.8%. The percentage of people born overseas was 18.0, compared with 28.8% nationally.[5]

Religious affiliations were 30.1% Christian, 0.8% Māori religious beliefs, and 2.3% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 59.4%, and 8.3% of people did not answer the census question.[5]

Of those at least 15 years old, 72 (22.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 192 (60.4%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 51 (16.0%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 57 people (17.9%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 156 (49.1%) full-time, 72 (22.6%) part-time, and 9 (2.8%) unemployed.[5]

Mangorei statistical area

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Mangorei statistical area, which also includes Hurworth, covers 188.56 km2 (72.80 sq mi)[12] and had an estimated population of 2,250 as of June 2025,[13] with a population density of 12 people per km2.

Historical population for the statistical area
YearPop.±% p.a.
20061,269—    
20131,683+4.12%
20181,998+3.49%
20232,208+2.02%
Source: [14][15]

Mangorei had a population of 2,208 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 210 people (10.5%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 525 people (31.2%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,149 males, 1,050 females, and 9 people of other genders in 774 dwellings.[16] 2.4% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 42.9 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 501 people (22.7%) aged under 15 years, 279 (12.6%) aged 15 to 29, 1,149 (52.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 279 (12.6%) aged 65 or older.[14]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 95.0% European (Pākehā); 10.3% Māori; 0.7% Pasifika; 2.7% Asian; 0.3% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.6% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.0%, Māori by 1.6%, and other languages by 6.4%. No language could be spoken by 1.8% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 15.9, compared with 28.8% nationally.[14]

Religious affiliations were 28.3% Christian, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Islam, 0.1% Māori religious beliefs, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 0.8% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 61.7%, and 8.2% of people did not answer the census question.[14]

Of those at least 15 years old, 432 (25.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 951 (55.7%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 333 (19.5%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $46,400, compared with $41,500 nationally. 300 people (17.6%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 888 (52.0%) full-time, 357 (20.9%) part-time, and 42 (2.5%) unemployed.[14]

Education

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Mangorei School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school with a roll of 275 students as of July 2025.[17][18] The school started as Lower Mangorei School in 1926, with a previous Lower Mangorei School and Kent School consolidating onto the present site.[19] Upper Mangorei School was closed in 1938 and Korito School was closed in 1939, with students from those schools increasing Mangorei School's roll.[20]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Declaration of Results of Election and Poll" (PDF). New Plymouth District Council. 17 October 2025.
  2. ^ "New Plymouth - Official Result". Electoral Commission. 23 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Te Tai Hauāuru - Official Result". Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Statistical Area 1 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. 7017252 and 7017258. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  6. ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005), The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand, Robbie Burton, pp. map 84, ISBN 1-877333-20-4
  7. ^ North Island Provincial Town Maps (5th ed.), Wises Maps, p. 94
  8. ^ "Lake Mangamahoe". New Plymouth District Council. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Geographic Boundary Viewer". Stats NZ. Statistical Area 1 – 2023 and Statistical Area 2 – 2023.
  10. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7017252 and 7017258.
  11. ^ "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Statistical Area 2 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  13. ^ "Subnational population estimates - Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  14. ^ a b c d e "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Mangorei (219100). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Mangorei (219100). 2018 Census place summary: Mangorei
  16. ^ "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  17. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  18. ^ Education Counts: Mangorei School
  19. ^ "Education: Primary Education. [In continuation of E.—2, 1926.] Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1927 Session I, E-02". 1927. p. 27.
  20. ^ "History". Mangorei School. Retrieved 25 February 2021.

Further reading

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General historical works

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  • Mangorei History Group (comp.) (2002), Upper Mangorei: the place, the people through the years, Mangorei, [N.Z.]: Mangorei History Group, ISBN 0-473-08471-6

People

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  • Waswo, Irene (1988), Introducing the Andrews family, n.p.: Irene Waswo
  • Wells, Zaccheus W.; Mullon, Herbert D. (tr.) (1970), Diary of Zaccheus William Wells, 1 Jan., 1861, to 31 December, 1864, Mangorei and New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand: transcribed from the original in the possession of the family, New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: H. D. Mullon
  • Wells, Zaccheus W.; Mullon, Herbert D. (tr.) (1971), Diary of Zaccheus William Wells, 1 Jan., 1861, to 31 December, 1864, Mangorei and New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand: transcribed from the original in the possession of the family (2nd ed.), New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: H. D. Mullon

School

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  • Mangorei Primary School: 50th Jubilee, Mangorei, [N.Z.]: Mangorei School 50th Jubilee Committee, 1976
  • Mangorei School 75[th] jubilee: Labour Weekend 2001, 19/20th October, Mangorei, [N.Z.]: 75th Jubilee Organising Committee, 2001
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