Mahora
Suburb
Coordinates: 39°37′44″S 176°50′34″E / 39.628968°S 176.842761°E / -39.628968; 176.842761
CountryNew Zealand
CityHastings
Local authorityHastings District Council
Electoral ward
  • Hastings-Havelock North General Ward
  • Takitimu Māori Ward
Area
[1]
 • Land287 ha (709 acres)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total8,950
Frimley Tomoana
Camberley
Mahora
 Waipatu
St Leonards Hastings Central Mayfair

Mahora is a suburb of the city of Hastings, in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's eastern North Island.[3]

Demographics

Mahora covers 2.87 km2 (1.11 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 8,950 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 3,118 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20067,026—    
20137,227+0.40%
20188,106+2.32%
Source: [4]

Mahora had a population of 8,106 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 879 people (12.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,080 people (15.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,877 households, comprising 3,885 males and 4,221 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.92 males per female, with 1,770 people (21.8%) aged under 15 years, 1,515 (18.7%) aged 15 to 29, 3,426 (42.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,401 (17.3%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 72.2% European/Pākehā, 25.1% Māori, 7.2% Pacific peoples, 9.2% Asian, and 1.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 17.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 43.0% had no religion, 40.1% were Christian, 2.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.1% were Hindu, 0.9% were Muslim, 0.8% were Buddhist and 4.0% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 954 (15.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,461 (23.1%) people had no formal qualifications. 624 people (9.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 3,069 (48.4%) people were employed full-time, 903 (14.3%) were part-time, and 225 (3.6%) were unemployed.[4]

Individual statistical areas
NameArea
(km2)		PopulationDensity
(per km2)		HouseholdsMedian ageMedian
income
Mahora0.942,5562,71984637.8 years$26,400[5]
Cornwall Park1.083,0482,8221,14938.6 years$25,000[6]
Tomoana Crossing0.842,5022.97988237.9 years$28,600[7]
New Zealand37.4 years$31,800

Education

Mahora School is a co-educational state primary school,[8][9] with a roll of 341 as of April 2023.[10][11]

St Mary's School is a co-educational Catholic primary school,[12][13] with a roll of 246 as of April 2023.[10][14]

References

  1. 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Place name detail: Mahora". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Mahora (209800), Cornwall Park (210000) and Tomoana Crossing (210600).
  5. ↑ 2018 Census place summary: Mahora
  6. ↑ 2018 Census place summary: Cornwall Park
  7. ↑ 2018 Census place summary: Tomoana Crossing
  8. ↑ "Official School Website". mahora.school.nz.
  9. ↑ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  10. 1 2 "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  11. ↑ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  12. ↑ "St Mary's Official School Website". stmaryshastings.school.nz.
  13. ↑ "St Mary's Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  14. ↑ "St Mary's Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
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