Mangakakahi

Mangakakahi is a suburb of Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.

Mangakakahi
Suburb
Coordinates: 38.133281°S 176.234188°E / -38.133281; 176.234188
Country	New Zealand
City	Rotorua
Local authority	Rotorua Lakes Council
Electoral ward	Te Ipu Wai Auraki General Ward
Area [1]
• Land	281 ha (694 acres)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Total	2,450

Western Heights	Fairy Springs	Ohinemutu
Pukehangi	Mangakakahi
Fordlands	Utuhina	Victoria

Demographics

Mangakakahi covers 2.81 km² (1.08 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 2,450 as of June 2024,^[2] with a population density of 872 people per km².

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	2,109	—
2013	2,055	−0.37%
2018	2,244	+1.78%
Source: [3]

Mangakakahi had a population of 2,244 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 189 people (9.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 135 people (6.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 723 households, comprising 1,110 males and 1,131 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female, with 606 people (27.0%) aged under 15 years, 513 (22.9%) aged 15 to 29, 939 (41.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 183 (8.2%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 58.6% European/Pākehā, 54.3% Māori, 8.4% Pacific peoples, 6.7% Asian, and 1.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 11.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 54.7% had no religion, 29.7% were Christian, 4.7% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 2.4% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 168 (10.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 381 (23.3%) people had no formal qualifications. 99 people (6.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 774 (47.3%) people were employed full-time, 252 (15.4%) were part-time, and 150 (9.2%) were unemployed.^[3]

Individual statistical areas

Name	Area (km2)	Population	Density (per km2)	Households	Median age	Median income
Mangakakahi Central	1.79	105	59	39	41.6 years	$27,600[4]
Mangakakahi West	1.02	2,139	2,097	684	29.7 years	$24,800[5]
New Zealand					37.4 years	$31,800

Education

Sunset Primary School is a co-educational state primary school,^[6] with a roll of 156 as of November 2024.^[7]

Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Hurungaterangi is a co-educational Māori language immersion school for Year 1 to 8 students,^[8] with a roll of 92.^[9]

Rotorua School for Young Parents is also located in Mangakakahi.^[10][11]