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Maungaturoto

Maungaturoto is a small town in the Northland Region of New Zealand.

Maungaturoto
Maungatūroto
View from the hills of Maungaturoto
View from the hills of Maungaturoto
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Coordinates: 36°06′35″S 174°21′15″E / 36.10972°S 174.35417°E / -36.10972; 174.35417
CountryNew Zealand
RegionNorthland Region
DistrictKaipara District
WardOtamatea Ward
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityKaipara District Council
 • Regional councilNorthland Regional Council
Area
[1]
 • Total
3.17 km2 (1.22 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total
1,050
 • Density330/km2 (860/sq mi)

The township is located close to the Otamatea River, an estuarial arm of the Kaipara Harbour 25 kilometres north of Wellsford and 45 kilometres south of Whangārei.

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "mountain standing up in lagoons" for Maungatūroto.[3]

Demographics

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Statistics New Zealand describes Maungaturoto as a rural settlement, which covers 3.17 km2 (1.22 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 1,050 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 331 people per km2. Maungaturoto is part of the larger Maungaturoto statistical area.

Historical population for Maungaturoto settlement
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006861—    
2013789−1.24%
2018912+2.94%
Source: [4]

Maungaturoto settlement had a population of 912 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 123 people (15.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 51 people (5.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 318 households, comprising 450 males and 468 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female, with 204 people (22.4%) aged under 15 years, 186 (20.4%) aged 15 to 29, 360 (39.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 171 (18.8%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 84.9% European/Pākehā, 24.7% Māori, 2.3% Pacific peoples, 2.6% Asian, and 0.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 41.8% had no religion, 43.1% were Christian, 3.6% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.3% were Buddhist and 1.0% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 63 (8.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 171 (24.2%) people had no formal qualifications. 96 people (13.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 306 (43.2%) people were employed full-time, 108 (15.3%) were part-time, and 27 (3.8%) were unemployed.[4]

Maungaturoto statistical area

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Maungaturoto statistical area covers 21.60 km2 (8.34 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 1,480 as of June 2024,[5] with a population density of 69 people per km2.

Historical population for Maungaturoto statistical area
YearPop.±% p.a.
20061,113—    
20131,089−0.31%
20181,269+3.11%
Source: [6]
 
Photo taken from Gorge Road, Maungaturoto
 
Fonterra in Maungaturoto
 
View from the Hills of Maungaturoto

Maungaturoto had a population of 1,269 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 180 people (16.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 156 people (14.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 450 households, comprising 639 males and 630 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.01 males per female. The median age was 37.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 291 people (22.9%) aged under 15 years, 234 (18.4%) aged 15 to 29, 510 (40.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 231 (18.2%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 85.8% European/Pākehā, 23.4% Māori, 2.8% Pacific peoples, 2.4% Asian, and 0.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 12.3, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 43.0% had no religion, 42.1% were Christian, 2.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.2% were Buddhist and 1.2% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 87 (8.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 222 (22.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $24,100, compared with $31,800 nationally. 147 people (15.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 438 (44.8%) people were employed full-time, 147 (15.0%) were part-time, and 30 (3.1%) were unemployed.[6]

Education

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Otamatea High School is a secondary (years 7–13) school[7] with a roll of 660 students.[8] The school held its 50th reunion in 2016.[9] The District High School was established in Maungaturoto in 1939.[10] Otamatea High School won the Goodman Fielder Composite School of the Year Award in 2000.[11]

Maungaturoto School is a contributing primary (years 1–6) school with a roll of 220 students.[12] A school first opened in Maungaturoto in 1874.[13]

Otamatea Christian School is a composite state-integrated (years 1–13) school with a roll of 55 students.[14]

All these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of August 2024.[15]

Railway station

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An A class steam engine hauls a southbound Northland Express through Maungaturoto in the late 1920s with an AB class engine at its shed on the left.
 
The North Auckland Line at Maungaturoto in 2011.

About 2 km (1.2 mi) south west of the town,[16] Maungaturoto had a station on the North Auckland Line from 13 August 1915 to 12 June 1987. Passenger trains ended on 31 July 1967.[17] Refreshment rooms opened in 1923,[18] and had a hostel built for female refreshment room staff in 1940, but closed in November 1956. An engine shed was moved from Wellsford in 1920. Maungaturoto station also had a 30 ft (9.1 m) x 20 ft (6.1 m) goods shed, loading bank, cattle yards and a passing loop for 52 wagons. It was 89 mi 60 ch (144.4 km) from Auckland,[19] 3.82 km (2.37 mi) south east of Huarau and 6 km (3.7 mi) north west of Bickerstaffe.[20]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7001073, 7001075, 7001076, 7001078 and 7001079.
  5. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Maungaturoto (109600). 2018 Census place summary: Maungaturoto
  7. ^ "Our school". Otamatea High School. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  8. ^ Education Counts: Otamatea High School
  9. ^ "Otamatea High School and Maungaturoto District High School 50th Reunion 2016" (PDF). Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  10. ^ Ryburn, Wayne (1999). Tall Spars, Steamers & Gum. Auckland, N.Z.: Kaipara Publications. p. 167. ISBN 0-473-06176-7.
  11. ^ "Welcome to Maungaturoto Information Pack" (PDF). Real Town Maungaturoto Inc. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  12. ^ Education Counts: Maungaturoto School
  13. ^ Ryburn, p 222
  14. ^ Education Counts: Otamatea Christian School
  15. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  16. ^ "1:63360 map Sheet: N28 Maungaturoto". www.mapspast.org.nz. 1943. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  17. ^ Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand by Juliet Scoble (2012)
  18. ^ "MAUNGATUROTO. NORTHERN ADVOCATE". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 24 March 1923. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  19. ^ "Stations" (PDF). NZR Rolling Stock Lists. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  20. ^ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (First ed.). Quail Map Co. 1965. pp. 3 & 4.
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