Coroglen

Coroglen (Māori: Ōunuora) is a locality in the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand. It lies on State Highway 25, 18 kilometres south of Whitianga and 26 kilometres north west of Tairua.[3][4] The "Tapu-Coroglen Road", a windy gravel road, connects it across the Coromandel Range with Tapu on the west coast of the peninsula.

Coroglen
Ōunuora (Māori)
The Coroglen Tavern
The Coroglen Tavern
Coordinates: 36°55′26″S 175°41′31″E
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWaikato
DistrictThames-Coromandel District
WardMercury Bay ward
Community BoardMercury Bay Community
Electorates
Government
 • CouncilThames-Coromandel District Council
Area
[1]
 • Total21.92 km2 (8.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2018 Census)[2]
 • Total129
 • Density5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
Postcode
3591

History

The town was founded as "Gumtown" in the late 19th century with a kauri sawmill, later becoming an important location in the kauri gum trade.[5][6] In the early 1900s, Gumtown had three stores, a bakery, a butcher's, a bootmaker, a blacksmith, a hotel, two boarding houses, and a billiard saloon.[7] Currently, Coroglen has a tavern (famous for live music performances), a school, a pre school and a community garden.

Demographics

Coroglen is in an SA1 statistical area which covers 21.92 km2 (8.46 sq mi).[1] The SA1 area is part of the larger Mercury Bay South statistical area.[8]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006111—    
2013126+1.83%
2018129+0.47%
Source: [2]

The SA1 statistical area had a population of 129 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 3 people (2.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 18 people (16.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 48 households, comprising 69 males and 63 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.1 males per female. The median age was 43.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 24 people (18.6%) aged under 15 years, 21 (16.3%) aged 15 to 29, 57 (44.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 27 (20.9%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 90.7% European/Pākehā, 16.3% Māori, and 2.3% Pacific peoples. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 60.5% had no religion, 20.9% were Christian and 2.3% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 12 (11.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 24 (22.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $24,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. 6 people (5.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 51 (48.6%) people were employed full-time, 18 (17.1%) were part-time, and 3 (2.9%) were unemployed.[2]

Education

Coroglen School is a co-educational full primary (years 1–8) school[9] with a roll of 108 as of April 2023.[10] The school started in 1896.[11]

Notes
  1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7010637.
  3. Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 16. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
  4. Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 41. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
  5. Michael King (1993). The Coromandel. p. 97. ISBN 0-908884-29-X.
  6. Hayward, Bruce W. (1989). Kauri Gum and the Gumdiggers. The Bush Press. p. 4. ISBN 0-908608-39-X.
  7. King, p 99
  8. 2018 Census place summary: Mercury Bay South
  9. Education Counts: Coroglen School
  10. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  11. "Our School". Coroglen School. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
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