Gonville, New Zealand

Gonville is a residential suburb of Whanganui, New Zealand. It is under the local governance of the Whanganui District Council.[3]

Gonville
Coordinates: 39°57′S 175°01′E
CountryNew Zealand
CityWhanganui
Local authorityWhanganui District Council
Area
  Land362 ha (895 acres)
Population
 (June 2022)[2]
  Total6,710
Hospital(s)Whanganui Hospital
Springvale College Estate Whanganui Central
Tawhero
Gonville
Castlecliff (Whanganui River), Whanganui Airport Putiki

Pakaitore Marae and meeting house is located in Gonville.[4] It is the tribal meeting ground of the Ngāti Hāua hapū (subtribe) of Ngāti Hāua.[5]

Demographics

Gonville covers 3.62 km2 (1.40 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 6,710 as of June 2022,[2] with a population density of 1,854 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20066,153    
20135,934−0.52%
20186,276+1.13%
Source: [6]

Gonville had a population of 6,276 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 342 people (5.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 123 people (2.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,478 households, comprising 3,063 males and 3,204 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female, with 1,416 people (22.6%) aged under 15 years, 1,254 (20.0%) aged 15 to 29, 2,622 (41.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 981 (15.6%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 74.0% European/Pākehā, 32.5% Māori, 5.6% Pacific peoples, 4.4% Asian, and 1.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 10.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 48.9% had no religion, 35.5% were Christian, 4.7% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.2% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 510 (10.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,206 (24.8%) people had no formal qualifications. 228 people (4.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,980 (40.7%) people were employed full-time, 720 (14.8%) were part-time, and 318 (6.5%) were unemployed.[6]

Individual statistical areas
NameArea
(km2)
PopulationDensity
(per km2)
HouseholdsMedian ageMedian
income
Gonville West0.741,7072,30764837.7 years$19,900[7]
Gonville North1.342,5651,9141,03833.8 years$24,000[8]
Gonville South1.542,0041,30179238.9 years$24,200[9]
New Zealand37.4 years$31,800

Education

Gonville School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students,[10][11] with a roll of 203 as of April 2023.[12]

Arahunga School is a co-educational state primary school,[13][14] with a roll of 77.[15]

St Anthony's School is a private primary school,[16] with a roll of 104.[17]

St. Dominic's College is a private secondary school,[18] with a roll of 55.[19]

References

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