Mahora, New Zealand

Mahora is a suburb of the city of Hastings, in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's eastern North Island.[2]

Mahora
Suburb
Country	New Zealand
Local authority	Hastings
Electoral ward	Hastings
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	8,106

Frimley		Tomoana
Camberley	Mahora	Waipatu
St Leonards	Hastings Central	Mayfair

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	7,026	—
2013	7,227	+0.40%
2018	8,106	+2.32%
Source: [1]

Mahora, comprising the statistical areas of Mahora, Cornwall Park and Tomoana Crossing, 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. There were 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 (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

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

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 43.0% had no religion, 40.1% were Christian, 1.1% were Hindu, 0.9% were Muslim, 0.8% were Buddhist and 6.4% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 954 (15.1%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 1,461 (23.1%) people had no formal qualifications. 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.[1]

Individual statistical areas

Name	Population	Households	Median age	Median income
Mahora	2,556	846	37.8 years	$26,400[3]
Cornwall Park	3,048	1,149	38.6 years	$25,000[4]
Tomoana Crossing	2,502	882	37.9 years	$28,600[5]
New Zealand			37.4 years	$31,800

Education

Mahora School is a co-educational state primary school,[6][7] with a roll of 385 as of March 2020.[8][9]

St Mary's School is a co-educational Catholic primary school,[10][11] with a roll of 258 as of March 2020.[8][12]

References

1. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Mahora (209800), Cornwall Park (210000) and Tomoana Crossing (210600).
2. "Place name detail: Mahora". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
3. 2018 Census place summary: Mahora
4. 2018 Census place summary: Cornwall Park
5. 2018 Census place summary: Tomoana Crossing
6. "Official School Website". mahora.school.nz.
7. "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
8. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
9. "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
10. "St Mary's Official School Website". stmaryshastings.school.nz.
11. "St Mary's Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
12. "St Mary's Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.