Egmont Village

Egmont Village is a settlement in Taranaki, New Zealand. State Highway 3 runs through it. New Plymouth is 12 km to the north-west, and Inglewood is 6 km to the south-east. Waiwhakaiho River and Mangaoraka Stream flow past to the west and east, respectively.

Demographics

Egmont Village is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement and covers . It is part of the wider Mangaoraka statistical area, which covers .

The population of Egmont Village was 327 in the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 48 (17.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 51 (18.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 165 males and 162 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.02 males per female. Ethnicities were 312 people (95.4%) European/Pākehā, 24 (7.3%) Māori, 6 (1.8%) Pacific peoples, and 6 (1.8%) Asian (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). Of the total population, 69 people (21.1%) were under 15 years old, 51 (15.6%) were 15–29, 171 (52.3%) were 30–64, and 36 (11.0%) were over 65.

Mangaoraka

Mangaoraka had a population of 1,818 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 270 people (17.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 567 people (45.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 624 households. There were 933 males and 888 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.05 males per female. The median age was 39.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 432 people (23.8%) aged under 15 years, 267 (14.7%) aged 15 to 29, 915 (50.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 207 (11.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 94.6% European/Pākehā, 10.1% Māori, 1.3% Pacific peoples, 1.0% Asian, and 2.3% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 10.9%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 57.1% had no religion, 32.0% were Christian, 0.2% were Buddhist and 1.8% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 222 (16.0%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 264 (19.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $37,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 798 (57.6%) people were employed full-time, 246 (17.7%) were part-time, and 27 (1.9%) were unemployed.

Education

Egmont Village School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a roll of students as of The school was founded in 1877. The school is the location of the Egmont Village Blockhouse, a defensive building set up in 1868, due to settlers' fears during Tītokowaru's War.

Further reading

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References

{{New Plymouth District

Populated places in Taranaki
New Plymouth District