Mairtown is a suburb of

Whangārei Whangārei () is the northernmost city in New Zealand and the regional capital of Northland Region. It is part of the Whangarei District, Whangārei District, a local body created in 1989 from the former Whangārei City, Whangārei County and ...

, in

Northland Region The Northland Region ( mi, Te Tai Tokerau) is the northernmost of New Zealand's 16 local government regions. New Zealanders sometimes refer to it as the Winterless North because of its mild climate all throughout the year. The main population ...

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

. It is about 2 kilometres north of the city centre. Mair Park runs between Mairtown and the

Hātea River The Hātea River is a river of New Zealand. It flows from the north-east of Whangarei southwards and into the northern head of Whangarei Harbour. Its lower length forms the eastern boundary of the city. The banks along the lower reaches are parks ...

. The area is named for the early settler Mair Family, including Gilbert Mair and his son Robert. Robert donated the land which is now Mair Park to the city in 1914. Tawatawhiti / Mair's Landing on the Hātea River is on the New Zealand Heritage List.

Demographics

Mairtown covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Mairtown had a population of 2,475 at the

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, an increase of 210 people (9.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 270 people (12.2%) since the

2006 census 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second small ...

. There were 1,083 households, comprising 1,101 males and 1,377 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.8 males per female. The median age was 47.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 399 people (16.1%) aged under 15 years, 402 (16.2%) aged 15 to 29, 948 (38.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 723 (29.2%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 77.3% European/Pākehā, 27.2% Māori, 3.6% Pacific peoples, 6.7% Asian, and 1.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 19.4, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 43.9% had no religion, 40.2% were Christian, 1.9% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.7% were Buddhist and 2.7% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 360 (17.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 507 (24.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $25,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. 222 people (10.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 819 (39.5%) people were employed full-time, 255 (12.3%) were part-time, and 81 (3.9%) were unemployed.

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{{Whangarei District Populated places in the Northland Region Suburbs of Whangārei