Raumanga is a suburb of

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in the

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. It is the site of

Northland Polytechnic NorthTec (Tai Tokerau Wānanga) is a tertiary education provider in northern New Zealand, with its main campus in Raumanga, Whangarei. NorthTec provides programmes ranging from foundation, certificate, diploma and degree levels. The degrees are ...

's main campus.

Demographics

Raumanga covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Raumanga, comprising the statistical areas of Raumanga and Tarewa, had a population of 5,292 at the

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, an increase of 840 people (18.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 549 people (11.6%) since the

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. There were 1,554 households, comprising 2,700 males and 2,592 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.04 males per female, with 1,491 people (28.2%) aged under 15 years, 1,227 (23.2%) aged 15 to 29, 2,085 (39.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 489 (9.2%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 51.8% European/Pākehā, 60.0% Māori, 6.9% Pacific peoples, 4.9% Asian, and 1.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 9.8, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 50.6% had no religion, 31.0% were Christian, 7.6% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.3% were Buddhist and 2.2% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 306 (8.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 903 (23.8%) people had no formal qualifications. 243 people (6.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,626 (42.8%) people were employed full-time, 462 (12.2%) were part-time, and 399 (10.5%) were unemployed.

Education

Manaia View School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a roll of students as at . The school was formed in 2002 with the merger of Raumanga Primary and Middle Schools.

Notes

External links

Manaia View School website
{{Whangarei District Suburbs of Whangārei