South Taranaki is a
territorial authority
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on the west coast of
New Zealand
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's
North Island
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that contains the towns of
Hāwera
Hāwera is the second-largest centre in the Taranaki region of New Zealand's North Island, with a population of . It is near the coast of the South Taranaki Bight. The origins of the town lie in a government military base that was established ...
(the seat of the district),
Manaia,
Ōpunake
Ōpunake is a small town on the southwest coast of Taranaki in New Zealand's North Island. It is located 45 kilometres southwest of New Plymouth. Rahotu is 16 km to the northwest. Manaia is 29 km to the southeast. State Highway ...
,
Patea
Patea ( ) is the third-largest town in South Taranaki District, New Zealand. It is on the western bank of the Pātea River, 61 kilometres north-west of Whanganui on . Hāwera is 27 km to the north-west, and Waverley 17 km to the ea ...
,
Eltham
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, and
Waverley Waverley may refer to:
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. The District has a land area of 3,575.46 km
2 (1,380.49 sq mi) and a population of It is part of the greater
Taranaki Region
Taranaki is a region in the west of New Zealand's North Island. It is named after its main geographical feature, the stratovolcano of Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont.
The main centre is the city of New Plymouth. The New Plymouth Dist ...
.
The district straddles the boundary separating the
Wellington
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and
Taranaki
Taranaki is a region in the west of New Zealand's North Island. It is named after its main geographical feature, the stratovolcano of Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont.
The main centre is the city of New Plymouth. The New Plymouth Dist ...
provinces, resulting in the town of Waverley celebrating
Wellington Anniversary Day in January, and the town of Patea 15 kilometres away celebrating
Taranaki Anniversary Day in March.
Council facilities include the South Taranaki LibraryPlus, Mania, Kaponga, Patea, Eltham, Opunake, Hāwera and Waverley libraries.
History
The South Taranaki District was established as part of the
1989 local government reforms
The 1989 New Zealand local government reform was the most significant reform of local government in New Zealand in over a century. Some 850 local bodies were amalgamated into 86 local authorities, made up of regional and territorial levels.
Backg ...
, merging Egmont, Eltham, Hawera, Patea and Waimate West counties.
Demographics
South Taranaki District covers
and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km
2.
South Taranaki District had a population of 27,534 at the
2018 New Zealand census
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, an increase of 954 people (3.6%) since the
2013 census, and an increase of 1,047 people (4.0%) since the
2006 census
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. There were 10,668 households. There were 13,971 males and 13,566 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.03 males per female. The median age was 38.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 6,219 people (22.6%) aged under 15 years, 4,719 (17.1%) aged 15 to 29, 12,264 (44.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 4,332 (15.7%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 80.6% European/Pākehā, 27.6% Māori, 2.2% Pacific peoples, 3.4% Asian, and 1.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 8.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 51.0% had no religion, 35.8% were Christian, 0.7% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.3% were Buddhist and 3.3% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 2,007 (9.4%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 6,162 (28.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $28,800, compared with $31,800 nationally. 2,862 people (13.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 10,398 (48.8%) people were employed full-time, 3,051 (14.3%) were part-time, and 942 (4.4%) were unemployed.
Governement
The current mayor is Phil Nixon. The deputy mayor is Robert Northcott.
References
External links
South Taranaki District Council
{{Cities and districts of New Zealand