Whanganui East is a suburb of

Whanganui Whanganui (; ), also spelled Wanganui, is a city in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand. The city is located on the west coast of the North Island at the mouth of the Whanganui River, New Zealand's longest navigable waterway. Whangan ...

, in the

Whanganui District Whanganui District is one of the districts of New Zealand. It includes the city of Whanganui and surrounding areas. Geography Formerly spelled "Wanganui", the Whanganui District Council resulted from the amalgamation of Wanganui and Waitotara cou ...

and

Manawatū-Whanganui Manawatū-Whanganui (; spelled Manawatu-Wanganui prior to 2019) is a region in the lower half of the North Island of New Zealand, whose main population centres are the cities of Palmerston North and Whanganui. It is administered by the Manawat ...

region of New Zealand's

North Island The North Island, also officially named Te Ika-a-Māui, is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the larger but much less populous South Island by the Cook Strait. The island's area is , making it the world's 14th-largest ...

Demographics

Whanganui East, comprising the statistical areas of Wembley Park, Whanganui East-Williams Domain and Whanganui East-Riverlands, covers . It had a population of 6,156 at the

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, an increase of 336 people (5.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 93 people (1.5%) since the

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. There were 2,508 households. There were 2,829 males and 3,333 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.85 males per female, with 1,329 people (21.6%) aged under 15 years, 1,044 (17.0%) aged 15 to 29, 2,457 (39.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,329 (21.6%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 79.8% European/Pākehā, 30.8% Māori, 2.9% Pacific peoples, 2.6% Asian, and 1.0% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). The proportion of people born overseas was 9.7%, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 48.6% had no religion, 36.2% were Christian, 0.4% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim, 0.2% were Buddhist and 5.2% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 528 (10.9%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 1,215 (25.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,890 (39.2%) people were employed full-time, 699 (14.5%) were part-time, and 294 (6.1%) were unemployed.

Education

Whanganui East School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, with a roll of as of . St Anne's School is a co-educational state integrated primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of . Whanganui Girls' College is a single-sex state secondary school, with a roll of .

References

{{coord, -39.917154, 175.063240, display=title, region:NZ_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Suburbs of Whanganui Settlements on the Whanganui River