Whanganui District is one of the
districts of New Zealand A district in New Zealand is a territorial authority area governed by a district council as a second-tier of local government in New Zealand, below regional councils. They were formed as a result of the local government reforms in 1989. There ar ...
. It includes the city 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. Whang ...
and surrounding areas.
Geography
Formerly spelled "Wanganui", the Whanganui District Council resulted from the amalgamation of Wanganui and Waitotara county councils and Wanganui City Council. The district has an area of 2,373 km². Much of the land in Whanganui District is rough hill country surrounding the valley of the
Whanganui River
The Whanganui River is a major river in the North Island of New Zealand. It is the country's third-longest river, and has special status owing to its importance to the region's Māori people. In March 2017 it became the world's second natur ...
. A large proportion of this is within the
Whanganui National Park.
In 2015 the New Zealand Geographic Board, at the request of the Wanganui District Council, changed the name of the district from Wanganui District to Whanganui District, bringing the name in line with the spelling of the river.
Demographics
Whanganui District covers
and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km
2. All but some people in the Whanganui District live in the city itself, meaning there are few prominent outlying settlements. A small but notable village is
Jerusalem
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.
Whanganui District had a population of 45,309 at the
2018 New Zealand census
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, an increase of 3,156 people (7.5%) since the
2013 census, and an increase of 2,673 people (6.3%) since the
2006 census. There were 18,057 households. There were 21,912 males and 23,397 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female. The median age was 43.0 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 8,937 people (19.7%) aged under 15 years, 7,692 (17.0%) aged 15 to 29, 19,371 (42.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 9,309 (20.5%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 79.2% European/Pākehā, 26.3% Māori, 3.6% Pacific peoples, 4.1% Asian, and 1.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 12.3, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 48.3% had no religion, 37.3% were Christian, 0.6% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 5.0% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 5,130 (14.1%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 8,427 (23.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $24,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 3,300 people (9.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 15,159 (41.7%) people were employed full-time, 5,406 (14.9%) were part-time, and 1,866 (5.1%) were unemployed.
References
External links
Whanganui District Council
{{Cities and districts of New Zealand