Gonville is a residential suburb of

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. It is under the local governance of the

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. Pakaitore Marae and meeting house is located in Gonville. It is the tribal meeting ground of the Ngāti Hāua (subtribe) of Ngāti Hāua.

Demographics

Gonville covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Gonville had a population of 6,276 at the

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, an increase of 342 people (5.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 123 people (2.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,478 households, comprising 3,063 males and 3,204 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female, with 1,416 people (22.6%) aged under 15 years, 1,254 (20.0%) aged 15 to 29, 2,622 (41.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 981 (15.6%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 74.0% European/

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, 32.5% Māori, 5.6% Pacific peoples, 4.4% Asian, and 1.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 10.6, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 48.9% had no religion, 35.5% were

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, 4.7% had

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, 0.8% were

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, 0.2% were

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, 0.2% were

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and 2.0% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 510 (10.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,206 (24.8%) people had no formal qualifications. 228 people (4.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,980 (40.7%) people were employed full-time, 720 (14.8%) were part-time, and 318 (6.5%) were unemployed.

Education

Gonville School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, with a roll of as of . Arahunga School is a co-educational state primary school, with a roll of . St Anthony's School is a private primary school, with a roll of . St. Dominic's College is a private secondary school, with a roll of .

References

{{Whanganui District Suburbs of Whanganui Settlements on the Whanganui River