Taitā () is one of the northernmost suburbs of the city of

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, situated toward the northern end of the city. It lies considerably south of the Taitā Gorge which separates

City from

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City, and to the west of the Taitā Cemetery in the suburb of

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. The historic Christ Church, erected in 1853, is the oldest surviving church building in the Wellington region. Taitā's urban development began around the middle of the 20th century as part of the Labour Government's state-housing scheme. The Taita Railway Station opened in 1947 to serve the developing suburb. The main road through the western part of the suburb, Taita Drive, has its southern end in the suburb of

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, south of the Kennedy-Good Bridge. On the eastern side of Taitā, above Taita College, stand the buildings of the former Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) Soil Bureau. The Soil Bureau became part of Landcare Research New Zealand Limited in 1992 and much of the functionality formerly carried out at Taitā has moved to the Turitea campus of

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. In December 2019, the approved official geographic name of the suburb was gazetted as "Taitā".

Demographics

Taitā, comprising the statistical areas of Taita North and Taita South, covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Taitā had a population of 6,153 at the

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, an increase of 615 people (11.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 96 people (1.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,950 households, comprising 2,997 males and 3,156 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female, with 1,440 people (23.4%) aged under 15 years, 1,410 (22.9%) aged 15 to 29, 2,592 (42.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 714 (11.6%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 43.9% European/

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, 25.9%

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, 29.4% Pasifika, 15.6% Asian, and 3.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 27.6, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 34.4% had no religion, 47.1% were

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, 2.1% had

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, 4.1% were

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, 2.0% were

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, 1.7% were

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and 1.9% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 642 (13.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,122 (23.8%) people had no formal qualifications. 360 people (7.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,112 (44.8%) people were employed full-time, 630 (13.4%) were part-time, and 300 (6.4%) were unemployed.

Education

Taita has four schools: * Pomare School, a state contributing primary (Year 1 to 6) school with students as of * Saint Michael's School, a state-integrated Catholic full primary (Year 1 to 8) school with students as of * Taita Central School, a state contributing primary (Year 1 to 6) school with students as of The school opened in 1948. * Taita College, a state secondary (Year 9 to 13) school with students as of The school opened in 1957. Intermediate (Year 7 and 8) students from Taitā can attend Avalon Intermediate School, in the neighbouring suburb of

Climate

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