Gonville, New Zealand

Gonville is a residential suburb of Whanganui, New Zealand. It is under the local governance of the Whanganui District Council.

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

Demographics

Gonville covers 3.62 km² (1.40 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 6,730 as of June 2023, with a population density of 1,859 people per km².

Gonville had a population of 6,276 at the 2018 New Zealand census, 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/Pākehā, 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 Christian, 4.7% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.2% were Buddhist 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 172 as of February 2024.

Arahunga School is a co-educational state primary school, with a roll of 92.

St Anthony's School is a private primary school, with a roll of 95.

St. Dominic's College is a private secondary school, with a roll of 59.

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