{{short description|Suburb of Rotorua, New Zealand}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=December 2020}} {{stack begin}} {{Infobox New Zealand suburb | name = Mangakakahi | image = Sunset Fish and Chip Shop, Rotorua NZ.jpg | caption1 = Sunset Fish and Chip Shop | city1 = Rotorua | ward = Te Ipu Wai Auraki General Ward | council = Rotorua Lakes Council | established = | coordinates = {{coord|-38.133281|176.234188|region:NZ_type:city|display=it}} | arearef = <ref name="Area"/> | area = 281 | population = {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Mangakakahi Central|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Mangakakahi West|y}}|R}}|0}} | popdate = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y}} | popref = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2||||y}} | population_density_km2 = auto | trainstations = | ferryterminals = | airports = | hospitals = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 13 | caption2 = }} {{Adjacent place | centre = Mangakakahi | north = Fairy Springs | northeast = Ohinemutu | east = | southeast = Victoria | south = Utuhina | southwest = Fordlands | west = Pukehangi | northwest = Western Heights }} {{stack end}} '''Mangakakahi''' is a suburb of Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.
==Demographics== Mangakakahi covers {{Convert|2.81|km2||abbr=on}}<ref name="Area">{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Statistical Area 3 2023 (generalised)|access-date=19 June 2025}}</ref> and had an estimated population of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Mangakakahi Central|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Mangakakahi West|y}}|R}}|0}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|({{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Mangakakahi Central|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Mangakakahi West|y}}|R}})/2.81|0}} people per km<sup>2</sup>.
{{Historical populations|2006|2,109|2013|2,055|2018|2,244|2023|2,223|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2023"/><ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|Mangakakahi Central (199300) and Mangakakahi West (199500)}}</ref>}} Mangakakahi had a population of 2,223 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 21 people (−0.9%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 168 people (8.2%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,110 males, 1,101 females, and 12 people of other genders in 681 dwellings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_005&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.53650%2B199300%2B199500.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}}</ref> 3.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 32.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 561 people (25.2%) aged under 15 years, 483 (21.7%) aged 15 to 29, 978 (44.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 201 (9.0%) aged 65 or older.<ref name="Census 2023"/>
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 52.0% European (Pākehā); 54.9% Māori; 11.1% Pasifika; 8.4% Asian; 0.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 0.8% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 94.7%, Māori by 18.4%, Samoan by 0.7%, and other languages by 7.2%. No language could be spoken by 3.2% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 15.0, compared with 28.8% nationally.<ref name="Census 2023"/>
Religious affiliations were 29.4% Christian, 0.7% Hindu, 0.3% Islam, 5.8% Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 1.2% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 54.4%, and 7.7% of people did not answer the census question.<ref name="Census 2023"/>
Of those at least 15 years old, 186 (11.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,008 (60.6%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 474 (28.5%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $38,300, compared with $41,500 nationally. 57 people (3.4%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 873 (52.5%) full-time, 222 (13.4%) part-time, and 105 (6.3%) unemployed.<ref name="Census 2023">{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.53650.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Mangakakahi (53650)}}</ref>
{{table alignment}} {| class="wikitable defaultright col1left" |+Individual statistical areas |- !Name !! Area<br/>(km<sup>2</sup>) !! Population !! Density<br/>(per km<sup>2</sup>) || Dwellings !! Median age !! Median<br/>income |- | Mangakakahi Central || 1.79 || 60 || 34 || 30 || 51.2 years || $39,300<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.199300.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Mangakakahi Central}}</ref> |- | Mangakakahi West || 1.02 || 2,163 || 2,121 || 654 || 31.6 years || $38,300<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.199500.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Mangakakahi West}}</ref> |- ! New Zealand !! !! !! !! !! style="text-align:right;"|38.1 years !! style="text-align:right;"| $41,500 |}
==Education==
Sunset Primary School is a co-educational state primary school,<ref name="moe1970">{{cite web |title=Sunset Primary School Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=1970 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education}}</ref> with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1970|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}<ref name="ero1970">{{cite web |title=Sunset Primary School Education Review Office Report |url=https://ero.govt.nz/institution/1970/sunset-primary-school |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office}}</ref>
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Hurungaterangi is a co-educational Māori language immersion school for Year 1 to 8 students,<ref name="moe3103">{{cite web |title=Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Hurungaterangi Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=3103 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education}}</ref> with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|3103|y}}.<ref name="ero3103">{{cite web |title=Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Hurungaterangi Education Review Office Report |url=https://ero.govt.nz/institution/3103/tkkm-o-hurungaterangi |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office}}</ref> It opened in 1997 at the Hurungaterangi marae, and moved to its current site in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hurunga.school.nz/kainga|title=Kainga|publisher=Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Hurungaterangi|access-date=19 June 2025|lang=mi}}</ref>
Te Āhuru Mōwai, formerly Rotorua School for Young Parents, is also located in Mangakakahi.<ref name="moe2753">{{cite web |title=Rotorua School for Young Parents Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=2753 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education}}</ref><ref name="ero2753">{{cite web |title=Rotorua School for Young Parents Education Review Office Report |url=https://ero.govt.nz/institution/2753/te-ahuru-mowai |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office}}</ref>
Sunset Intermediate School, later called Sunset Junior High School, opened in 1959 and closed in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rotoruadistrictlibrary.blogspot.com/2016/01/school-days-are-nearly-here-again.html|title=School Days are nearly here again—A brief chronological history of Rotorua Schools|publisher=Rotorua Library|date=18 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/old-sunset-intermediate-blocks-gone/7K6JLVGGWKVDMXVNKVZH7JOXGM/|title=Old Sunset Intermediate blocks gone|newspaper=Rotorua Daily Post|date=6 March 2013}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Rotorua District}} Category:Suburbs of Rotorua Category:Populated places in the Bay of Plenty Region