Matarangi

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2019}} {{More citations needed|date=December 2014}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Matarangi | image_skyline = Matarangi.jpg | image_caption = Matarangi Beach | area_footnotes = <ref name="Area"/> | area_total_km2 = 3.92 | population_footnotes = {{NZ population data 2018||||y}} | population_as_of = {{NZ population data 2018|||y}} | population_total = {{NZ population data 2018|Matarangi|y}} | population_density_km2 = auto | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[New Zealand]] | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = [[Waikato]] | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = [[Thames-Coromandel District]] | subdivision_type3 = Ward | subdivision_name3 = Mercury Bay ward | subdivision_type4 = Community Board | subdivision_name4 = Mercury Bay Community | leader_title = Council | leader_name = [[Thames-Coromandel District Council]] | leader_title1 = Regional council | leader_name1 = [[Waikato Regional Council]] | leader_title2 = [[Mayor of Thames-Coromandel]] | leader_name2 = {{NZ officeholder data|Thames-Coromandel District Mayor|y}} | leader_title3 = [[Coromandel (New Zealand electorate)|Coromandel MP]] | leader_name3 = {{NZ officeholder data|Coromandel MP|y}} | leader_title4 = [[Hauraki-Waikato|Hauraki-Waikato MP]] | leader_name4 = {{NZ officeholder data|Hauraki-Waikato MP|y}} | seat_type = Electorates | seat = {{ubl|[[Coromandel (New Zealand electorate)|Coromandel]]|[[Hauraki-Waikato]] (Māori)}} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 9 | coordinates = {{coord|36|43|55|S|175|40|14|E|region:NZ|display=it}} }}

'''Matarangi''' is a beach settlement on the [[Coromandel Peninsula]] of [[New Zealand]], with around 650 permanent residents in 2023<ref name="Census 2023"/> which increases to over 7000 holidaymakers during the summer period of late December to February. It was developed in the 1980s as a purpose-built resort town and occupies a white sand peninsula between the [[Whangapoua Harbour]] and historic [[Mercury Bay]]. It is half an hour from the towns of [[Coromandel, New Zealand|Coromandel]] to the west and [[Whitianga]] to the south east.

Matarangi has a mix of older, smaller holiday houses (known in New Zealand as [[Bach (New Zealand)|baches]]), while waterfront sections have luxury holiday homes and prestige lifestyles. The main attraction for families is the 4 km long white sand ocean beach which provides safe swimming all year round and surfing when the conditions are right. Beach access is from Kenwood Drive which leads to the Village Green with picnic facilities and a playground or from Ocean Close. The harbour also offers swimming, boating, kite surfing, fishing and bird watching, with an upgraded boat ramp, boat parking and picnic area. Occupying the scenic end of the sand spit ″the pines″ is "The Dunes", a [[Bob Charles (golfer)|Bob Charles]]-designed championship eighteen-hole golf course with a licensed club house, restaurant and pro shop. There is also a bowling green and there are several public tennis courts in the town.

The small shopping centre has a [[Four Square (supermarket)|Four Square]] store, liquor outlet, cafe, gift store and two real estate agencies. Accommodation consists of Matarangi Villas close to the golf course and holiday homes that can be rented privately or through holiday rental agents.

==Demographics== Matarangi is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement. It covers {{Convert|3.92|km2||abbr=on}}<ref name="Area">{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Urban Rural 2023 (generalised)|access-date=22 February 2025}}</ref> and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Matarangi|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Matarangi|y}}|R}}/3.92|0}} people per km<sup>2</sup>. Matarangi is part of the larger [[Te Rerenga#Demographics|Mercury Bay North statistical area]].<ref>{{NZ census place summary 2018|mercury-bay-north|Mercury Bay North}}</ref>

{{Historical populations|2006|252|2013|303|2018|420|2023|651|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|7010615–7010617}}</ref><ref name="Census 2023"/>}} Matarangi had a population of 651 in the [[2023 New Zealand census]], an increase of 231 people (55.0%) since the [[2018 New Zealand census|2018 census]], and an increase of 348 people (114.9%) since the [[2013 New Zealand census|2013 census]]. There were 318 males, 333 females and 3 people of [[non-binary gender|other genders]] in 327 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%2Bdo1.1130.2023&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> 1.4% of people identified as [[LGBTQ|LGBTIQ+]]. The median age was 55.9 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 102 people (15.7%) aged under 15 years, 51 (7.8%) aged 15 to 29, 276 (42.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 222 (34.1%) aged 65 or older.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 93.5% [[European New Zealanders|European]] ([[Pākehā]]), 15.7% [[Māori people|Māori]], 2.3% [[Pasifika New Zealanders|Pasifika]], 2.3% [[Asian New Zealanders|Asian]], and 3.7% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.2%, Māori language by 2.8%, and other languages by 5.1%. No language could be spoken by 2.3% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 17.5, compared with 28.8% nationally.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

Religious affiliations were 27.6% [[Christianity in New Zealand|Christian]], 0.5% [[Māori religious beliefs]], 0.9% [[Buddhism in New Zealand|Buddhist]], 0.9% [[New Age]], and 0.9% other religions. People who answered that they had [[Irreligion in New Zealand|no religion]] were 62.2%, and 7.4% of people did not answer the census question.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

Of those at least 15 years old, 120 (21.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 324 (59.0%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 105 (19.1%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $30,300, compared with $41,500 nationally. 48 people (8.7%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 192 (35.0%) people were employed full-time, 96 (17.5%) were part-time, and 12 (2.2%) were 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.1130.2013%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=Matarangi (1130)}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

[[Category:Thames-Coromandel District]] [[Category:Populated places in Waikato]]