| Maungati | |
| Settlement Type: | Rural locality |
| Coordinates: | -44.45°N 226°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | New Zealand |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canterbury |
| Subdivision Type2: | Territorial authority |
| Subdivision Name2: | Waimate District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Ward |
| Subdivision Name3: | Pareora-Otaio-Makikihi Ward |
| Seat Type: | Electorates |
| Leader Name: | Waimate District Council |
| Leader Title1: | Regional council |
| Leader Name1: | Environment Canterbury |
| Leader Title2: | Mayor of Waimate |
| Leader Title3: | Waitaki MP |
| Leader Title4: | Te Tai Tonga MP |
| Area Total Km2: | 695.95 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | New Zealand Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +12 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | New Zealand Daylight Time |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +13 |
| Area Code: | 03 |
Maungati is a lightly populated locality situated approximately 18 miles southwest of Timaru in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is a small farming community in an area with primarily sheep and cattle farming and some deer farming, and it has a 9-hole golf course and Māori rock drawings.
Maungati comes from the Māori language words "maunga", meaning "mountain", and "tī", meaning "cabbage tree", and thus means "mountain of cabbage tree".[1] There are many cabbage trees in the area.
Maungati covers 695.95km2[2] and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Maungati had a population of 738 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 6 people (0.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 63 people (9.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 279 households, comprising 384 males and 351 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.09 males per female. The median age was 37.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 177 people (24.0%) aged under 15 years, 111 (15.0%) aged 15 to 29, 375 (50.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 69 (9.3%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 91.9% European/Pākehā, 5.7% Māori, 1.2% Pasifika, 2.8% Asian, and 3.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 15.4, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 54.9% had no religion, 38.6% were Christian, 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.4% were Buddhist and 0.8% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 105 (18.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 96 (17.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $38,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 111 people (19.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 357 (63.6%) people were employed full-time, 99 (17.6%) were part-time, and 9 (1.6%) were unemployed.