| Whangārei Central | |||||
| Caption1: | Marina at Whangārei Town Basin | ||||
| City1: | Whangārei | ||||
| Council: | Whangarei District Council | ||||
| Ward: | Whangārei Urban Ward | ||||
| Coordinates: | -35.7255°N 174.3233°W | ||||
| Area: | 281 | ||||
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Whangārei Central is the central suburb and business district of Whangārei, in the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It includes the Whangārei Town Basin.[1] It has traditionally been the main commercial centre of Northland. As of 2017, approximately 39% of the 1404 businesses were commercial and professional services; 19% were retail and food businesses.[2]
In March 2019, Whangarei District Council decided to build a new precinct on the north-western side of the CBD.[3]
Whangarei Central covers 2.81km2[4] and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Whangarei Central had a population of 954 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 195 people (25.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 60 people (6.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 375 households, comprising 483 males and 471 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.03 males per female. The median age was 46.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 129 people (13.5%) aged under 15 years, 168 (17.6%) aged 15 to 29, 477 (50.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 177 (18.6%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 61.3% European/Pākehā, 28.0% Māori, 6.0% Pacific peoples, 14.5% Asian, and 2.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 29.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 49.1% had no religion, 33.6% were Christian, 2.5% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.6% were Hindu, 2.8% were Muslim, 2.5% were Buddhist and 4.1% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 147 (17.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 153 (18.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $23,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. 87 people (10.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 339 (41.1%) people were employed full-time, 123 (14.9%) were part-time, and 45 (5.5%) were unemployed.
Whangārei Central has several art galleries: