Gate Pa
{{short description|Suburb of Tauranga, New Zealand}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=December 2020}}
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{{Infobox New Zealand suburb
| name = Gate Pa
| image = Gate Pa June 6th 2019.jpg
| caption1 = Gate Pa Park
| city1 = Tauranga
| council = Tauranga City Council
| ward = Te Papa General Ward
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| coordinates = {{coord|-37.716|176.139|type:city_region:NZ|display=it}}
| area = 176
| population = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Gate Pa|y}}
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| popref = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2||||y}}
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{{Adjacent place
| centre = Gate Pa
| north = Judea
| northeast =Tauranga South
| east = Merivale
| southeast =
| south = Greerton
| southwest = Tauriko
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| northwest = Bethlehem
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Gate Pa or Gate Pā is a suburb of Tauranga, in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.
It is the location of the Battle of Gate Pā in the 1864 Tauranga campaign of the New Zealand Wars.
Demographics
Gate Pa covers {{Convert|1.76|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Statistical Area 2 2023 (generalised)|access-date=7 June 2025}} and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Gate Pa|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Gate Pa|y}}|R}}/1.76|0}} people per km2.
{{Historical populations|2006|3,543|2013|3,318|2018|3,696|2023|3,843|percentages=pagr|align=left|source={{NZ census 2018|Gate Pa (194600)|gate-pa|Gate Pa}}|footnote=The 2006 population is for a larger area of 2.08 km2.}}
File:Two views of Gate Pa battle site, Cameron Road, Tauranga, 1967.jpg
Gate Pa had a population of 3,843 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 147 people (4.0%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 525 people (15.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,929 males, 1,899 females, and 18 people of other genders in 1,299 dwellings.{{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%2Bdo1.194601.2023&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}} 3.4% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 32.4 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 837 people (21.8%) aged under 15 years, 867 (22.6%) aged 15 to 29, 1,701 (44.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 441 (11.5%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 64.0% European (Pākehā); 31.5% Māori; 8.9% Pasifika; 14.1% Asian; 1.2% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 95.6%, Māori by 7.2%, Samoan by 1.9%, and other languages by 12.1%. No language could be spoken by 2.4% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 24.4, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 30.4% Christian, 2.1% Hindu, 0.9% Islam, 3.7% Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% Buddhist, 0.5% New Age, and 4.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 50.0%, and 7.9% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 513 (17.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,626 (54.1%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 873 (29.0%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $40,100, compared with $41,500 nationally. 120 people (4.0%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 1,644 (54.7%) full-time, 345 (11.5%) part-time, and 117 (3.9%) unemployed.{{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.194601.2013%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=Gate Pa (194601)}}
Economy
The Gate Pa Shopping Centre opened in 2006 and covers 10,000 m². It has 450 carparks and 21 shops, including Mitre 10 Mega and Spotlight.{{cite web |title=Gate Pa Shopping Centre |url=https://www.jwlinvestments.co.nz/gate-pa-shopping-centre |website=jwlinvestments.co.nz |publisher=JWL Investments}}
Education
Gate Pā School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students,{{cite web |title=Gate Pa School Official School Website |url=http://www.gatepa.school.nz |website=gatepa.school.nz}}{{cite web |title=Gate Pa School Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=1992 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education}} with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1992|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}{{cite web |title=Gate Pa School Education Review Office Report |url=https://ero.govt.nz/institution/1992/gate-pa-school |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office |access-date=7 June 2025}} The school was open as Tauranga South School by 1941.{{cite news|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BOPT19411204.2.25?query=Tauranga+South+School|newspaper=Bay of Plenty Times|title=Holy Trinity Church|date=4 December 1941}} It changed its name to Gate Pā School in 2001.{{cite web|url=https://www.gatepa.school.nz/our-community|title=Our History|publisher=Gate Pā School|access-date=7 June 2025}}
Tauranga Girls' College is a state girls' secondary school established in 1958,{{cite web |title=Tauranga Girls' College Official School Website |url=http://www.tgc.school.nz |website=tgc.school.nz}}{{cite web |title=Tauranga Girls' College Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=122 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education}} with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|122|y}}.{{cite web |title=Tauranga Girls' College Education Review Office Report |url=https://ero.govt.nz/institution/122/tauranga-girls-college |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office |access-date=7 June 2025 }} The school, previously part of Tauranga College, opened as a single-sex school in 1958.{{cite web|url=https://www.tgc.school.nz/your-school|title=Our History|publisher=Tauranga Girls' College|access-date=7 June 2025}}