Mahurangi West
{{Use New Zealand English|date=May 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Mahurangi West
|image_skyline = Mahurangi West Hall.jpg
|image_caption = Mahurangi West Hall, originally Mahurangi Heads West School
|area_total_km2 = 0.37
|population_footnotes = {{NZ population data 2018||||y}}
|population_as_of = {{NZ population data 2018|||y}}
|population_total = {{NZ population data 2018|Mahurangi West|y}}
|population_density_km2 = auto
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = New Zealand
|subdivision_type1= Region
|subdivision_name1= Auckland Region
|subdivision_type2= Ward
|subdivision_name2= Rodney ward
|subdivision_type3= Community board
|subdivision_name3= Rodney Local Board
|subdivision_type4= Subdivision
|subdivision_name4= Warkworth subdivision
|leader_title = Territorial Authority
|leader_name = Auckland Council
|leader_title2 = Mayor of Auckland
|leader_name2 = {{NZ officeholder data|Auckland Mayor|y}}
|leader_title3 = Kaipara ki Mahurangi MP
|leader_name3 = {{NZ officeholder data|Kaipara ki Mahurangi MP|y}}
|leader_title4 = Te Tai Tokerau MP
|leader_name4 = {{NZ officeholder data|Te Tai Tokerau MP|y}}
|seat_type = Electorates
|seat = {{ubl|Kaipara ki Mahurangi|Te Tai Tokerau}}
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Mahurangi West is a rural settlement in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. Puhoi is to the west, Mahurangi Harbour is to the east, and the western part of Mahurangi Regional Park is southeast.{{cite map|url=https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz6830/Mahurangi-West/Auckland|title=Mahurangi West, Auckland|publisher=NZ Topo Map|first=Gavin|last=Harriss|date=March 2022}}
Mahurangi Heads West School operated from 1886 to 1946. It was a half-time school for the early part of this period, sharing its teacher with another school. The school building is now Mahurangi West Hall.{{cite web|url=https://mahurangiwest.org.nz/history/|title=The History of Mahurangi West Hall|publisher=Mahurangi West Hall Inc|access-date=19 May 2022}}
Albert Dennis Reserve is a park in Mahurangi West that was established following a bequeathment of land from Emilie Alexis Dennis in her will.{{cite book | last=Bioletti | first=Harry | title=Rodney Coast to Coast | date=1992 | isbn=0-473-01296-0 |page=101}}
Demographics
Statistics New Zealand describes Mahurangi West as a rural settlement, which covers {{Convert|0.37|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787| access-date=2 May 2024|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}} and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Mahurangi West|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Mahurangi West|y}}|R}}/0.37|0}} people per km2. Mahurangi West is part of the larger Puhoi Valley statistical area.{{NZ census place summary 2018|puhoi-valley|Puhoi Valley}}
{{Historical populations|2006|75|2013|90|2018|129|2023|117|percentages=pagr|align=left|source={{NZ census 2018|7001314}}|footnote=The 2006 population is for a smaller area of 0.27 km2.}}
Mahurangi West had a population of 117 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 12 people (−9.3%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 27 people (30.0%) since the 2013 census. There were 57 males, 60 females and 3 people of other genders in 51 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%2Bdo1.1088.2023&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}} 7.7% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 60.3 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 12 people (10.3%) aged under 15 years, 6 (5.1%) aged 15 to 29, 60 (51.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 42 (35.9%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 92.3% European (Pākehā), 7.7% Māori, and 10.3% Asian. English was spoken by 97.4%, and other languages by 7.7%. The percentage of people born overseas was 20.5, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 28.2% Christian, 2.6% Māori religious beliefs, and 5.1% Buddhist. People who answered that they had no religion were 61.5%, and 2.6% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 30 (28.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 51 (48.6%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 18 (17.1%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $44,500, compared with $41,500 nationally. 21 people (20.0%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 30 (28.6%) people were employed full-time and 27 (25.7%) were part-time.{{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%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.1088.2013%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=Mahurangi West (1088)}}