Mairtown
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{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2022}}
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{{Infobox New Zealand suburb
| name = Mairtown
| image = Mair Park.jpg
| caption1 = Mair Park
| city1 = Whangārei
| council = Whangarei District Council
| ward = Whangārei Urban Ward
| coordinates = {{coord|-35.708|174.325|region:NZ_type:city|display=it}}
| area = 94
| population = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Mairtown|y}}
| popdate = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y}}
| popsource = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2||||y}}
| map = {{infobox mapframe|coord={{coord|-35.708|174.325}}|zoom=11}}
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{{Adjacent place
| centre = Mairtown
| north = Otangarei
| northeast = Tikipunga
| east = (Hātea River)
| southeast = Riverside
| south = Regent
| southwest = Woodhill
| west = Kensington
| northwest = Whau Valley
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Mairtown is a suburb of Whangārei, in Northland Region, New Zealand. It is about 2 kilometres north of the city centre.{{cite book|title=The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand|year=2005|isbn=1-877333-20-4|author=Roger Smith, GeographX|publisher=Robbie Burton|at=map 24}} Mair Park runs between Mairtown and the Hātea River.{{Cite web|url=http://www.wdc.govt.nz/FacilitiesandRecreation/WalksTrails/Pages/HateaRiver.aspx|title=Hatea River|publisher=Whangarei District Council|accessdate=12 May 2020}}
The area is named for the early settler Mair Family, including Gilbert Mair and his son Robert.{{cite web|url=http://www.wdc.govt.nz/FacilitiesandRecreation/Town-Basin/Documents/Heritage-trail-signs-pakeha-panels.pdf|title=The River|publisher=Whangarei District Council|accessdate=12 May 2020}} Robert donated the land which is now Mair Park to the city in 1914.{{Cite web|url=http://www.wdc.govt.nz/FacilitiesandRecreation/Parks/Pages/MairPark.aspx|title=Mair Park|publisher=Whangarei District Council|accessdate=12 May 2020}} Tawatawhiti / Mair's Landing on the Hātea River is on the New Zealand Heritage List.{{Cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/northland/103451695/mairs-landing-officially-recognised-as-a-place-of-heritage-significance|title=Mair's Landing officially recognised as a place of heritage significance|publisher=Stuff|date=30 April 2018|first=Annette|last=Lambly}}
Demographics
Mairtown covers {{Convert|0.94|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787| access-date=21 April 2022|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}} and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Mairtown|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Mairtown|y}}|R}}/0.94|0}} people per km2.
{{Historical populations|2006|2,205|2013|2,265|2018|2,475|2023|2,388|percentages=pagr|align=left|source={{NZ census 2018|Mairtown (106800)|mairtown|Mairtown}}}}
Mairtown had a population of 2,388 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 87 people (−3.5%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 123 people (5.4%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,056 males, 1,329 females and 3 people of other genders in 1,059 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%2Bdo1.106800.2023&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}} 3.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 46.9 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 375 people (15.7%) aged under 15 years, 384 (16.1%) aged 15 to 29, 960 (40.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 669 (28.0%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 74.2% European (Pākehā); 31.2% Māori; 4.5% Pasifika; 8.2% Asian; 0.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.5% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.2%, Māori language by 7.7%, Samoan by 0.8%, and other languages by 9.3%. No language could be spoken by 1.9% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.8%. The percentage of people born overseas was 19.5, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 35.3% Christian, 1.9% Hindu, 0.3% Islam, 2.3% Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, and 2.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 49.1%, and 8.2% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 324 (16.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,086 (53.9%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 525 (26.1%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $33,500, compared with $41,500 nationally. 144 people (7.2%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 879 (43.7%) people were employed full-time, 228 (11.3%) were part-time, and 48 (2.4%) were 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%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.106800.2013%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=Mairtown (106800)}}