Te Maunga
{{short description|Suburb of Tauranga, New Zealand}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2021}}
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{{Infobox New Zealand suburb
| name = Te Maunga
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| city1 = Tauranga
| ward = Arataki General Ward
| council = Tauranga City Council
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| coordinates = {{coord|-37.682961|176.229468|display=it|region:NZ_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}}
| area = 349
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{{Adjacent place
| centre = Te Maunga
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| northeast = (Bay of Plenty)
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| southeast = Papamoa
| south = Kairua
| southwest = Baypark
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| northwest = Arataki
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Te Maunga is a suburb of Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty, in New Zealand's North Island.
A large timber fire broke out in Te Maunga in November 2019.{{cite web |last1=Evans |first1=Alisha |title=Smoke from Te Maunga fire ‘not toxic’ |url=https://sunlive.co.nz/news/227656-smoke-from-te-maunga-fire-not-toxic.html |website=Sun Live |publisher=Sun Media}}
The area experienced surface flooding in June 2020.{{cite news |title=Surface flooding causes issues in Tauranga |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/surface-flooding-causes-issues-in-tauranga/H3TJTUTV7IXW5DHL3T37T5V2UI/ |agency=Bay of Plenty Times |publisher=New Zealand Media and Entertainment |date=26 June 2020}}
In September 2020, the New Zealand Transport Agency began work on a new traffic interchange.{{cite news |title=Significant changes ahead for SH2/SH29A Te Maunga intersection junction |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/significant-changes-ahead-for-sh2sh29a-te-maunga-intersection-junction/KFOMPSYLLLCFSEL5GACQWDVXJ4/ |agency=Bay of Plenty Times |publisher=New Zealand Media and Entertainment |date=24 September 2020}} The interchange opened in stages from 2022,{{cite web|url=https://www.nzta.govt.nz/media-releases/closing-the-gap-at-sh229a-te-maunga-interchange-baypark/|title=Closing the gap at SH2/29A Te Maunga interchange, Baypark|publisher=NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi|date=4 August 2023}} with {{NZlSH|2}} fully separated from local roads in October 2023.{{cite news|url=https://sunlive.co.nz/news/329251-baypark-to-bayfair--new-lane-change-coming.html|title=Baypark to Bayfair: New lane change coming|publisher=SunLive|date=17 October 2023}}
Demographics
Te Maunga covers {{Convert|3.49|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=9 June 2025}} and had an estimated population of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Te Maunga North|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Te Maunga South|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Pacific Lakes|y}}|R}}|0}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|({{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Te Maunga North|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Te Maunga South|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Pacific Lakes|y}}|R}})/3.49|0}} people per km2.
{{Historical populations|2006|5,616|2013|5,874|2018|7,386|2023|8,448|percentages=pagr|align=left|source={{NZ census 2018|Te Maunga North (195800) and Te Maunga South (196200)}}}}
Te Maunga had a population of 8,448 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 1,062 people (14.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 2,574 people (43.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 3,777 males, 4,656 females, and 15 people of other genders in 3,549 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%2Bdo1.195800%2B196201%2B196202.2023&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}} 2.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 1,311 people (15.5%) aged under 15 years, 1,200 (14.2%) aged 15 to 29, 3,267 (38.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 2,670 (31.6%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 84.5% European (Pākehā); 16.9% Māori; 3.0% Pasifika; 5.9% Asian; 2.0% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.0% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.9%, Māori by 4.0%, Samoan by 0.4%, and other languages by 9.7%. No language could be spoken by 2.0% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 23.0, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 36.3% Christian, 0.9% Hindu, 0.2% Islam, 1.8% Māori religious beliefs, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.2% New Age, and 1.2% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 52.3%, and 6.7% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 1,683 (23.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 3,681 (51.6%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,791 (25.1%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 780 people (10.9%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 2,952 (41.4%) full-time, 897 (12.6%) part-time, and 162 (2.3%) 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.195800%2B196201%2B196202.2013%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=Te Maunga North (195800), Te Maunga South (196201) and Pacific Lakes (196202)}}
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