Tikipunga

Tikipunga covers {{Convert|5.75|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787| access-date=4 April 2024|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}} and had an estimated population of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Tikipunga North|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Tikipunga South|y}}|R}}|0}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|({{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Tikipunga North|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Tikipunga South|y}}|R}})/5.75|0}} people per km².

{{Historical populations|2006|5,763|2013|5,484|2018|6,903|2023|7,725|percentages=pagr|align=left|source={{NZ census 2018|Tikipunga North (106200) and Tikipunga South (106500)}}|footnote=The 2006 population is for a smaller area of 5.48 km²}}

Tikipunga had a population of 7,725 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 822 people (11.9%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 2,241 people (40.9%) since the 2013 census. There were 3,645 males, 4,065 females and 18 people of other genders in 2,841 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%2Bdo1.50190%2B106201%2B106501.2023&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}} 2.4% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 37.2 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 1,659 people (21.5%) aged under 15 years, 1,395 (18.1%) aged 15 to 29, 2,925 (37.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,749 (22.6%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 67.7% European (Pākehā); 41.0% Māori; 6.1% Pasifika; 8.1% Asian; 0.7% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.4% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.7%, Māori language by 10.6%, Samoan by 0.4%, and other languages by 8.7%. No language could be spoken by 2.0% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.6%. The percentage of people born overseas was 17.0, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 35.9% Christian, 1.3% Hindu, 0.2% Islam, 3.4% Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.5% New Age, and 1.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 49.7%, and 7.5% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 747 (12.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 3,363 (55.4%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,737 (28.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $33,600, compared with $41,500 nationally. 342 people (5.6%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,619 (43.2%) people were employed full-time, 699 (11.5%) were part-time, and 192 (3.2%) 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.50190.2013%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=Tikipunga (50190)}}

The nearby Whangārei Falls have since the 1940s been in public ownership.{{cite book |title=Guide to Whangarei City and District|last=Parkes|first=W. F.|year=1992|isbn=0-473-01639-7|page=11}}

Tikipunga High School is a state coeducational year 7–13 secondary school on Corks Road, with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|14|y}} students as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}{{TKI|14|Tikipunga High School}} The school opened in 1971.

Tikipunga Primary School is a contributing primary (years 1–6) school with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1113|y}} students as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}{{TKI|1113|Tikipunga Primary School}}

Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Rawhiti Roa is a composite (years 1–15) school with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1154|y}} students as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}{{TKI|1154|Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Rawhiti Roa}}

All these schools are coeducational.

File:Whangarei Falls New Zealand (2).jpg|Whangārei Falls as seen from a walkway over the river.

File:Whangarei Falls New Zealand.jpg|Falls from below.

The Paramount Plaza shopping centre on Paramount Parade serves the suburb and is anchored by a large Woolworths Supermarket. It contains a service station, several food outlets, a liquor store, a pharmacy, a video store and a medical centre. Nearby is the Tikipunga branch of the Whangārei Libraries. There is also a smaller suburban shopping strip on the corner of Kiripaka Road and Spedding Road.

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070706092811/http://www.tikihigh.school.nz/ Tikipunga High School website]

{{Whangarei District}}

Category:Suburbs of Whangārei