College Estate
suburb of Whanganui, New Zealand
College Estate is a suburb of Whanganui, in the Whanganui District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island.
Demographics
College Estate covers 1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 1,310 as of June 2025, with a population density of 970 people per km2.
College Estate had a population of 1,278 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 6 people (−0.5%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 135 people (11.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 618 males, 654 females, and 3 people of other genders in 489 dwellings. 2.6% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 42.2 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 237 people (18.5%) aged under 15 years, 225 (17.6%) aged 15 to 29, 522 (40.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 288 (22.5%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 81.9% European (Pākehā); 22.1% Māori; 4.2% Pasifika; 7.0% Asian; 0.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 4.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.4%, Māori by 5.4%, Samoan by 0.5%, and other languages by 8.2%.
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