Mangakakahi
suburb of Rotorua, New Zealand
Mangakakahi is a suburb of Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.
Demographics
Mangakakahi covers 2.81 km2 (1.08 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 2,380 as of June 2025, with a population density of 847 people per km2.
Mangakakahi had a population of 2,223 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 21 people (−0.9%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 168 people (8.2%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,110 males, 1,101 females, and 12 people of other genders in 681 dwellings. 3.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 32.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 561 people (25.2%) aged under 15 years, 483 (21.7%) aged 15 to 29, 978 (44.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 201 (9.0%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 52.0% European (Pākehā); 54.9% Māori; 11.1% Pasifika; 8.4% Asian; 0.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 0.8% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 94.7%, Māori by 18.4%, Samoan by 0.7%, and other languages by 7.2%.
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