Matua, New Zealand
suburb of Tauranga, New Zealand
Matua is a suburb of Tauranga, in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.
Demographics
Matua covers 2.44 km2 (0.94 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 5,620 as of June 2025, with a population density of 2,303 people per km2.
Matua had a population of 5,628 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 237 people (4.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 480 people (9.3%) since the 2013 census. There were 2,715 males, 2,895 females, and 18 people of other genders in 2,079 dwellings. 2.2% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 45.1 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 1,107 people (19.7%) aged under 15 years, 693 (12.3%) aged 15 to 29, 2,424 (43.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,407 (25.0%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 87.8% European (Pākehā); 10.9% Māori; 2.2% Pasifika; 6.6% Asian; 1.2% 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 97.7%, Māori by 2.5%, Samoan by 0.2%, and other languages by 9.8%.
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