Tawhero
suburb of Whanganui, New Zealand
Tawhero is a suburb of Whanganui, in the Whanganui District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island.
The name can mean the tōwai or kāmahi trees.
Demographics
Titoki statistical area, which corresponds to Tawhero, covers 1.64 km2 (0.63 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 3,200 as of June 2025, with a population density of 1,951 people per km2.
Titoki had a population of 3,066 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 225 people (7.9%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 594 people (24.0%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,497 males, 1,563 females, and 6 people of other genders in 1,128 dwellings. 2.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 38.1 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 681 people (22.2%) aged under 15 years, 534 (17.4%) aged 15 to 29, 1,257 (41.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 597 (19.5%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 66.5% European (Pākehā); 38.7% Māori; 7.6% Pasifika; 6.3% Asian; 0.7% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.9% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander".
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