Mahora, New Zealand

Mahora
Mahora
Suburb
	Coordinates: 39°37′44″S 176°50′34″E / 39.628968°S 176.842761°E
Country	New Zealand
City	Hastings
Local authority	Hastings District Council
Electoral ward	Hastings-Havelock North General Ward; Takitimu Māori Ward;
Area
• Land	287 ha (709 acres)
Population (June 2024)
• Total	9,090

Frimley		Tomoana
Camberley	Mahora	Waipatu
St Leonards	Hastings Central	Mayfair

Mahora is a suburb of the city of Hastings, in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's eastern North Island.^[3]

Demographics

Mahora covers 2.87 km² (1.11 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 9,090 as of June 2024,^[2] with a population density of 3,167 people per km².

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	7,026	—
2013	7,227	+0.40%
2018	8,106	+2.32%
Source: ^[4]

Mahora had a population of 8,106 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 879 people (12.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,080 people (15.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,877 households, comprising 3,885 males and 4,221 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.92 males per female, with 1,770 people (21.8%) aged under 15 years, 1,515 (18.7%) aged 15 to 29, 3,426 (42.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,401 (17.3%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 72.2% European/Pākehā, 25.1% Māori, 7.2% Pacific peoples, 9.2% Asian, and 1.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 17.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 43.0% had no religion, 40.1% were Christian, 2.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.1% were Hindu, 0.9% were Muslim, 0.8% were Buddhist and 4.0% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 954 (15.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,461 (23.1%) people had no formal qualifications. 624 people (9.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 3,069 (48.4%) people were employed full-time, 903 (14.3%) were part-time, and 225 (3.6%) were unemployed.^[4]

Individual statistical areas
Name	Area (km²)	Population	Density (per km²)	Households	Median age	Median income
Mahora	0.94	2,556	2,719	846	37.8 years	$26,400^[5]
Cornwall Park	1.08	3,048	2,822	1,149	38.6 years	$25,000^[6]
Tomoana Crossing	0.84	2,502	2.979	882	37.9 years	$28,600^[7]
New Zealand					37.4 years	$31,800