Te Rerenga

Demographics

Mercury Bay North statistical area covers the northeastern Coromandel from just north of Coroglen to New Chums Beach, but excludes Whitianga. It has an area of 305.27 km2 and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.

Mercury Bay North had a population of 2,079 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 468 people (29.1%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 762 people (57.9%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,056 males, 1,014 females and 9 people of other genders in 885 dwellings. 2.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 52.8 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 315 people (15.2%) aged under 15 years, 210 (10.1%) aged 15 to 29, 966 (46.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 588 (28.3%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 93.8% European (Pākehā); 13.0% Māori; 1.7% Pasifika; 1.9% Asian; 0.4% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.6% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.4%, Māori language by 2.3%, Samoan by 0.3%, and other languages by 6.5%. No language could be spoken by 1.4% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 18.3, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 23.7% Christian, 0.1% Hindu, 0.3% Islam, 0.6% Buddhist, 1.0% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 1.2% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 65.7%, and 7.4% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 378 (21.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,029 (58.3%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 363 (20.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $28,900, compared with $41,500 nationally. 129 people (7.3%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 657 (37.2%) people were employed full-time, 339 (19.2%) were part-time, and 39 (2.2%) were unemployed.

Education

Te Rerenga School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school with a roll of students as of The school celebrated its centennial in 2008.{{cite web

Climate

| Jan record high C = 30.1 | Feb record high C = 29.3 | Mar record high C = 28.1 | Apr record high C = 25.6 | May record high C = 23.1 | Jun record high C = 21.9 | Jul record high C = 20.3 | Aug record high C = 20.0 | Sep record high C = 24.4 | Oct record high C = 24.8 | Nov record high C = 27.1 | Dec record high C = 29.2 | year record high C = 30.1 | Jan avg record high C = 28.2 | Feb avg record high C = 27.7 | Mar avg record high C = 26.2 | Apr avg record high C = 24.3 | May avg record high C = 21.5 | Jun avg record high C = 19.4 | Jul avg record high C = 18.4 | Aug avg record high C = 18.9 | Sep avg record high C = 20.1 | Oct avg record high C = 22.0 | Nov avg record high C = 24.5 | Dec avg record high C = 26.4 | year avg record high C = 28.5 | Jan avg record low C = 8.6 | Feb avg record low C = 8.5 | Mar avg record low C = 7.0 | Apr avg record low C = 4.6 | May avg record low C = 1.5 | Jun avg record low C = -0.8 | Jul avg record low C = -1.0 | Aug avg record low C = 0.1 | Sep avg record low C = 1.5 | Oct avg record low C = 2.8 | Nov avg record low C = 4.8 | Dec avg record low C = 7.0 | year avg record low C = -1.8 |Jan record low C = 5.0 |Feb record low C = 4.5 |Mar record low C = 1.8 |Apr record low C = -0.9 |May record low C = -2.6 |Jun record low C = -3.3 |Jul record low C = -5.0 |Aug record low C = -4.2 |Sep record low C = -0.7 |Oct record low C = -1.2 |Nov record low C = 0.6 |Dec record low C = 1.9 |year record low C = |access-date = 9 Sep 2024}}

References

References

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3. "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service".
4. {{NZ census 2018. Mercury Bay North (166900). mercury-bay-north. Mercury Bay North
5. "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer.
6. "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer.
7. {{TKI. 2021. Te Rerenga School