Gate Pa or Gate Pā is a suburb of

Tauranga Tauranga () is a coastal city in the Bay of Plenty region and the fifth most populous city of New Zealand, with an urban population of , or roughly 3% of the national population. It was settled by Māori late in the 13th century, colonised by ...

, in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is the location of the

Battle of Gate Pā The Tauranga campaign was a six-month-long armed conflict in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty in early 1864, and part of the New Zealand Wars that were fought over issues of land ownership and sovereignty. The campaign was a sequel to the invasion o ...

in the 1864

Tauranga campaign The Tauranga campaign was a six-month-long armed conflict in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty in early 1864, and part of the New Zealand Wars that were fought over issues of land ownership and sovereignty. The campaign was a sequel to the invasion o ...

of the

New Zealand Wars The New Zealand Wars took place from 1845 to 1872 between the New Zealand colonial government and allied Māori on one side and Māori and Māori-allied settlers on the other. They were previously commonly referred to as the Land Wars or the ...

Demographics

Gate Pa covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Two views of Gate Pa battle site, Cameron Road, Tauranga, 1967

Two views of Gate Pa battle site, Cameron Road, Tauranga, 1967

Gate Pa had a population of 4,023 at the

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, an increase of 396 people (10.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 480 people (13.5%) since the

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. There were 1,341 households, comprising 2,034 males and 1,989 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.02 males per female. The median age was 31.4 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 903 people (22.4%) aged under 15 years, 1,017 (25.3%) aged 15 to 29, 1,632 (40.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 474 (11.8%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 67.5% European/

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, 29.5%

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, 8.0% Pacific peoples, 10.9%

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, and 2.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 18.7, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 49.0% had no religion, 32.1% were Christian, 3.9% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.9% were

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, 0.8% were Muslim, 0.4% were

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and 4.0% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 405 (13.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 648 (20.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $27,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. 192 people (6.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,590 (51.0%) people were employed full-time, 441 (14.1%) were part-time, and 168 (5.4%) were unemployed.

Economy

The Gate Pa Shopping Centre opened in 2006 and covers 10,000 m². It has 450 carparks and 21 shops, including Mitre 10 Mega and Spotlight.

Education

Gate Pa School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, with a roll of as of . Tauranga Girls' College is a co-educational state girls' secondary school established in 1958, with a roll of .

References

{{Tauranga Suburbs of Tauranga Populated places around the Tauranga Harbour