Coroglen (

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: ''Ōunuora'') is a locality in the

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. It lies on State Highway 25, 18 kilometres south of

Whitianga Whitianga is a town on the Coromandel Peninsula, in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. The town is located on Mercury Bay, on the northeastern coast of the peninsula. The town has a permanent population of as of making it the ...

and 26 kilometres north west of

Tairua The town of Tairua is on the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula in the North Island of New Zealand. It lies at the mouth of the Tairua River on its north bank and on the small Paku Peninsula. Tairua is a Māori name which translates litera ...

. The "Tapu-Coroglen Road", a windy gravel road, connects it across the

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with Tapu on the west coast of the peninsula.

History

The town was founded as "Gumtown" in the late 19th century with a

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sawmill, later becoming an important location in the

kauri gum Kauri gum is resin from kauri trees ('' Agathis australis''), which historically had several important industrial uses. It can also be used to make crafts such as jewellery. Kauri forests once covered much of the North Island of New Zealand, ...

trade. In the early 1900s, Gumtown had three stores, a bakery, a butcher's, a bootmaker, a blacksmith, a hotel, two boarding houses, and a billiard saloon. Currently, Coroglen has a tavern (famous for live music performances), a school, a pre school and a community garden.

Demographics

Coroglen is in an SA1 statistical area which covers . The SA1 area is part of the larger Mercury Bay South statistical area. The SA1 statistical area had a population of 129 at the

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, an increase of 3 people (2.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 18 people (16.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 48 households, comprising 69 males and 63 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.1 males per female. The median age was 43.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 24 people (18.6%) aged under 15 years, 21 (16.3%) aged 15 to 29, 57 (44.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 27 (20.9%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 90.7% European/

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, 16.3%

, and 2.3% Pacific peoples. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 60.5% had no religion, 20.9% were

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and 2.3% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 12 (11.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 24 (22.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $24,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. 6 people (5.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 51 (48.6%) people were employed full-time, 18 (17.1%) were part-time, and 3 (2.9%) were unemployed.

Education

Coroglen School is a co-educational full primary (years 1–8) school with a roll of as of The school started in 1896.

Notes

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