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. Paengaroa is located on State Highway 33 approximately 2 km from the junction with State Highway 2, and at the eastern end of the Tauranga Eastern Motorway (TEL), which was opened in 2015. Paengaroa is a largely rural settlement with many farms and a few shops. Some residents also commute to Tauranga. It has 2.27 hectares of commercial land.

Demographics

Paengaroa is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement, which covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². It is part of the larger Pongakawa statistical area. Paengaroa had a population of 879 in the

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, an increase of 84 people (10.6%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 225 people (34.4%) since the 2013 census. There were 453 males, 423 females, and 3 people of other genders in 279 dwellings. 1.7% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 34.1 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 225 people (25.6%) aged under 15 years, 162 (18.4%) aged 15 to 29, 378 (43.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 117 (13.3%) aged 65 or older. People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 78.5% European (

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); 34.1% Māori; 2.0% Pasifika; 4.8% Asian; 1.0% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.0% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 95.2%, Māori by 8.5%, Samoan by 0.3%, and other languages by 4.8%. No language could be spoken by 2.4% (e.g. too young to talk).

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was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 11.6, compared with 28.8% nationally. Religious affiliations were 19.5%

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, 1.0%

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, 2.7% Māori religious beliefs, 0.3%

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, 1.0%

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, and 1.7% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 64.5%, and 8.9% of people did not answer the census question. Of those at least 15 years old, 75 (11.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 375 (57.3%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 204 (31.2%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $38,100, compared with $41,500 nationally. 42 people (6.4%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 351 (53.7%) full-time, 78 (11.9%) part-time, and 12 (1.8%) unemployed.

Notable people from Paengaroa

* Kiri Allan (born 1984), Member of Parliament for the East Coast electorate and former

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Education

Paengaroa School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students. It was founded in 1906, and has a roll of as of

References

{{Western Bay of Plenty District Western Bay of Plenty District Populated places in the Bay of Plenty Region