Tikipunga

Tikipunga
Tikipunga
Suburb of Whangarei District Council
	Whangārei Falls
Country	New Zealand
City	Whangarei District Council
Population (2018)
• Total	6,906

Kauri		Glenbervie
Kamo	Tikipunga
Whau Valley	Otangarei

Tikipunga is one of the biggest suburbs in Whangārei, New Zealand. It is in the north-east part of the town and has the landmark Whangārei Falls nearby.

Demographics[]

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	5,763	—
2013	5,484	−0.71%
2018	6,906	+4.72%
Source: ^[1]

Tikipunga (comprising the statistical areas of Tikipunga North and Tikipunga South) had a population of 6,906 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 1,422 people (25.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,143 people (19.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,433 households. There were 3,213 males and 3,693 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.87 males per female. Of the total population, 1,662 people (24.1%) were aged up to 15 years, 1,296 (18.8%) were 15 to 29, 2,496 (36.1%) were 30 to 64, and 1,452 (21.0%) were 65 or older. Figures may not add up to the total due to rounding.

Ethnicities were 69.8% European/Pākehā, 41.8% Māori, 6.3% Pacific peoples, 3.3% Asian, and 1.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 12.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 48.4% had no religion, 36.9% were Christian, and 6.5% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 522 (10.0%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 1,416 (27.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,118 (40.4%) people were employed full-time, 606 (11.6%) were part-time, and 315 (6.0%) were unemployed.^[1]

Attractions[]

The nearby Whangārei Falls have since the 1940s been in public ownership.^[2]

Education[]

Tikipunga High School is a state coeducational Year 7-13 secondary school on Corks Road, with a roll of 302 students as of November 2021.^[3]^[4] The school opened in 1971.

Tikipunga Primary School is a contributing primary (years 1–6) school with a roll of 320 students as of November 2021.^[3]^[5]

Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Rawhiti Roa is a composite (years 1–15) school with a roll of 174 students as of November 2021.^[3]^[6]

All these schools are coeducational.

Whangarei Falls as seen from a walkway over the river.
Falls from below.

Amenities[]

The Paramount Plaza shopping centre on Paramount Parade serves the suburb and is anchored by a large Countdown Supermarket. It contains a service station, several food outlets, a liquor store, a pharmacy, a video store and a medical centre. Nearby is the Tikipunga branch of the Whangārei Libraries. There is also a smaller suburban shopping strip on the corner of Kiripaka Road and Spedding Road.