Whangārei Central

Whangārei Central
Suburb
Marina at Whangārei Town Basin Marina at Whangārei Town Basin
Coordinates: 35.725543°S 174.323327°E / -35.725543; 174.323327
Country	New Zealand
City	Whangārei
Local authority	Whangarei District Council
Electoral ward	Whangārei Urban Ward
Area
• Land	281 ha (694 acres)
Population  (June 2024)
• Total	950

Avenues	Regent
	File:Pfeil oben.svg File:Pfeil links.svgWhangārei CentralFile:Pfeil rechts.svg File:Pfeil unten.svg	(Hātea River)
Woodhill	Morningside	Riverside, Whangārei

Whangārei Central is the central business district of Whangārei, in the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It includes the Whangārei Town Basin. It has traditionally been the main commercial centre of Northland. As of 2017, approximately 39% of the 1404 businesses were commercial and professional services; 19% were retail and food businesses. In March 2019, Whangarei District Council decided to build a new precinct on the north-western side of the CBD.

Demographics

Whangārei Central covers 2.81 km² (1.08 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 950 as of June 2024, with a population density of 338 people per km².

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	894	—
2013	759	−2.31%
2018	954	+4.68%
2023	858	−2.10%
Source:

File:Town Hall, Whangarei.jpg

Whangārei municipal building

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 67.1% European (Pākehā); 32.5% Māori; 5.9% Pasifika; 11.2% Asian; 0.7% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.7% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.9%, Māori language by 10.8%, Samoan by 0.7%, and other languages by 11.2%. No language could be spoken by 1.0% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 1.0%. The percentage of people born overseas was 24.5, compared with 28.8% nationally. Religious affiliations were 31.5% Christian, 1.4% Hindu, 1.7% Islam, 3.5% Māori religious beliefs, 1.4% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, and 2.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 52.4%, and 6.6% of people did not answer the census question. Of those at least 15 years old, 123 (16.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 363 (48.8%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 228 (30.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $30,400, compared with $41,500 nationally. 39 people (5.2%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 291 (39.1%) people were employed full-time, 87 (11.7%) were part-time, and 33 (4.4%) were unemployed.

Features

Whangārei Central has several art galleries:

• Hundertwasser Art Centre and Wairau Māori Art Gallery opened in 2022.
• Reyburn House Art Gallery opened in 1966.
• Whangārei Art Museum opened in 1996.