Suburb in Whangārei, New Zealand

Morningside
Suburb
Coordinates: 35°44′17″S 174°19′13″E / 35.738107°S 174.320385°E / -35.738107; 174.320385
Country	New Zealand
City	Whangārei
Local authority	Whangarei District Council
Electoral ward	Whangārei Urban Ward
Area [1]
• Land	170 ha (420 acres)
Population  (June 2023)[2]
• Total	2,640

Woodhill	Whangārei Central	Riverside
Horahora	Morningside	(Whangārei Harbour)
Raumanga	Toetoe	Port Whangārei

Morningside is a suburb to the south of Whangārei in Northland, New Zealand.^[3] Morningside railway housing settlement still substantially exists. Many of the houses have been considerably modified, but one 1939 house is protected by NZHPT Category II listing, number 7745.^[4]

Demographics

Morningside covers 1.70 km² (0.66 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 2,640 as of June 2023,^[2] with a population density of 1,553 people per km².

Before the 2023 census, the suburb had a smaller boundary, covering 1.20 km² (0.46 sq mi).^[1] Using that boundary, Morningside had a population of 2,340 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 273 people (13.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 213 people (10.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 840 households, comprising 1,170 males and 1,170 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female. The median age was 34.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 495 people (21.2%) aged under 15 years, 528 (22.6%) aged 15 to 29, 1,026 (43.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 291 (12.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 65.9% European/Pākehā, 43.7% Māori, 5.6% Pacific peoples, 7.6% Asian, and 1.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 14.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 51.0% had no religion, 33.1% were Christian, 3.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.5% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim, 0.8% were Buddhist and 2.8% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 273 (14.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 432 (23.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $25,700, compared with $31,800 nationally. 129 people (7.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 885 (48.0%) people were employed full-time, 261 (14.1%) were part-time, and 96 (5.2%) were unemployed.^[5]

Culture

Terenga Parāoa Marae and Kaka Porowini meeting house are located in Morningside. The marae is affiliated with the Ngāpuhi hapū of Uri o Te Tangata.^[6][7]

Education

Morningside School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a roll of 297 students as of February 2024.^[8][9]

Christian Renewal School is a composite state integrated co-educational secondary and primary (years 1–13) school with a roll of 230 students as of February 2024.^[8] Around 110 of those students are in high school (years 9–13), as of June 2018. The school was established in 1993 and integrated into the state system in 1997.^[10] The secondary half of the school is situated upstairs, and the primary downstairs. The school operates in the Christian Renewal buildings, beside the Renew Church work buildings and auditorium.^[11]

Notes

External links

• Morningside School website