Mangawhai Heads


Mangawhai Heads is a township in Northland, New Zealand. Waipu is 21 kilometres northwest, and Mangawhai is 5 kilometres southwest.
Mangawhai Heads Beach is an intermediate-level surf beach.
The Mangawhai Cliffs Walkway, north of the township, is 4.5 kilometres long and has a lookout point.

Demographics

Mangawhai Heads had a population of 1,995 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 756 people since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,068 people since the 2006 census. There were 849 households. There were 999 males and 999 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female. Of the total population, 306 people were aged up to 15 years, 195 were 15 to 29, 831 were 30 to 64, and 666 were 65 or older. Figures may not add up to the total due to rounding.
Ethnicities were 91.1% European/Pākehā, 11.6% Māori, 2.6% Pacific peoples, 3.9% Asian, and 1.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 21.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 56.8% had no religion, 31.4% were Christian, and 3.2% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 291 people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 330 people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $27,300. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 612 people were employed full-time, 252 were part-time, and 45 were unemployed.