Western Bay of Plenty District


Western Bay of Plenty District is a territorial authority within the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand. The district envelops Tauranga City by land, and includes Matakana Island, at the entrance to Tauranga Harbour.

Population

The district's population in was. Of these, live in Waihi Beach, in Katikati, and in Te Puke. The district has a land area of 2,120.675 km².
Western Bay of Plenty District had a population of 51,321 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 7,629 people since the 2013 census, and an increase of 9,495 people since the 2006 census. There were 18,462 households. There were 25,647 males and 25,677 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female. Of the total population, 9,555 people were aged up to 15 years, 8,130 were 15 to 29, 22,881 were 30 to 64, and 10,758 were 65 or older. Figures may not add up to the total due to rounding.
Ethnicities were 81.4% European/Pākehā, 19.2% Māori, 2.7% Pacific peoples, 6.5% Asian, and 1.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 19.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 51.1% had no religion, 33.3% were Christian, and 7.9% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 6,735 people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 7,935 people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $30,300. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 19,869 people were employed full-time, 7,083 were part-time, and 1,215 were unemployed.

Local government

The seat of the Western Bay of Plenty District Council is at Greerton in Tauranga City. The district came into being in the local government reorganisation of 1989; with minor modifications to the boundaries, it merged the old Tauranga County and Te Puke Borough. The greatest changes were in the northwest, with Waihi Beach being transferred to the district from the old Ohinemuri County, and in the vicinity of Tauranga City, where some of the hinterland, formerly in the county, was transferred to the city.
The wards are the following: