Strandon

Strandon
Suburb
Coordinates: 39.054°S 174.094°E / -39.054; 174.094
Country	New Zealand
City	New Plymouth
Local authority	New Plymouth District Council
Electoral ward	Kaitake-Ngāmotu General Ward Te Purutanga Mauri Pūmanawa Māori Ward
Area [1]
• Land	176 ha (435 acres)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Total	2,650

	(North Taranaki Bight)	Fitzroy
New Plymouth Central	Strandon	Glen Avon
Welbourn	Merrilands

Strandon is a suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the east of the city centre.

Demographics

Strandon covers 1.76 km² (0.68 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 2,650 as of June 2024,^[2] with a population density of 1,506 people per km².

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	2,487	—
2013	2,514	+0.15%
2018	2,535	+0.17%
Source: [3]

Strandon had a population of 2,535 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 21 people (0.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 48 people (1.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,038 households, comprising 1,194 males and 1,341 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.89 males per female. The median age was 46.7 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 372 people (14.7%) aged under 15 years, 426 (16.8%) aged 15 to 29, 1,167 (46.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 570 (22.5%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 88.5% European/Pākehā, 11.6% Māori, 1.2% Pacific peoples, 6.6% Asian, and 1.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 18.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 47.2% had no religion, 41.8% were Christian, 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.4% were Hindu, 0.6% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 1.2% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 531 (24.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 303 (14.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $34,100, compared with $31,800 nationally. 462 people (21.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,035 (47.9%) people were employed full-time, 351 (16.2%) were part-time, and 57 (2.6%) were unemployed.^[3]

Education

New Plymouth Girls' High School is a single-sex state secondary school (years 9–13) with a roll of 1,299 students as of November 2024.^[4][5] The school separated from New Plymouth High School in 1914, leaving New Plymouth Boys' High School on the old site.^[6]

Sacred Heart Girls' College is a single-sex state-integrated Catholic secondary and intermediate school (years 7–13) with a roll of 720 students as of November 2024.^[4][7] The school started in 1884 and moved to its current site in 1960.^[8]

Notes

1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
2. "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Strandon (217300). 2018 Census place summary: Strandon
4. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
5. Education Counts: New Plymouth Girls' High School
6. "History". New Plymouth Boys' High School. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
7. Education Counts: Sacred Heart Girls' College
8. "History". Sacred Heart Girls' College. Retrieved 17 February 2021.