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Vogeltown
Vogeltown
Suburb
	Coordinates: 39°4′42″S 174°4′47″E / 39.07833°S 174.07972°E
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
• Land	396 ha (979 acres)
Population (June 2024)
• Total	6,140

Westown	New Plymouth Central	Brooklands
Frankleigh Park	Vogeltown	Highlands Park

Vogeltown is a suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the southeast of the city centre and east of Frankleigh Park.^[3] The suburb was named after Sir Julius Vogel,^[4] Prime Minister of New Zealand in the 1870s.

Demographics

Vogeltown covers 3.96 km² (1.53 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 6,140 as of June 2024,^[2] with a population density of 1,551 people per km².

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	4,821	—
2013	5,004	+0.53%
2018	5,610	+2.31%
Source: ^[5]

Vogeltown had a population of 5,610 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 606 people (12.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 789 people (16.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,286 households, comprising 2,646 males and 2,961 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.89 males per female, with 1,107 people (19.7%) aged under 15 years, 894 (15.9%) aged 15 to 29, 2,490 (44.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,119 (19.9%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 88.1% European/Pākehā, 13.0% Māori, 2.2% Pacific peoples, 4.7% Asian, and 2.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 18.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 52.4% had no religion, 35.8% were Christian, 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.4% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 2.3% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 960 (21.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 816 (18.1%) people had no formal qualifications. 774 people (17.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,043 (45.4%) people were employed full-time, 660 (14.7%) were part-time, and 174 (3.9%) were unemployed.^[5]

Individual statistical areas
Name	Area (km²)	Population	Density (per km²)	Households	Median age	Median income
Lower Vogeltown	1.50	2,865	1,910	1,206	40.7 years	$28,100^[6]
Upper Vogeltown	2.46	2,745	1,516	1,080	41.0 years	$29,600^[7]
New Zealand					37.4 years	$31,800

Education

Vogeltown School^[8] is a contributing primary (years 1–6) school with a roll of students.^[9] The school was established in temporary premises in July 1915 and moved to its own site in May 1919.^[10]

New Plymouth Seventh Day Adventist School is a state integrated full primary (years 1–8) school with a roll of 67.^[11]

Both schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of August 2024.^[12]