Vogeltown, New Plymouth

For the suburb of Wellington, see Vogeltown, Wellington.

Vogeltown
Suburb
Map
Coordinates: 39°4′42″S 174°4′47″E / 39.07833°S 174.07972°E / -39.07833; 174.07972
CountryNew Zealand
CityNew Plymouth
Local authorityNew Plymouth District Council
Electoral ward
  • Kaitake-Ngāmotu General Ward
  • Te Purutanga Mauri Pūmanawa Māori Ward
Area
[1]
 • Land396 ha (979 acres)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • 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
YearPop.±% p.a.
20064,821—    
20135,004+0.53%
20185,610+2.31%
Source: [5]
A villa in Carrington Street

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 November 2024.[12]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ North Island Provincial Town Maps (5th ed.). Wises Maps. p. 93.
  4. ^ "European Place Names". Encyclopedia of New Zealand (1966).
  5. ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Lower Vogeltown (217800) and Upper Vogeltown (218600).
  6. ^ 2018 Census place summary: Lower Vogeltown
  7. ^ 2018 Census place summary: Upper Vogeltown
  8. ^ Vogeltown School Official Web Site www.vogeltown.school.nz
  9. ^ Education Counts: Vogeltown School
  10. ^ G. H. Davey. "History of Vogeltown School 1915 – 1965". Archived from the original on 8 March 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2008.
  11. ^ Education Counts: New Plymouth Seventh Day Adventist School
  12. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2025.

Further reading

Churches

Methodist

  • Wright, Henry R. (1974). Vogeltown Methodist Church: a brief history. New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Vogeltown Methodist Church.

School

  • Vogeltown School 1915–1990. New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Vogeltown School Committee. 1990.
  • Davey, George H. (comp.) (1966). History of Vogeltown School: 1915–1965. New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: The School.
  • Hammonds, Bruce (1983). Towards a more informed vision: creating an environment for quality learning. Palmerston North, [N.Z.]: Palmerston North College of Education.