| Mangawhai Heads | |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.99 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | New Zealand |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northland Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kaipara District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Ward |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kaiwaka-Mangawhai Ward |
| Leader Title: | Territorial Authority |
| Leader Name: | Kaipara District Council |
| Leader Title1: | Regional council |
| Leader Name1: | Northland Regional Council |
| Leader Title2: | Mayor of Kaipara |
| Leader Title3: | Northland MP |
| Leader Title4: | Te Tai Tokerau MP |
| Seat Type: | Electorates |
| Coordinates: | -36.095°N 174.586°W |
Mangawhai Heads is a township in Northland, New Zealand. Waipu is 21 kilometres northwest, and Mangawhai is 5 kilometres southwest. Mangawhai Heads is on the north shore of the Mangawhai Harbour.
The Mangawhai Cliffs Walkway, north of the township, is 4.5 kilometres long walk to Paepae-o-Tū / Bream Tail, and has a lookout point.[1] [2] [3]
Mangawhai Heads Beach is an intermediate-level surf beach.[4]
The Mangawhai Harbour is a part of the rohe of Te Uri-o-Hau, a tribal group either seen as an independent iwi, or as a hapū of Ngāti Whātua.[5] The name refers to Te Whai, a historic rangatira of Ngāti Whātua, who shares his name with the short-tail stingray, whai, found in the harbour.[5] Te Whai had a fortified pā at Mangawhai Point, a central headland in the harbour.[5]
Mangawhai Museum, opened in 2014,[6] features displays on the area's local history.[7] [8]
A new subdivision called The Rise or Mangawhai North is planned northwest of the existing settlement.[9]
Mangawhai Heads covers 6.99km2[10] and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Mangawhai Heads had a population of 2,685 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 690 people (34.6%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 1,446 people (116.7%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,314 males, 1,359 females and 12 people of other genders in 1,101 dwellings.[11] 2.1% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 51.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 429 people (16.0%) aged under 15 years, 303 (11.3%) aged 15 to 29, 1,077 (40.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 876 (32.6%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 92.1% European (Pākehā); 13.1% Māori; 2.8% Pasifika; 3.8% Asian; 0.9% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.5% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.3%, Māori language by 2.0%, Samoan by 0.2%, and other languages by 7.8%. No language could be spoken by 1.3% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 21.9, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 28.6% Christian, 0.7% Hindu, 0.2% Islam, 0.1% Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.4% New Age, 0.2% Jewish, and 0.7% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 62.3%, and 6.3% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 402 (17.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,263 (56.0%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 489 (21.7%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $34,400, compared with $41,500 nationally. 261 people (11.6%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 855 (37.9%) people were employed full-time, 351 (15.6%) were part-time, and 51 (2.3%) were unemployed.[12]