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Suburb of Palmerston North From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Takaro is a suburb and constituent ward of Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand.
It is located east of Highbury, west of Palmerston North Hospital Area and north of the CBD. It had a resident population of 5,253 in 2013, making up 6.6% of Palmerston North's population.[3]
The area includes Takaro Park, Kawau Stream Reserve, Clausen Reserve, Gloucester Reserve, Coronation Park, Takaro Bowling Club, Takaro Tennis Club, Masonic Court, Rose A Lea Retirement Home and Palmerston Manor Retirement Home.[4]
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Demographics
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Takaro covers 2.00 km2 (0.77 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 6,080 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 3,040 people per km2.
Takaro had a population of 5,748 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 177 people (3.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 117 people (2.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,163 households, comprising 2,823 males and 2,919 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female, with 1,104 people (19.2%) aged under 15 years, 1,647 (28.7%) aged 15 to 29, 2,331 (40.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 669 (11.6%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 75.6% European/Pākehā, 22.6% Māori, 7.0% Pacific peoples, 9.3% Asian, and 2.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 16.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 53.0% had no religion, 31.7% were Christian, 1.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.4% were Hindu, 1.0% were Muslim, 1.3% were Buddhist and 2.5% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 903 (19.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 840 (18.1%) people had no formal qualifications. 459 people (9.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,319 (49.9%) people were employed full-time, 675 (14.5%) were part-time, and 249 (5.4%) were unemployed.[5]
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Education
Takaro School is a co-educational state primary school,[8][9] with a roll of 210 as of March 2025.[10]
Monrad Intermediate is a co-educational state intermediate school,[11][12] with a roll of 380.[13]
Our Lady of Lourdes School is a state-integrated Catholic primary school,[14][15] with a roll of 131.[16]
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