Port Whangārei

Suburb in Whangārei, New Zealand

Port Whangārei
Suburb
Coordinates: 35°44′42″S 174°20′46″E / 35.745°S 174.346°E / -35.745; 174.346
Country	New Zealand
City	Whangārei
Local authority	Whangarei District Council
Electoral ward	Whangārei Urban Ward
Area [1]
• Land	681 ha (1,683 acres)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Total	200

Morningside	Riverside	Parahaki
Raumanga	Port Whangārei	Onerahi
Oakleigh	(Whangārei Harbour)	Onerahi

Port Whangārei (Māori: Kioreroa) is an industrial area of Whangārei, in Northland Region, New Zealand. It is southeast of the city centre, connected by a bridge across Limeburners Creek. It was once called Kioreroa.^[3] The southernmost part of the area contains Port Nikau which has commercial buildings and recreational, commercial and superyacht berths.^[4]

One of the early cemeteries for Whangārei was Kioreroa Cemetery, on the western part of what is now Port Whangārei. It was used from 1882 to 1946.^[5]

The area was developed from the 1920s as Whangārei's port, and in the mid-1960s it was the ninth-busiest port in New Zealand.^[6] It needed more space to handle the increasing size of ships, and Northport was developed at Marsden Point to replace it, with the transition complete in 2007.^[7]

There has been a suggestion that the Royal New Zealand Navy might establish a base at Port Whangārei.^[8]

The statistical area of Port-Limeburners, which includes a slightly larger area than Port Whangārei, covers 6.81 km² (2.63 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 200 as of June 2024,^[2] with a population density of 29.4 people per km².

Before the 2023 census, the statistical area had a larger boundary, covering 7.41 km² (2.86 sq mi).^[1] Using that boundary, Port-Limeburners had a population of 102 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 63 people (161.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 51 people (100.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 36 households, comprising 69 males and 30 females, giving a sex ratio of 2.3 males per female. The median age was 46.9 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 9 people (8.8%) aged under 15 years, 9 (8.8%) aged 15 to 29, 66 (64.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 18 (17.6%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 64.7% European/Pākehā, 26.5% Māori, 2.9% Pacific peoples, 14.7% Asian, and 2.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 35.3, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 58.8% had no religion, 26.5% were Christian, 8.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.9% were Hindu and 2.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 12 (12.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 15 (16.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $22,800, compared with $31,800 nationally. 9 people (9.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 51 (54.8%) people were employed full-time, 6 (6.5%) were part-time, and 3 (3.2%) were unemployed.^[9]