Gate Pa
Suburb of Tauranga, New Zealand
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Gate Pa or Gate Pā is a suburb of Tauranga, in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.
Gate Pa | |
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Gate Pa Park | |
 Interactive map of Gate Pa | |
| Coordinates: 37.716°S 176.139°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Tauranga |
| Local authority | Tauranga City Council |
| Electoral ward | Te Papa General Ward |
| Area | |
| • Land | 176 ha (430 acres) |
| Population (June 2025)[2] | |
• Total | 4,100 |
| • Density | 2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi) |
| Bethlehem | Judea | Tauranga South |
  Gate Pa  |
Merivale | |
| Tauriko | Greerton |
It is the location of the Battle of Gate Pā in the 1864 Tauranga campaign of the New Zealand Wars.
Demographics
Gate Pa covers 1.76 km2 (0.68 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 4,100 as of June 2025,[2] with a population density of 2,330 people per km2.
Gate Pa had a population of 3,843 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 147 people (4.0%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 525 people (15.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,929 males, 1,899 females, and 18 people of other genders in 1,299 dwellings.[5] 3.4% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 32.4 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 837 people (21.8%) aged under 15 years, 867 (22.6%) aged 15 to 29, 1,701 (44.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 441 (11.5%) aged 65 or older.[3]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 64.0% European (Pākehā); 31.5% Māori; 8.9% Pasifika; 14.1% Asian; 1.2% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 95.6%, Māori by 7.2%, Samoan by 1.9%, and other languages by 12.1%. No language could be spoken by 2.4% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 24.4, compared with 28.8% nationally.[3]
Religious affiliations were 30.4% Christian, 2.1% Hindu, 0.9% Islam, 3.7% Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% Buddhist, 0.5% New Age, and 4.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 50.0%, and 7.9% of people did not answer the census question.[3]
Of those at least 15 years old, 513 (17.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,626 (54.1%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 873 (29.0%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $40,100, compared with $41,500 nationally. 120 people (4.0%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 1,644 (54.7%) full-time, 345 (11.5%) part-time, and 117 (3.9%) unemployed.[3]
Economy
The Gate Pa Shopping Centre opened in 2006 and covers 10,000 m². It has 450 carparks and 21 shops, including Mitre 10 Mega and Spotlight.[6]
Education
Gate Pā School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students,[7][8] with a roll of 387 as of October 2025.[9][10] The school was opened as Tauranga South School in May 1951.[11] It changed its name to Gate Pā School in 2001.[12]
Tauranga Girls' College is a state girls' secondary school established in 1958,[13][14] with a roll of 1,402.[15] The school, previously part of Tauranga College, opened as a single-sex school in 1958.[16]