Mahora, New Zealand
Suburb of Hastings, New Zealand
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Mahora is a suburb of the city of Hastings, in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's eastern North Island.[3]
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| Coordinates: 39.628328°S 176.850302°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Hastings |
| Local authority | Hastings District Council |
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| Area | |
| • Land | 203 ha (500 acres) |
| Population (June 2025)[2] | |
• Total | 6,230 |
| • Density | 3,070/km2 (7,950/sq mi) |
| Frimley | Tomoana | |
| Camberley |
  Mahora  |
Waipatu |
| St Leonards | Hastings Central | Mayfair |
Demographics
Mahora covers 2.03 km2 (0.78 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 6,230 as of June 2025,[2] with a population density of 3,069 people per km2.
Mahora had a population of 6,030 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 426 people (7.6%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 1,065 people (21.5%) since the 2013 census. There were 2,883 males, 3,132 females, and 18 people of other genders in 2,235 dwellings.[6] 2.4% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 1,221 people (20.2%) aged under 15 years, 1,122 (18.6%) aged 15 to 29, 2,562 (42.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,122 (18.6%) aged 65 or older.[4]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 67.2% European (Pākehā); 27.1% Māori; 8.0% Pasifika; 12.1% Asian; 0.7% 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 94.9%, Māori by 6.0%, Samoan by 2.4%, and other languages by 10.8%. No language could be spoken by 2.3% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.6%. The percentage of people born overseas was 20.1, compared with 28.8% nationally.[4]
Religious affiliations were 36.6% Christian, 1.9% Hindu, 0.7% Islam, 2.0% Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% Buddhist, 0.4% New Age, and 4.0% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 47.8%, and 6.0% of people did not answer the census question.[4]
Of those at least 15 years old, 897 (18.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 2,571 (53.5%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,338 (27.8%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 324 people (6.7%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 2,421 (50.3%) full-time, 621 (12.9%) part-time, and 114 (2.4%) unemployed.[4]