Tirohanga

Tirohanga statistical area covers 1.18 km² (0.46 sq mi).^[1] It had an estimated population of 1,310 as of June 2025,^[2] with a population density of 1,110 people per km².

Tirohanga had a population of 1,254 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 33 people (−2.6%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 90 people (7.7%) since the 2013 census. There were 621 males, 624 females, and 9 people of other genders in 399 dwellings.^[5] 3.8% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 40.5 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 231 people (18.4%) aged under 15 years, 231 (18.4%) aged 15 to 29, 609 (48.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 183 (14.6%) aged 65 or older.^[3]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 72.5% European (Pākehā); 7.2% Māori; 3.3% Pasifika; 23.9% Asian; 1.2% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.6% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 95.5%, Māori by 1.7%, Samoan by 0.5%, and other languages by 23.0%. No language could be spoken by 1.9% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 1.0%. The percentage of people born overseas was 32.5, compared with 28.8% nationally.^[3]

Religious affiliations were 26.1% Christian, 6.0% Hindu, 1.0% Islam, 0.5% Māori religious beliefs, 2.4% Buddhist, 0.7% New Age, and 2.6% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 54.8%, and 6.2% of people did not answer the census question.^[3]

Of those at least 15 years old, 393 (38.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 474 (46.3%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 159 (15.5%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $58,400, compared with $41,500 nationally. 246 people (24.0%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 618 (60.4%) full-time, 138 (13.5%) part-time, and 18 (1.8%) unemployed.^[3]

Raphael House Rudolf Steiner School is a co-educational state-integrated school for Year 1 to 13 students,^[6] with a roll of 273 as of October 2025.^[7] It is a Waldorf Steiner school founded in 1979.^[8]