Papamoa

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use New Zealand English Template:Infobox New Zealand suburb Template:Adjacent place Papamoa or Papamoa Beach is a suburb of Tauranga, located about 11 kilometres from the city centre. It is the largest residential suburb in Tauranga.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> It is bordered to the west by Arataki and Mount Maunganui (east of Sunrise Avenue and Hibiscus Avenue), the east by the Kaituna River (separating it from the Western Bay of Plenty District) and to the south by State Highway 2.

History and culture

Māori settlement of Papamoa dates back to approximately 1400 CE with a significant pā complex overlooking the fertile plains and abundant coastal fisheries. For the next 300 years the people prospered, harvesting their crops and fisheries, occupying and abandoning sites in accordance with the kūmara cycle and soil fertility.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Papamoa has Template:Cvt of white sandy beach stretching from the boundary with Mount Maunganui in the west to the Kaituna River in the east. Widespread Pākehā settlement of the area did not start until the early 1960s and prior to this Papamoa had been largely a rural area. Once a small and tight knit community, many of Papamoa Beach's sweeping paddocks have been swallowed up by urban development.

In subsequent decades, Papamoa is currently one of the fastest growing suburbs of Tauranga, with many different subdivisions developing concurrently on different blocks of land on the fringes of the suburb. It is popular for fishing, surfing, and as a holiday retreat.

Marae

The local Mangatawa or Tamapahore Marae and its Tamapahore meeting house is a meeting place for the Ngāi Te Rangi hapū of Ngā Pōtiki.<ref name="tkmentry">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="maorimaps">Template:Cite web</ref>

Nudity

Papamoa Beach is a clothing-optional beach by custom.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> New Zealand has no official nude beaches, as public nudity is legal on any beach where it is "known to occur".<ref>Template:Cite court</ref> Sexual activity in public places is illegal, however, and Papamoa Beach has been the site of a continuing series of complaints about lewd behaviour. Some complainants take care to distinguish between these activities and non-sexual naturism; others do not.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2012, Papamoa Beach was the location for a skinny dipping world record attempt. On 2 December 2012, 299 people got naked in the water. Despite a cold day, many people stripped naked attempting to beat Christchurch's Summer Beach Dip. The record failed as Guinness World Records required all swimmers to be in the water at the same time for a group photo.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Name issues

The suburban area of "Papamoa" as it is commonly referred to today is actually situated at "Papamoa Beach." Strictly geographically speaking, "Papamoa" is actually located closer inland towards the Papamoa Hills, in an area covered by the Western Bay of Plenty District Council. Papamoa (situated at Papamoa Beach) can be split into two areas: Papamoa East and Papamoa West. Legally speaking, Domain Road separates Papamoa West from Papamoa East, although to many locals Papamoa East starts on the Eastern side of Parton Road.Template:Citation needed Papamoa East (of Parton Road) in the 1970s and 1980s used to be seen as more of an alternative place to live, a bit like the Coromandel Peninsula.Template:Citation needed

Demographics

Papamoa Beach covers Template:Convert<ref name="Area">Template:Cite web</ref> and had an estimated population of Template:Decimals as of Template:NZ population data 2023 SA2 with a population density of Template:Decimals people per km2.

Template:Historical populations Papamoa Beach had a population of 34,533 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 7,143 people (26.1%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 14,214 people (70.0%) since the 2013 census. There were 16,638 males, 17,820 females, and 81 people of other genders in 12,369 dwellings.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 2.2% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 38.7 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 7,290 people (21.1%) aged under 15 years, 5,493 (15.9%) aged 15 to 29, 15,246 (44.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 6,504 (18.8%) aged 65 or older.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 81.7% European (Pākehā); 18.1% Māori; 3.5% Pasifika; 8.9% Asian; 2.6% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.9% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 95.9%, Māori by 3.7%, Samoan by 0.4%, and other languages by 12.9%. No language could be spoken by 2.2% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 26.7, compared with 28.8% nationally.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

Religious affiliations were 28.1% Christian, 1.3% Hindu, 0.2% Islam, 1.0% Māori religious beliefs, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.4% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 4.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 57.7%, and 6.8% of people did not answer the census question.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

Of those at least 15 years old, 6,231 (22.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 14,499 (53.2%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 6,513 (23.9%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $42,400, compared with $41,500 nationally. 3,300 people (12.1%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 13,617 (50.0%) full-time, 3,789 (13.9%) part-time, and 756 (2.8%) unemployed.<ref name="Census 2023">Template:Cite web</ref>

Individual statistical areas
Name Area
(km2)		 Population Density
(per km2)		 Dwellings Median age Median
income
Pacific Lakes 1.34 2,931 2,187 1,260 52.7 years $38,900<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Pacific View 1.16 3,111 2,682 1,116 42.0 years $42,000<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Palm Beach North 1.09 3,270 3,000 1,068 34.8 years $42,800<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Palm Beach South-Gravatt 2.39 3,786 1,585 1,479 52.6 years $37,400<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Papamoa Beach North 1.40 2,763 1,974 978 36.3 years $43,200<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Doncaster 2.89 3,477 1,203 1,146 36.5 years $41,400<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Papamoa Beach South 1.38 2,685 1,946 1,041 41.0 years $40,700<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Motiti 1.25 3,354 2,683 1,137 40.4 years $46,200<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Wairakei West 1.59 3,072 1,932 1,056 31.9 years $45,200<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Wairakei Central 1.37 1,719 1,255 594 38.1 years $48,800<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Wairakei East-Te Tumu 9.94 4,356 438 1,503 33.7 years $44,500<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
New Zealand 38.1 years $41,500

Economy

Papamoa Beach has a large shopping area located to the west of Domain Road,. There is a small section of industrial activity located to the east of Parton Road.

Retail

Papamoa Plaza, a shopping centre covering 14,120 m2, opened in 1997.<ref name="PapamoaPlazaHistory">Template:Cite news</ref> It has 650 carparks and 39 shops, including Woolworths and The Warehouse.<ref name="PapamoaPlazaCentreInfo">Template:Cite web</ref>

Fashion Island, another shopping centre covering 3,315 m2, opened in 2006.<ref name="FashionIslandPorter">Template:Cite news</ref> It has 20 stores.<ref name="FashionIslandStores">Template:Cite web</ref>

Education

Pāpāmoa College is a state secondary school for Year 7 to 13 students,<ref name="moe6963">Template:Cite web</ref> established in 2011,<ref name="official6963">Template:Cite web</ref> with a roll of Template:NZ school roll data.<ref name="ero6963">Template:Cite web</ref>

Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Kura Kokiri is a Māori language immersion composite school for Year 1 to 13.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="moe558">Template:Cite web</ref> with a roll of Template:NZ school roll data.<ref name="ero558">Template:Cite web</ref>

Papamoa has several state primary schools for Year 1 to 6 students:

Suzanne Aubert Catholic School is a state integrated Catholic primary school which opened in 2021.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:TKI</ref> It has a roll of Template:NZ school roll data.<ref name="ero846">Template:Cite web</ref>

All these schools are co-educational. Rolls are as of Template:NZ school roll data

Transport

Public transport in Papamoa Beach solely consists of bus services. The suburb is served by three 'Bay Hopper' routes; Route 30 (Mount Maunganui - Papamoa ), Route 33 (Tauranga - Papamoa via the Harbour Bridge), and Route 36 (Tauranga - Papamoa via Maungatapu Bridge).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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