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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name             = Ngatea
|image_skyline=Ngatea water gardens - panoramio.jpg
|area_footnotes   = <ref name="Area"/>
|area_total_km2   = 1.75
|population_total = {{NZ population data 2018||y}}
|population_as_of = {{NZ population data 2018|||y}}
|population_footnotes = {{NZ population data 2018||||y}}
|population_density_km2 = auto
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = New Zealand
|subdivision_type1= Region
|subdivision_name1= [[Waikato]] region
|subdivision_type2= District
|subdivision_name2= [[Hauraki District]]
|subdivision_type3= Ward
|subdivision_name3= Plains Ward
|leader_title     = Territorial Authority
|leader_name      = [[Hauraki District Council]]
|leader_title1    = Regional council
|leader_name1     = [[Waikato Regional Council]]
|leader_title2    = [[Mayor of Thames-Coromandel]]
|leader_name2     = {{NZ officeholder data|Thames-Coromandel District Mayor|y}}
|leader_title3    = [[Coromandel (New Zealand electorate)|Coromandel MP]]
|leader_name3     = {{NZ officeholder data|Coromandel MP|y}}
|leader_title4    = [[Hauraki-Waikato|Hauraki-Waikato MP]]
|leader_name4     = {{NZ officeholder data|Hauraki-Waikato MP|y}}
|seat_type        = Electorates
|seat             = {{ubl|[[Coromandel (New Zealand electorate)|Coromandel]]|[[Hauraki-Waikato]] (Māori)}}
|image_map        = {{infobox mapframe|zoom=9}}
|coordinates      = {{Coord|37|17|S|175|30|E|region:NZ_type:city|display=inline,title}}
}}
'''Ngatea''' ({{langx|mi|Ngātea}}) is a small town  on the [[Hauraki Plains]] in the [[North Island]] of New Zealand. It is located 18 kilometres southwest of [[Thames, New Zealand|Thames]] and 70 kilometres southeast of [[Auckland]]. Ngatea lies on the [[Piako River]], eight kilometres south of its outflow into the [[Firth of Thames]].<ref name="hariss">{{cite web |last1=Hariss |first1=Gavin |title=Ngatea, Waikato |url=https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz7706/Ngatea/ |website=topomap.co.nz |publisher=NZ Topo Map}}</ref>

Ngatea is the 'service centre' for the farming area of the Hauraki Plains.  It was established in the 1900s as a result of a unique series of canals and stop banks which drained the land and produced rich farmlands for dairy production.<ref name=jasons>{{cite web|url=http://www.jasons.co.nz/ngatea|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525065734/http://www.jasons.co.nz/ngatea|url-status=usurped|archive-date=25 May 2011|title=Ngatea Travel Guide |publisher=[[Jasons Travel Media]]}}</ref>

The town also acts as a service town for motorists travelling from Auckland to the [[Coromandel Peninsula]] and [[Bay of Plenty]] via [[New Zealand State Highway 2|State Highway 2]].<ref name=jasons />

==Demographics==
Stats NZ describes Ngatea as a small urban area. It covers {{Convert|1.75|km2||abbr=on}}<ref name="Area">{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Urban Rural 2023 (generalised)|access-date=7 March 2025}}</ref> and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Ngatea|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Ngatea|y}}|R}}/1.75|0}} people per km<sup>2</sup>.

{{Historical populations|2006|1,182|2013|1,245|2018|1,437|2023|1,548|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|Ngatea (168900)|ngatea|Ngatea}}</ref><ref name="Census 2023"/>|footnote=The 2006 population is for a larger area of 3.35 km<sup>2</sup>.}}
Ngatea had a population of 1,548 in the [[2023 New Zealand census]], an increase of 111 people (7.7%) since the [[2018 New Zealand census|2018 census]], and an increase of 303 people (24.3%) since the [[2013 New Zealand census|2013 census]]. There were 729 males, 816 females and 6 people of [[non-binary gender|other genders]] in 621 dwellings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_005&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.1149.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}}</ref> 1.7% of people identified as [[LGBTQ|LGBTIQ+]]. The median age was 47.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 291 people (18.8%) aged under 15 years, 219 (14.1%) aged 15 to 29, 633 (40.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 408 (26.4%) aged 65 or older.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 87.0% [[European New Zealanders|European]] ([[Pākehā]]); 16.9% [[Māori people|Māori]]; 2.5% [[Pasifika New Zealanders|Pasifika]]; 5.4% [[Asian New Zealanders|Asian]]; 0.4% 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 97.7%, Māori language by 3.3%, Samoan by 0.2%, and other languages by 7.4%. No language could be spoken by 1.4% (e.g. too young to talk). [[New Zealand Sign Language]] was known by 0.6%. The percentage of people born overseas was 15.9, compared with 28.8% nationally.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

Religious affiliations were 29.7% [[Christianity in New Zealand|Christian]], 0.8% [[Hinduism in New Zealand|Hindu]], 0.2% [[Islam in New Zealand|Islam]], 1.0% [[Māori religious beliefs]], 0.6% [[Buddhism in New Zealand|Buddhist]], 0.6% [[New Age]], 0.2% [[Judaism in New Zealand|Jewish]], and 1.4% other religions. People who answered that they had [[Irreligion in New Zealand|no religion]] were 58.7%, and 7.4% of people did not answer the census question.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

Of those at least 15 years old, 174 (13.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 723 (57.5%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 363 (28.9%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $36,600, compared with $41,500 nationally. 102 people (8.1%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 564 (44.9%) people were employed full-time, 171 (13.6%) were part-time, and 30 (2.4%) were unemployed.<ref name="Census 2023">{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.1149.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Ngatea (1149)}}</ref>

==Education==
Ngatea has two schools:
* Ngatea Primary School is a co-educational state primary school,<ref name="official">{{cite web |title=Official School Website |url=https://www.ngateaprimary.com |website=ngateaprimary.com}}</ref><ref name="moe">{{TKI|1850|Ngatea School}}</ref> with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1850|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}<ref name="ero">{{cite web |title=Education Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=1850 |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=[[Education Review Office]]}}</ref> The school opened in 1960.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wtMUTuc5ffi0j6ONTBp14pxVHvtHILeK3iLbsmFJJcs|title=Ngatea Primary School History|publisher=Ngatea School|accessdate=4 October 2020}}</ref>

* Hauraki Plains College is a co-educational state secondary school,<ref name="official2">{{cite web |title=Official School Website |url=http://www.haurakiplains.school.nz |website=haurakiplains.school.nz}}</ref><ref name="moe2">{{TKI|112|Hauraki Plains College}}</ref> with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|112|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}<ref name="ero2">{{cite web |title=Education Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=112 |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=[[Education Review Office]]}}</ref> In 1912, the school was first opened and called Orchard School, with a roll of 15 students. In 1923 its name was changed to Ngatea District High School. The Government attempted to close the school amid declining attendance, however this was unsuccessful due to unprecedented community support. In 1963, the name was once again changed to Hauraki Plains College.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://haurakiplains.school.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/General-Information-2021.pdf|title=General Information Guide|year=2021|publisher=Hauraki Plains College|page=2}}</ref>

== Notable Celebrities ==

* Henry "Lil Henry" Stilwell (born 2002) is a local online rapper with a sizeable online following. He features in the show "Four go Flatting", a TV show casting the lives of intellectually disabled people<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-22 |title=Four Go Flatting star ‘Lil Henry’ embraces newfound fame, starts clothing label |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/waikato-news/news/four-go-flatting-lil-henry-embraces-newfound-fame-with-clothing-label-and-hip-hop/EOWTRT4O3BHYTLQN44I274D4FM/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |language=en-NZ}}</ref>

==Climate==

{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y 
|collapsed = Y
|location = Ngatea (1951–1980)
| Jan high C  = 24.2
| Feb high C  = 24.8
| Mar high C  = 23.4
| Apr high C  = 20.7
| May high C  = 17.4
| Jun high C  = 14.9
| Jul high C  = 14.2
| Aug high C  = 15.1
| Sep high C  = 16.8
| Oct high C  = 18.6
| Nov high C  = 20.6
| Dec high C  = 22.6
| year high C = 
| Jan mean C  = 18.2
| Feb mean C  = 18.7
| Mar mean C  = 17.5
| Apr mean C  = 14.9
| May mean C  = 11.8
| Jun mean C  = 9.8
| Jul mean C  = 8.9
| Aug mean C  = 10.0
| Sep mean C  = 11.5
| Oct mean C  = 13.3
| Nov mean C  = 15.1
| Dec mean C  = 16.7
| year mean C = 
| Jan low C  = 12.2
| Feb low C  = 12.6
| Mar low C  = 11.5
| Apr low C  = 9.0
| May low C  = 6.2
| Jun low C  = 4.6
| Jul low C  = 3.6
| Aug low C  = 4.9
| Sep low C  = 6.2
| Oct low C  = 8.0
| Nov low C  = 9.5
| Dec low C  = 10.7
| year low C = 
|rain colour = green	
|Jan rain mm = 59
|Feb rain mm = 86
|Mar rain mm = 84
|Apr rain mm = 103
|May rain mm = 106
|Jun rain mm = 118
|Jul rain mm = 116
|Aug rain mm = 104
|Sep rain mm = 98
|Oct rain mm = 87
|Nov rain mm = 79
|Dec rain mm = 84
|year rain mm = 	
|source 1 = NIWA<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://cliflo.niwa.co.nz/
|title = CliFlo -The National Climate Database (Agent number: 1539)
|publisher = NIWA
|access-date = 13 Sep 2024}}</ref>
}}

==References==
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{{Hauraki District}}

[[Category:Populated places in Waikato]]
[[Category:Hauraki District]]