Vogeltown, New Plymouth

For the suburb of Wellington, see Vogeltown, Wellington.

Vogeltown
Suburb
Coordinates: 39°4′42″S 174°4′47″E
Country	New Zealand
City	New Plymouth
Local authority	New Plymouth District Council
Electoral ward	Kaitake-Ngāmotu General Ward Te Purutanga Mauri Pūmanawa Māori Ward
Area [1]
• Land	396 ha (979 acres)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Total	6,140

Westown	New Plymouth Central	Brooklands
Frankleigh Park	Vogeltown	Highlands Park

Vogeltown is a suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the southeast of the city centre and east of Frankleigh Park.[3] The suburb was named after Sir Julius Vogel,[4] Prime Minister of New Zealand in the 1870s.

Demographics

Vogeltown covers 3.96 km^2 (1.53 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 6,140 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 1,551 people per km^2.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	4,821	—
2013	5,004	+0.53%
2018	5,610	+2.31%
Source: [5]

A villa in Carrington Street

Vogeltown had a population of 5,610 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 606 people (12.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 789 people (16.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,286 households, comprising 2,646 males and 2,961 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.89 males per female, with 1,107 people (19.7%) aged under 15 years, 894 (15.9%) aged 15 to 29, 2,490 (44.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,119 (19.9%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 88.1% European/Pākehā, 13.0% Māori, 2.2% Pacific peoples, 4.7% Asian, and 2.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 18.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 52.4% had no religion, 35.8% were Christian, 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.4% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 2.3% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 960 (21.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 816 (18.1%) people had no formal qualifications. 774 people (17.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,043 (45.4%) people were employed full-time, 660 (14.7%) were part-time, and 174 (3.9%) were unemployed.[5]

Individual statistical areas

Name	Area (km^2)	Population	Density (per km^2)	Households	Median age	Median income
Lower Vogeltown	1.50	2,865	1,910	1,206	40.7 years	$28,100[6]
Upper Vogeltown	2.46	2,745	1,516	1,080	41.0 years	$29,600[7]
New Zealand					37.4 years	$31,800

Education

Vogeltown School[8] is a contributing primary (years 1–6) school with a roll of students.[9] The school was established in temporary premises in July 1915 and moved to its own site in May 1919.[10]

New Plymouth Seventh Day Adventist School is a state integrated full primary (years 1–8) school with a roll of 67.[11]

Both schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of November 2024.[12]

Notes

1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
2. "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. North Island Provincial Town Maps (5th ed.). Wises Maps. p. 93.
4. "European Place Names". Encyclopedia of New Zealand (1966).
5. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Lower Vogeltown (217800) and Upper Vogeltown (218600).
6. 2018 Census place summary: Lower Vogeltown
7. 2018 Census place summary: Upper Vogeltown
8. Vogeltown School Official Web Site www.vogeltown.school.nz
9. Education Counts: Vogeltown School
10. G. H. Davey. "History of Vogeltown School 1915 – 1965". Archived from the original on 8 March 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2008.
11. Education Counts: New Plymouth Seventh Day Adventist School
12. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2025.

Further reading

Churches

Methodist

• Wright, Henry R. (1974). Vogeltown Methodist Church: a brief history. New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Vogeltown Methodist Church.

School

• Vogeltown School 1915–1990. New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: Vogeltown School Committee. 1990.

• Davey, George H. (comp.) (1966). History of Vogeltown School: 1915–1965. New Plymouth, [N.Z.]: The School.

• Hammonds, Bruce (1983). Towards a more informed vision: creating an environment for quality learning. Palmerston North, [N.Z.]: Palmerston North College of Education.