page_title: Kensington, Whangārei
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Kensington, Whangārei / Demographics
caption_attribution_description: English: Lake at Whangarei Quarry Gardens
context_page_description: Kensington is a suburb of Whangārei, in Northland Region, New Zealand. It is about 2 kilometres north of the city centre. State Highway 1 runs through Kensington, The Western Hills form a boundary on the west, and Hātea River on the east.
  Whangarei Quarry Gardens is a public garden of over 24 hectares set around an artificial lake.
context_section_description: Kensington (Whangarei District) had a population of 3,240 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 228 people (7.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 39 people (1.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,389 households. There were 1,527 males and 1,713 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.89 males per female. Of the total population, 480 people (14.8%) were aged up to 15 years, 570 (17.6%) were 15 to 29, 1,443 (44.5%) were 30 to 64, and 747 (23.1%) were 65 or older. Figures may not add up to the total due to rounding.
  Ethnicities were 75.3% European/Pākehā, 27.4% Māori, 4.3% Pacific peoples, 8.2% Asian, and 1.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
  The percentage of people born overseas was 19.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.
  Although some people objected to giving their religion, 45.1% had no religion, 41.0% were Christian, and 7.2% had other religions.
  Of those at least 15 years old, 486 (17.6%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 588 (21.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $25,600. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,200 (43.5%) people were employed full-time, 378 (13.7%) were part-time, and 123 (4.5%) were unemployed.
caption: Lake at Whangarei Quarry Gardens
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