Mangatainoka

Mangatainoka locality covers . It is part of the larger Mangatainoka statistical area. Mangatainoka locality had a population of 411 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 9 people (2.2%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 42 people (11.4%) since the 2013 census. There were 216 males and 195 females in 156 dwellings. 2.2% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 81 people (19.7%) aged under 15 years, 45 (10.9%) aged 15 to 29, 213 (51.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 69 (16.8%) aged 65 or older. Mangatainoka statistical area Mangatainoka statistical area also includes Papatawa and surrounds but does not include Woodville and Pahiatua. It covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Mangatainoka statistical area had a population of 1,893 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 150 people (8.6%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 144 people (8.2%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,020 males, 867 females, and 3 people of other genders in 723 dwellings. 2.4% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 43.4 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 369 people (19.5%) aged under 15 years, 279 (14.7%) aged 15 to 29, 930 (49.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 318 (16.8%) aged 65 or older. In 2018, 7.2% worked in manufacturing, 6.0% worked in construction, 3.3% worked in hospitality, 3.6% worked in transport, 6.9% worked in education, and 8.1% worked in healthcare. ==Transportation==

As of 2018, among those who commute to work, 55.9% drove a car, 2.4% rode in a car, 0.6% use a bike, and 0.6% walk or run. No one commuted by public transport. Mangatainoka railway station and railway line opened to Mangatainoka in August 1897 and the settlement was briefly the terminus of the Wairarapa Line until the final section to a junction with the Palmerston North–Gisborne Line in Woodville was opened on 11 December 1897. Passenger train services were originally provided by the Napier Express until it was re-routed via the former Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company's western line through the Kāpiti Coast and Horowhenua in early 1909. It was replaced by the Wairarapa Mail, which served Mangatainoka until 1948, when it was fully replaced by the NZR RM Wairarapa class railcars that had begun operating some services in 1936. Standard and 88 seater class railcars also operated to Mangatainoka, especially after the Wairarapa railcars were withdrawn in the wake of the Rimutaka Incline's 1955 closure. Carriage trains through Mangatainoka were reintroduced in 1964 but did not fully replace the railcars until 1977. As roads in the area improved through the 1980s, passenger numbers declined and all services north of Masterton ceased on 29 July 1988. Since this time, only freight trains have regularly operated through Mangatainoka; passenger services have been limited to occasional excursions, typically organised by enthusiast societies. ==Education==

Mangatainoka School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1–8 students, with a roll of as of It opened in 1889. == References ==