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350:("land swallower" or "land destroyer") which raised the seabed so that it became possible to wade across to Miramar. Studies of sediment suggest that it was once below sea level. Following the earthquake, the seabed seems to have silted up, creating a sandflat which linked Miramar to the mainland, at least at low tide. When
480:. There were 24 households, comprising 24 males and 24 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female. The median age was 44.4 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 3 people (6.2%) aged under 15 years, 9 (18.8%) aged 15 to 29, 27 (56.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 6 (12.5%) aged 65 or older.
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Of those at least 15 years old, 9 (20.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 6 (13.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $ 42,500, compared with $ 31,800 nationally. 9 people (20.0%) earned over $ 70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those
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Light industry and a
Rongotai College playing field occupied most of the south-west quarter of the suburb. The north-west quarter continued to be residential apart from the college and a few corner shops. In the early 2000s the industrial section of Rongotai was transformed when an old warehouse was
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was probably a shallow channel known as Te Awa a Tia. The only part of the current isthmus above water was the small hill which now has the airport control tower on it; the
Miramar Peninsula was an island known as Te Motu Kairangi at the entrance to
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is a single-sex (boys) state secondary school for Year 9 to 13 students, founded in 1928. It has a roll of 723 as of August 2024. Girls living in the
Rongotai area are zoned to attend Wellington East Girls' College or Wellington High School.
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In 1855, another earthquake further lifted the isthmus so that it became permanently dry land. The southern half remained mostly sand dunes, but houses were built on the northern end, as was a coal-fired power station and
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The south end of
Rongotai, showing (left to right) part of the airport runway, the retail park, and part of Rongotai College.
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at least 15 was that 21 (46.7%) people were employed full-time, 12 (26.7%) were part-time, and 6 (13.3%) were unemployed.
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This article is about the suburb. For the parliamentary electorate, see
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393:(a discount store). Traffic in the area has increased dramatically.
612:'Historic Earthquakes' in Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
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a more permanent airfield had been built, and was used by the
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640:. Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Rongotai (255000).
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turned into a retail park centring on a large branch of
695:"Rongotai College Ministry of Education School Profile"
285:, located southeast of the city centre. It is on the
362:. In 1939-1940 Rongotai became the site of the 1940
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472:, a decrease of 15 people (ā23.8%) since the
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330:Until about the 15th century, the Rongotai
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677:"Rongotai College Official School Website"
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401:Rongotai statistical area, which includes
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1215:Cardinal McKeefry Catholic Primary School
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346:describes a massive earthquake known as
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1265:Sacred Heart Cathedral School, Thorndon
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468:Rongotai had a population of 48 at the
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574:"Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat"
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30:Suburb in Wellington City, New Zealand
23:Suburb of Wellington City, New Zealand
305:. It is roughly in the centre of the
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643:2018 Census place summary: Rongotai
1270:St Catherine's College, Wellington
14:
1356:Victoria University of Wellington
364:New Zealand Centennial Exhibition
314:Ministry for Culture and Heritage
18:Rongotai (New Zealand electorate)
1290:Samuel Marsden Collegiate School
483:Ethnicities were 75.0% European/
303:Wellington International Airport
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180:Wellington International Airport
58:The north-west part of Rongotai.
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509:and 12.5% had other religions.
1320:Wellington East Girls' College
142:Te Whanganui-a-Tara MÄori Ward
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158:194 ha (479 acres)
1361:New Zealand School of Music
383:Royal New Zealand Air Force
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1403:Suburbs of Wellington City
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1325:Wellington Girls' College
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139:Motukairangi/Eastern Ward
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1220:Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu
599:"1000 MÄori place names"
546:"ArcGIS Web Application"
1275:St Mark's Church School
699:educationcounts.govt.nz
663:Education Review Office
550:statsnz.maps.arcgis.com
470:2018 New Zealand census
127:Wellington City Council
1330:Wellington High School
1255:Queen Margaret College
578:Statistics New Zealand
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1378:Whitireia New Zealand
703:Ministry of Education
409:Historical population
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1285:St Patrick's College
1146:Matiu / Somes Island
1351:University of Otago
1156:Te Ahumairangi Hill
1134:Geographic features
851:Onslow-Western Ward
410:
307:Rongotai electorate
293:and the suburbs of
83: /
1315:Wellington College
1161:Wellington Harbour
939:Wellington Central
761:Wellington Central
681:rongotai.school.nz
655:"Rongotai College"
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337:Wellington Harbour
168: ā¢ Total
87:41.324Ā°S 174.804Ā°E
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1346:Massey University
1280:St Mary's College
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291:Miramar Peninsula
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1260:Rongotai College
1240:Northland School
1235:Newlands College
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1368:Toi Whakaari
1310:Toi Whakaari
1300:Tawa College
1250:Otari School
1182:City Council
1166:Mount Kaukau
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1044:Eastern Ward
1015:Houghton Bay
954:Oriental Bay
922:Lambton Ward
888:MÄkara Beach
858:Broadmeadows
807:Johnsonville
782:Churton Park
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1408:Cook Strait
1086:Karaka Bays
1081:Breaker Bay
748:New Zealand
659:ero.govt.nz
555:23 December
478:2006 census
474:2013 census
283:New Zealand
106:New Zealand
90: /
78:174Ā°48ā²14ā³E
1397:Categories
1175:Government
1121:Worser Bay
1030:Åwhiro Bay
1025:Mornington
1000:Island Bay
995:Berhampore
949:Mount Cook
929:Aro Valley
878:Khandallah
583:25 October
529:References
352:James Cook
279:Wellington
163:Population
75:41Ā°19ā²26ā³S
1201:Education
1141:Evans Bay
1111:Roseneath
1101:Moa Point
1066:Kilbirnie
1061:Lyall Bay
1051:Evans Bay
1035:Southgate
1010:Vogeltown
908:Wadestown
903:Northland
898:Ngauranga
842:Woodridge
827:Paparangi
517:Education
503:Christian
403:Moa Point
348:Haowhenua
299:Lyall Bay
295:Kilbirnie
267:Moa Point
261:Lyall Bay
255:Lyall Bay
212:Kilbirnie
199:Evans Bay
193:Evans Bay
1339:Tertiary
1106:Rongotai
1056:Hataitai
1020:Kingston
990:Brooklyn
969:Highbury
964:Thorndon
817:Newlands
802:Horokiwi
787:Glenside
491:, 12.5%
462:Source:
319:Rongotai
275:Rongotai
257:(suburb)
230:Rongotai
195:(suburb)
176:Airports
37:Rongotai
1208:Schools
1096:Melrose
1091:Maupuia
1076:Seatoun
1071:Miramar
1005:Newtown
974:Pipitea
934:Kelburn
768:Suburbs
487:, 6.2%
423:Ā±% p.a.
332:isthmus
326:History
248:Miramar
205:Maupuia
103:Country
1373:WelTec
959:Te Aro
913:Wilton
883:MÄkara
873:Karori
822:Ohariu
812:Linden
485:PÄkehÄ
457:ā5.29%
446:+0.00%
45:Suburb
1187:Mayor
893:Ngaio
507:Hindu
493:Asian
489:MÄori
341:MÄori
263:(bay)
201:(bay)
832:Tawa
757:Seat
585:2023
557:2023
451:2018
440:2013
429:2006
418:Pop.
414:Year
297:and
150:Area
112:City
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