Suburb in Whanganui, New Zealand

Whanganui East
Suburb
Interactive map of Whanganui East
Coordinates: 39°55′02″S 175°03′48″E / 39.917154°S 175.063240°E / -39.917154; 175.063240
Country	New Zealand
City	Whanganui
Local authority	Whanganui District Council
Area [1]
• Land	441 ha (1,090 acres)
Population  (June 2025)[2]
• Total	6,370
• Density	1,440/km2 (3,740/sq mi)

	Aramoho	Upokongaro
	Whanganui East
Whanganui Central	Bastia Hill

Whanganui East is a suburb of Whanganui, in the Whanganui District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island.

Whanganui East covers 4.41 km² (1.70 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 6,370 as of June 2025,^[2] with a population density of 1,444 people per km².

Whanganui East had a population of 6,273 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 114 people (1.9%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 453 people (7.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 2,907 males, 3,336 females, and 33 people of other genders in 2,610 dwellings.^[5] 3.2% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 42.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 1,215 people (19.4%) aged under 15 years, 1,050 (16.7%) aged 15 to 29, 2,571 (41.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,437 (22.9%) aged 65 or older.^[3]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 78.0% European (Pākehā); 32.5% Māori; 3.8% Pasifika; 3.3% Asian; 0.3% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.4% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.7%, Māori by 9.0%, Samoan by 0.6%, and other languages by 4.4%. No language could be spoken by 1.5% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.9%. The percentage of people born overseas was 10.9, compared with 28.8% nationally.^[3]

Religious affiliations were 30.1% Christian, 0.5% Hindu, 0.1% Islam, 3.8% Māori religious beliefs, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.8% New Age, and 1.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 55.8%, and 7.8% of people did not answer the census question.^[3]

Of those at least 15 years old, 684 (13.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 2,952 (58.4%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,428 (28.2%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $30,300, compared with $41,500 nationally. 168 people (3.3%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 2,058 (40.7%) full-time, 651 (12.9%) part-time, and 222 (4.4%) unemployed.^[3]

Whanganui East School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students,^[9] with a roll of 160 as of October 2025.^[10][11] It opened in 1904.^[12]

St Anne's School is a co-educational state integrated Catholic primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,^[13][14] with a roll of 218.^[15] It opened in 1942 at the corner of Kawakawa and Nixon streets, and moved to Raine Street in 1976.^[16]

Whanganui Girls' College is a single-sex state secondary school,^[17][18] with a roll of 344.^[19] It opened in 1891.^[20]