Strandon

Suburb in New Plymouth, New Zealand

Strandon
Suburb
Holy Trinity Church
Interactive map of Strandon
Coordinates: 39°03′14″S 174°05′38″E / 39.054°S 174.094°E / -39.054; 174.094
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	176 ha (430 acres)
Population  (June 2025)[2]
• Total	2,650
• Density	1,510/km2 (3,900/sq mi)

	(North Taranaki Bight)	Fitzroy
New Plymouth Central	Strandon	Glen Avon
Welbourn	Merrilands

Strandon is a suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the east of the city centre.

Strandon covers 1.76 km² (0.68 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 2,650 as of June 2025,^[2] with a population density of 1,506 people per km².

Strandon had a population of 2,592 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 57 people (2.2%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 78 people (3.1%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,233 males, 1,353 females, and 6 people of other genders in 1,071 dwellings.^[5] 2.7% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 46.5 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 414 people (16.0%) aged under 15 years, 411 (15.9%) aged 15 to 29, 1,125 (43.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 645 (24.9%) aged 65 or older.^[3]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 87.2% European (Pākehā); 14.4% Māori; 1.4% Pasifika; 7.2% Asian; 0.9% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.0% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.9%, Māori by 1.7%, Samoan by 0.1%, and other languages by 8.7%. No language could be spoken by 1.7% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 19.4, compared with 28.8% nationally.^[3]

Religious affiliations were 35.6% Christian, 2.0% Hindu, 1.2% Islam, 0.1% Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.2% New Age, and 0.9% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 52.4%, and 7.1% of people did not answer the census question.^[3]

Of those at least 15 years old, 597 (27.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,173 (53.9%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 405 (18.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $44,000, compared with $41,500 nationally. 351 people (16.1%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 1,023 (47.0%) full-time, 378 (17.4%) part-time, and 36 (1.7%) unemployed.^[3]

New Plymouth Girls' High School is a single-sex state secondary school (years 9–13) with a roll of 1,304 students as of October 2025.^[6][7] The school separated from New Plymouth High School in 1914, leaving New Plymouth Boys' High School on the old site.^[8]

Sacred Heart Girls' College is a single-sex state-integrated Catholic secondary and intermediate school (years 7–13) with a roll of 731 students as of October 2025.^[6][9] The school started in 1884 and moved to its current site in 1960.^[10]