Maungati is a lightly populated locality[3] situated approximately 18 miles southwest of Timaru in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is a small farming community in an area with primarily sheep and cattle farming and some deer farming, and it has a 9-hole golf course and Māori rock drawings.

Maungati
Rural locality
Coordinates: 44°27′S 170°56′E
Country	New Zealand
Region	Canterbury
Territorial authority	Waimate District
Ward	Pareora-Otaio-Makikihi Ward
Government
• Local authority	Waimate District Council
• Regional council	Environment Canterbury
Area [1]
• Total	696.26 km2 (268.83 sq mi)
Population  (June 2021)[2]
• Total	770
• Density	1.1/km2 (2.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+12 (New Zealand Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
Area code(s)	03

Maungati comes from the Māori language words "maunga", meaning "mountain", and "tī", meaning "cabbage tree", and thus means "mountain of cabbage tree".[4] There are many cabbage trees in the area.

Demographics

Maungati covers 696.26 km² (268.83 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 770 as of June 2021,[2] with a population density of 1.11 people per km².

Maungati had a population of 738 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 6 people (0.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 63 people (9.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 279 households. There were 384 males and 351 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.09 males per female. The median age was 37.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 177 people (24.0%) aged under 15 years, 111 (15.0%) aged 15 to 29, 375 (50.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 69 (9.3%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 91.9% European/Pākehā, 5.7% Māori, 1.2% Pacific peoples, 2.8% Asian, and 3.7% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 15.4%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 54.9% had no religion, 38.6% were Christian, 0.4% were Buddhist and 1.2% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 105 (18.7%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 96 (17.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $38,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 111 people (19.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 357 (63.6%) people were employed full-time, 99 (17.6%) were part-time, and 9 (1.6%) were unemployed.[5]

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