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Portland is a locality on the western side of Whangarei Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. Whangarei is about 10 km to the north. Tikorangi is a hill to the west with a summit 161 m above sea level.[3][4]

Portland
Coordinates: 35°48′06″S 174°19′45″E
Country	New Zealand
Region	Northland Region
District	Whangarei District
Ward	Bream Bay Ward
Government
• Territorial Authority	Whangarei District Council
• Regional council	Northland Regional Council
Area [1]
• Total	11.96 km2 (4.62 sq mi)
Population  (2018 Census)[2]
• Total	441
• Density	37/km2 (96/sq mi)

The major industry is Portland Cement, which is New Zealand's largest cement manufacturer.[5] It has a specialised loading dock on the harbour,[6] and quarries Tikorangi for lime.[7]

History

The Portland Cement Works, which started on Limestone Island in Whangarei Harbour in 1885, moved to Portland in 1916.[8][9] The Cement works is now owned by Golden Bay Cement, a division of Fletcher Building.

Dominion Cement built a mile-long pier of disused tram rails in 1913.[10]

The town had a railway station on the North Auckland Line from 1918 to 1975.[11]

Demographics

Portland is in two SA1 statistical areas which cover 11.96 km² (4.62 sq mi).[1] The SA1 areas are part of the larger Otaika-Portland statistical area.[12]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	399	—
2013	333	−2.55%
2018	441	+5.78%
Source: [2]

Portland had a population of 441 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 108 people (32.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 42 people (10.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 132 households, comprising 234 males and 204 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.15 males per female, with 114 people (25.9%) aged under 15 years, 75 (17.0%) aged 15 to 29, 219 (49.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 33 (7.5%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 80.3% European/Pākehā, 39.5% Māori, 5.4% Pacific peoples, 0.7% Asian, and 2.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 62.6% had no religion, 25.2% were Christian, 2.0% had Māori religious beliefs and 0.7% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 45 (13.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 84 (25.7%) people had no formal qualifications. 48 people (14.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 180 (55.0%) people were employed full-time, 51 (15.6%) were part-time, and 15 (4.6%) were unemployed.[2]

Education

Portland School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1–6) school with a roll of 65 students as of July 2022.[13][14]

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