Rānui is a suburb of West Auckland, New Zealand, which is under the local governance of Auckland Council. The area is densely populated but close to the western fringe of the Auckland urban area.
Rānui | |
|---|---|
 Rānui railway station and surrounding houses | |
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| Coordinates: 36°51′50″S 174°36′07″E / 36.864°S 174.602°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Auckland |
| Local authority | Auckland Council |
| Electoral ward | Waitākere Ward |
| Local board | |
| Area | |
| • Land | 982 ha (2,427 acres) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 15,640 |
| Train stations | Rānui railway station |
| Waitakere | Massey | Massey |
| Swanson |
  Rānui  |
Lincoln |
| Waiatarua | Western Heights | Henderson |
The word 'rānui' in Māori means 'midday'.[3]
Demographics
editRānui covers 9.82 km2 (3.79 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 15,640 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 1,593 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 10,836 | — |
| 2013 | 11,895 | +1.34% |
| 2018 | 13,755 | +2.95% |
| Source: [4] | ||
Before the 2023 census, the suburb had a smaller boundary, covering 9.53 km2 (3.68 sq mi).[1] Using that boundary, Rānui had a population of 13,755 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 1,860 people (15.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 2,919 people (26.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 3,807 households, comprising 6,786 males and 6,972 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female, with 3,477 people (25.3%) aged under 15 years, 3,189 (23.2%) aged 15 to 29, 5,952 (43.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,137 (8.3%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 40.9% European/Pākehā, 21.0% Māori, 26.1% Pacific peoples, 26.8% Asian, and 3.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 36.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 36.8% had no religion, 42.9% were Christian, 1.6% had Māori religious beliefs, 6.2% were Hindu, 3.5% were Muslim, 1.4% were Buddhist and 2.1% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 1,884 (18.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,953 (19.0%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,182 people (11.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 5,064 (49.3%) people were employed full-time, 1,293 (12.6%) were part-time, and 672 (6.5%) were unemployed.[4]
| Name | Area (km2) | Population | Density (per km2) | Households | Median age | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birdwood West | 5.94 | 606 | 102 | 207 | 40.8 years | $39,200[5] |
| Rānui North | 1.03 | 4,053 | 3,935 | 1,149 | 29.5 years | $27,400[6] |
| Rānui Domain | 0.87 | 3,537 | 4,066 | 954 | 31.2 years | $23,900[7] |
| Rānui South West | 0.74 | 2,634 | 3.559 | 732 | 30.4 years | $31,400[8] |
| Rānui South East | 0.95 | 2,925 | 3.079 | 765 | 31.6 years | $27,600[9] |
| New Zealand | 37.4 years | $31,800 |
Education
editRānui School is a contributing primary (years 1–6) school with a roll of 393 students.[10] The school's bilingual unit, Whakatipu Kakano, teaches some students in Māori.[11]
Birdwood School is a full primary (years 1–8) school with a roll of 247 students.[12] Birdwood also has a bilingual unit, Te Puawaitanga o Te Reo, which teaches a quarter of the students in Māori.[13][14]
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Kotuku is a full primary (years 1–8) school which teaches primarily in Māori. It has a roll of 143 students.[15]
All schools are coeducational. Rolls are as at August 2024.[16] Rānui and Birdwood schools have a high proportion of Māori and Pacific Island students.[11][14] Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Kotuku has an entirely Māori student population.[17]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Rānui". Māori Dictionary.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Birdwood West (120100), Rānui North (123000), Rānui Domain (123800), Rānui South West (124200) and Rānui South East (125000).
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Birdwood West
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Rānui North
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Rānui Domain
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Rānui South West
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Rānui South East
- ^ Education Counts: Rānui School
- ^ a b "Ranui School". Education Review Office. 12 October 2016.
- ^ Education Counts: Birdwood School
- ^ "Birdwood School". Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Birdwood School". Education Review Office. 19 March 2018.
- ^ Education Counts: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Kotuku
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Kotuku". Education Review Office. 3 December 2019.