Raureka is a suburb of Hastings City, in the Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island.
Raureka | |
|---|---|
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| Coordinates: 39°38′45″S 176°49′45″E / 39.64583°S 176.82917°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Hastings |
| Local authority | Hastings District Council |
| Electoral ward |
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| Area | |
| • Land | 212 ha (524 acres) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 5,720 |
| Camberley | St Leonards | |
  Raureka  |
Hastings Central | |
| Longlands | Akina |
The suburb has three council-owned parks: Ebbett Park, St Leonards Park and Whenua Takoha Reserve.[3] Raureka locals established a campaign in 2018 to stop the council selling part of Ebbett Park to developers.[4]
Raureka has a community hub with community gardens based at Raureka School.[5]
Demographics
editRaureka covers 2.12 km2 (0.82 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 5,720 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 2,698 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4,599 | — |
| 2013 | 4,527 | −0.23% |
| 2018 | 4,953 | +1.81% |
| Source: [6] | ||
Before the 2023 census, the suburb area had a smaller boundary, covering 2.08 km2 (0.80 sq mi).[1] Using that boundary, Raureka had a population of 4,953 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 426 people (9.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 354 people (7.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,722 households, comprising 2,427 males and 2,523 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female, with 1,050 people (21.2%) aged under 15 years, 1,077 (21.7%) aged 15 to 29, 2,052 (41.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 771 (15.6%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 65.8% European/Pākehā, 28.8% Māori, 9.3% Pacific peoples, 8.6% Asian, and 1.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 18.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 45.7% had no religion, 38.5% were Christian, 3.0% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.5% were Hindu, 0.4% were Muslim, 1.0% were Buddhist and 3.5% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 483 (12.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 939 (24.1%) people had no formal qualifications. 306 people (7.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,911 (49.0%) people were employed full-time, 582 (14.9%) were part-time, and 195 (5.0%) were unemployed.[6]
| Name | Area (km2) |
Population | Density (per km2) |
Households | Median age | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raureka | 1.06 | 3,033 | 2,861 | 1,014 | 34.1 years | $25,700[7] |
| Raceway Park | 1.02 | 1,920 | 1,882 | 708 | 37.5 years | $28,600[8] |
| New Zealand | 37.4 years | $31,800 |
Education
editRaureka School is a co-educational state primary school,[9] with a roll of 280 as of August 2024.[10][11]
Ebbett Park School is a co-educational state primary school,[12] with a roll of 146 as of August 2024.[10][13]
Hastings Boys' High School is a state secondary school,[14][15] with a roll of 773 as of August 2024.[10][16]
References
edit- ^ a b c "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Wiltshire, Laura (11 February 2019). "Hastings Council to discuss future of Raureka parks". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Hawke's Bay Today.
- ^ Wiltshire, Laura (18 December 2018). "Hastings residents start petition to save Ebbett Park". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Hawke's Bay Today.
- ^ Brown, Duncan (26 July 2016). "Raureka community initiative applauded". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Hawke's Bay Today.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Raureka (209900) and Raceway Park (210300).
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Raureka
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Raceway Park
- ^ "Raureka School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ a b c "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Raureka School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
- ^ "Ebbett Park School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "Ebbett Park School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
- ^ "Hastings Boys' High School Official School Website". hastingsboys.school.nz.
- ^ "Hastings Boys' High School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "Hastings Boys' High School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.