Longlands, New Zealand

Longlands is a rural community in the Hastings District and Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island. The area is on the southern and western outskirts of Hastings city.

Longlands
Rural community
Apple boxes at Longlands
Coordinates: 39.660°S 176.834°E / -39.660; 176.834
CountryNew Zealand
RegionHawke's Bay Region
Territorial authorityHastings District
WardHeretaunga
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total2,253
Postcode(s)
4172, 4174, 4175, 4178

The Longlands Estate occupied much of the land around 1880,[2] but was broken up into smaller farms and a freezing works in the early 20th century.[3][4][5]

The area is a centre for growing fruit and vegetables.[6]

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20062,091—    
20132,049−0.29%
20182,253+1.92%
Source: [1]

Longlands, comprising the statistical areas of Irongate and Longlands-Pukahu, which cover 40 square kilometres and also include Pakipaki, had a population of 2,253 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 204 people (10.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 162 people (7.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 762 households. There were 1,182 males and 1,074 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.1 males per female, with 426 people (18.9%) aged under 15 years, 366 (16.2%) aged 15 to 29, 1,071 (47.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 396 (17.6%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 82.3% European/Pākehā, 20.1% Māori, 5.9% Pacific peoples, 2.9% Asian, and 2.3% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 16.6%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 46.5% had no religion, 43.8% were Christian, 0.3% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim, 0.3% were Buddhist and 3.3% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 345 (18.9%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 309 (16.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,008 (55.2%) people were employed full-time, 318 (17.4%) were part-time, and 39 (2.1%) were unemployed.[1]

Individual statistical areas
NamePopulationHouseholdsMedian ageMedian income
Irongate3459336.9 years$28,100[7]
Longlands-Pukahu1,90866946 years$33,700[8]
New Zealand37.4 years$31,800

References
  1. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Irongate (209300) and Longlands-Pukahu (210200).
  2. "Untitled". Hawke's Bay Herald. 6 September 1880. p. 2.
  3. "The Meat Industry - A New Freezing Works". Marlborough Express. 2 January 1904. p. 1.
  4. Fowler, Michael (22 October 2020). "Historic Hawke's Bay: The butcher who owned a freezing works". Hawke's Bay Today.
  5. "Settlers, Farmers, Etc". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Volume 6. Taranaki, Hawke's Bay and Wellington Provincial Districts. 1908. pp. 474–5.
  6. Gary Andrews, Heidi Andrews (1996). "Hawke's Bay". Seasonal Work in New Zealand. p. 145. ISBN 9780473032210.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  7. 2018 Census place summary: Irongate
  8. 2018 Census place summary: Longlands-Pukahu
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