Maraenui
Maraenui is a suburb of the city of Napier, in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's eastern North Island.[2]
It is a lower socio-economic neighbourhood with a mix of owner occupied and state-owned Housing New Zealand properties, and has a high rate of synthetic drug use.[3]
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "great marae" for Maraenui.[4]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3,537 | — |
| 2013 | 3,093 | −1.90% |
| 2018 | 3,504 | +2.53% |
| Source: [1] | ||
Maraenui had a population of 3,504 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 411 people (13.3%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 33 people (-0.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 984 households. There were 1,731 males and 1,773 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female. The median age was 26.9 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 1,053 people (30.1%) aged under 15 years, 843 (24.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,326 (37.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 282 (8.0%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 44.9% European/Pākehā, 58.8% Māori, 14.1% Pacific peoples, 2.7% Asian, and 1.2% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).
The proportion of people born overseas was 12.1%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 49.3% had no religion, 31.2% were Christian, 0.2% were Hindu, 0.5% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 12.8% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 126 (5.1%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 711 (29.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $20,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,068 (43.6%) people were employed full-time, 357 (14.6%) were part-time, and 192 (7.8%) were unemployed.[1]
Education
Maraenui Bilingual School is a co-educational state primary school,[5] with a roll of 173 as of March 2020.[6][7]
Richmond School is a co-educational state primary school,[8] with a roll of 92 as of March 2020.[6][9]
References
- "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Maraenui (215300). 2018 Census place summary: Maraenui
- Hariss, Gavin. "Maraenui, Hawke's Bay". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
- Bradley, Anusha. "Marenui". Radio New Zealand. radionz.co.nz.
- "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
- "Maraenui Bilingual School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- "Maraenui Bilingual School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
- "Richmond School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- "Richmond School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.