Matua, New Zealand

Matua North, comprising the statistical areas of Matua North and Matua South, had a population of 5,394 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 246 people (4.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 318 people (6.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,067 households. There were 2,550 males and 2,841 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.9 males per female, with 945 people (17.5%) aged under 15 years, 687 (12.7%) aged 15 to 29, 2,361 (43.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,398 (25.9%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 91.0% European/Pākehā, 8.6% Māori, 1.6% Pacific peoples, 4.4% Asian, and 2.1% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 22.5%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 52.1% had no religion, 37.9% were Christian, 0.6% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 2.1% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,125 (25.3%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 657 (14.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,938 (43.6%) people were employed full-time, 690 (15.5%) were part-time, and 117 (2.6%) were unemployed.[1]

Matua School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students,[2][3] with a roll of 494 as of March 2020.[4] The school was established in 1965 as Levers Road School, and adopted its current name in 1966.[5]