Raureka
Raureka is a suburb of Hastings City, in the Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island.
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Coordinates: 39°38′45″S 176°49′45″E | |
Country | New Zealand |
Local authority | Hastings |
Electoral ward | Hastings |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 4,953 |
Camberley | St Leonards | |
Raureka
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Hastings Central | |
Longlands | Akina |
The suburb has three council-owned parks: Ebbett Park, St Leonards Park and Whenua Takoha Reserve.[2] Raureka locals established a campaign in 2018 to stop the council selling part of Ebbett Park to developers.[3]
Raureka has a community hub with community gardens based at Raureka School.[4]
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 4,599 | — |
2013 | 4,527 | −0.23% |
2018 | 4,953 | +1.81% |
Source: [1] |
Raureka, comprising the statistical areas of Raureka and Raceway Park, 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. There were 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 (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).
The proportion of people born overseas was 18.7%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 45.7% had no religion, 38.5% were Christian, 1.5% were Hindu, 0.4% were Muslim, 1.0% were Buddhist and 6.5% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 483 (12.4%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 939 (24.1%) people had no formal qualifications. 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.[1]
Name | Population | Households | Median age | Median income |
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Raureka | 3,033 | 1,014 | 34.1 years | $25,700[5] |
Raceway Park | 1,920 | 708 | 37.5 years | $28,600[6] |
New Zealand | 37.4 years | $31,800 |
Education
Raureka School is a co-educational state primary school,[7] with a roll of 307 as of March 2020.[8][9]
Ebbett Park School is a co-educational state primary school,[10] with a roll of 150 as of March 2020.[8][11]
Hastings Boys' High School is a state secondary school,[12][13] with a roll of 788 as of March 2020.[8][14]
References
- "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Raureka (209900) and Raceway Park (210300).
- 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.
- 2018 Census place summary: Raureka
- 2018 Census place summary: Raceway Park
- "Raureka 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.
- "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.