Ahuriri | |
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Coordinates: 39°28′53″S176°53′53″E / 39.481459°S 176.897960°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
City | Napier |
Local authority | Napier City Council |
Electoral ward | Ahuriri Ward |
Area | |
• Land | 98 ha (242 acres) |
Population (June 2023) [2] | |
• Total | 1,120 |
Westshore | (Hawke Bay) | |
Ahuriri | ||
Onekawa | Hospital Hill | Bluff Hill |
Ahuriri is a suburb of the city of Napier, in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's eastern North Island. [3]
The area was a major site of Māori and European settlement, and the site of the Port of Napier until the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake. It has since been redeveloped as a mixed commercial and residential area. [4]
Ahuriri covers 0.98 km2 (0.38 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 1,120 as of June 2023, [2] with a population density of 1,143 people per km2.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 858 | — |
2013 | 1,089 | +3.46% |
2018 | 1,161 | +1.29% |
Source: [5] |
Ahuriri had a population of 1,161 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 72 people (6.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 303 people (35.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 510 households, comprising 528 males and 630 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.84 males per female. The median age was 59.4 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 108 people (9.3%) aged under 15 years, 138 (11.9%) aged 15 to 29, 432 (37.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 486 (41.9%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 92.0% European/Pākehā, 10.6% Māori, 0.8% Pacific peoples, 2.8% Asian, and 1.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 18.3, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 45.0% had no religion, 44.7% were Christian, 0.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.3% were Buddhist and 1.6% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 231 (21.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 195 (18.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $31,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. 189 people (17.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 417 (39.6%) people were employed full-time, 114 (10.8%) were part-time, and 21 (2.0%) were unemployed. [5]
Port Ahuriri School is co-educational Year 1–6 state primary school, [6] [7] with a roll of 251 as of February 2024. [8] [9] The school started in 1868. [10]
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