Kenepuru

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Kenepuru
Suburb
Kenepuru
Interactive map of Kenepuru
Coordinates: 41°08′50″S174°49′50″E / 41.14722°S 174.83056°E / -41.14722; 174.83056
CountryNew Zealand
City Porirua City
Local authority Porirua City Council
Electoral ward
  • Onepoto General Ward
  • Porirua Māori Ward
Area
[1]
 • Land4.98 ha (12.3 acres)
Population
 (2023 census) [2]
 • Total
678
Train stations Kenepuru railway station
Hospitals Kenepuru Hospital
Porirua CBD
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Kenepuru is a primarily industrial suburb of the city of Porirua in New Zealand. It lies immediately southwest of the Porirua city centre.

Contents

Kenepuru Community Hospital, the main hospital complex for Porirua, is located here.

Demographics

Kenepuru covers 4.98 km2 (1.92 sq mi). [1] It is part of Porirua Central statistical area. [3]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006285—    
2013330+2.12%
2018168−12.63%
2023678+32.19%
Source: [2] [4]

Kenepuru had a population of 678 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 510 people (303.6%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 348 people (105.5%) since the 2013 census. There were 357 males and 321 females in 234 dwellings. [5] 4.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 72 people (10.6%) aged under 15 years, 120 (17.7%) aged 15 to 29, 246 (36.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 237 (35.0%) aged 65 or older. [2]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 61.9% European (Pākehā); 15.0% Māori; 8.8% Pasifika; 23.9% Asian; 2.2% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 0.9% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.5%, Māori by 4.4%, Samoan by 2.7%, and other languages by 23.0%. No language could be spoken by 1.8% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 37.6, compared with 28.8% nationally. [2]

Religious affiliations were 48.2% Christian, 7.5% Hindu, 2.2% Islam, 0.4% Māori religious beliefs, 2.2% Buddhist, and 1.8% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 34.1%, and 7.1% of people did not answer the census question. [2]

Of those at least 15 years old, 180 (29.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 231 (38.1%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 174 (28.7%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 75 people (12.4%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 204 (33.7%) full-time, 54 (8.9%) part-time, and 6 (1.0%) unemployed. [2]

Education

Wellington Seventh-day Adventist School is a co-educational state-integrated Seventh-day Adventist primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, [6] [7] with a roll of 108 as of October 2025. [8] It opened in 1984. [9]

Bishop Viard College is a co-educational state-integrated Catholic secondary school for Year 7 to 13 students, [10] with a roll of 387. [11] It was founded in 1968. [12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Statistical Area 1 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. 7019531, 7034476, 7034477, 7034478, 7034480, 7034481 and 7034482. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Geographic Boundary Viewer". Stats NZ. Statistical Area 1 – 2023 and Statistical Area 2 – 2023.
  4. ↑ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7019531 (unpopulated), 7019541 and 7019583.
  5. ↑ "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "Official School Website". wellingtonsda.school.nz.
  7. ↑ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office . Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  9. ↑ "30 years and counting". Adventist Record. 20 December 2014. p. 11.
  10. ↑ "Bishop Viard College Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office . Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  11. ↑ "Bishop Viard College Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  12. ↑ "Bishop Viard College Official School Website". viard.school.nz.
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