Demographics
Raureka covers 2.12 km2 (0.82 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 5,500 as of June 2025, [2] with a population density of 2,594 people per km2.
Historical population| Year | | |
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| 2006 | 4,599 | — |
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| 2013 | 4,539 | −0.19% |
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| 2018 | 4,968 | +1.82% |
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| 2023 | 5,253 | +1.12% |
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The 2006 population is for a smaller area of 2.08 km2.
Source: [6] [7] |
Raureka had a population of 5,253 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 285 people (5.7%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 714 people (15.7%) since the 2013 census. There were 2,574 males, 2,670 females, and 15 people of other genders in 1,818 dwellings. [8] 2.6% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 1,065 people (20.3%) aged under 15 years, 1,122 (21.4%) aged 15 to 29, 2,274 (43.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 795 (15.1%) aged 65 or older. [6]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 59.9% European (Pākehā); 30.2% Māori; 12.8% Pasifika; 12.6% Asian; 0.9% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 94.5%, Māori by 7.5%, Samoan by 5.1%, and other languages by 12.1%. No language could be spoken by 2.2% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.6%. The percentage of people born overseas was 22.8, compared with 28.8% nationally. [6]
Religious affiliations were 35.8% Christian, 1.9% Hindu, 0.5% Islam, 3.3% Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% Buddhist, 0.5% New Age, and 4.2% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 48.0%, and 5.4% of people did not answer the census question. [6]
Of those at least 15 years old, 636 (15.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 2,253 (53.8%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,308 (31.2%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 213 people (5.1%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 2,256 (53.9%) full-time, 450 (10.7%) part-time, and 99 (2.4%) unemployed. [6]
Individual statistical areas| Name | Area
(km2) | Population | Density
(per km2) | Dwellings | Median age | Median
income |
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| Raureka | 1.10 | 3,207 | 2,915 | 1,074 | 34.1 years | $39,000 [9] |
| Raceway Park | 1.02 | 2,046 | 2,006 | 744 | 36.4 years | $40,500 [10] |
| New Zealand | | | | | 38.1 years | $41,500 |
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Education
Raureka School and Ebbett Park School are co-educational state primary schools serving Years 1 to 6, [11] [12] with rolls of 269 and 127, respectively. [13] [14] Raureka School opened in 1914 [15] and Ebbett Park School opened in 1960. [16]
Hastings Boys' High School is a state secondary school [17] serving Years 9 to 15, [18] with a roll of 795. [19] The school opened in 1904 as Hastings District High School, taking over secondary education from Hastings Borough School. It was renamed Hastings Technical School in 1922. In 1954-55, Hastings Girls' High School was opened, leaving Hastings Boys' High School from 1956 on the original site. [20]
Rolls are as of July 2025. [21]
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