Pirimai
Pirimai | |
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| Coordinates: 39°30′47″S 176°52′59″E / 39.513188°S 176.883169°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Napier |
| Local authority | Napier City Council |
| Electoral ward |
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| Area | |
| • Land | 138 ha (341 acres) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,200 |
| Onekawa | ||
| Tamatea |
  Pirimai  |
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| Greenmeadows | Meeanee |
Pirimai is a suburb of the city of Napier, in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's eastern North Island.[3] Development of housing began there in 1961–62.[4] The suburb includes Pirimai Park and playground.[5]
Demographics
[edit]Pirimai covers 1.38 km2 (0.53 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 4,200 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 3,043 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3,681 | — |
| 2013 | 3,597 | −0.33% |
| 2018 | 3,852 | +1.38% |
| Source: [6] | ||
Pirimai had a population of 3,852 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 255 people (7.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 171 people (4.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,434 households, comprising 1,914 males and 1,938 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female, with 879 people (22.8%) aged under 15 years, 789 (20.5%) aged 15 to 29, 1,635 (42.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 555 (14.4%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 81.3% European/Pākehā, 25.9% Māori, 3.7% Pacific peoples, 4.9% Asian, and 1.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 13.1, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 58.5% had no religion, 27.9% were Christian, 2.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.6% were Buddhist and 2.3% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 399 (13.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 648 (21.8%) people had no formal qualifications. 270 people (9.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,623 (54.6%) people were employed full-time, 408 (13.7%) were part-time, and 105 (3.5%) were unemployed.[6]
| Name | Area (km2) |
Population | Density (per km2) |
Households | Median age | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirimai West | 0.61 | 1,611 | 2,641 | 648 | 37.0 years | $29,100[7] |
| Pirimai East | 0.76 | 2,241 | 2,949 | 786 | 32.7 years | $31,600[8] |
| New Zealand | 37.4 years | $31,800 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Hariss, Gavin. "Pirimai, Hawke's Bay". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
- ^ "Napier's development". Napier City Council. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "Pirimai Park Playground". napier.govt.nz. Napier City Council.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Pirimai West (214200) and Pirimai East (214700).
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Pirimai West
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Pirimai East