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Raureka is a suburb of Hastings City, in the Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island.

The suburb has three council-owned parks: Ebbett Park, St Leonards Park and Whenua Takoha Reserve. Raureka locals established a campaign in 2018 to stop the council selling part of Ebbett Park to developers.

Raureka has a community hub with community gardens based at Raureka School.

Demographics

Raureka covers 2.12 km (0.82 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 5,720 as of June 2024, with a population density of 2,698 people per km.

Before the 2023 census, the suburb area had a smaller boundary, covering 2.08 km (0.80 sq mi). Using that boundary, Raureka 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, comprising 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. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 18.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 45.7% had no religion, 38.5% were Christian, 3.0% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.5% were Hindu, 0.4% were Muslim, 1.0% were Buddhist and 3.5% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 483 (12.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 939 (24.1%) people had no formal qualifications. 306 people (7.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. 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.

Education

Raureka School is a co-educational state primary school, with a roll of 283 as of November 2024.

Ebbett Park School is a co-educational state primary school, with a roll of 150 as of November 2024.

Hastings Boys' High School is a state secondary school, with a roll of 758 as of November 2024.

References

1. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. Wiltshire, Laura (11 February 2019). "Hastings Council to discuss future of Raureka parks". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Hawke's Bay Today.
4. Wiltshire, Laura (18 December 2018). "Hastings residents start petition to save Ebbett Park". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Hawke's Bay Today.
5. Brown, Duncan (26 July 2016). "Raureka community initiative applauded". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Hawke's Bay Today.
6. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Raureka (209900) and Raceway Park (210300).
7. 2018 Census place summary: Raureka
8. 2018 Census place summary: Raceway Park
9. "Raureka School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
10. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
11. "Raureka School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
12. "Ebbett Park School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
13. "Ebbett Park School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
14. "Hastings Boys' High School Official School Website". hastingsboys.school.nz.
15. "Hastings Boys' High School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
16. "Hastings Boys' High School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.

• Suburbs of Hastings, New Zealand