Marewa

Marewa (Māori: Mārewa) is a suburb of the city of Napier, in the Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's eastern North Island.

Marewa
Suburb
Country	New Zealand
Local authority	Napier
Electoral ward	Nelson Park Onekawa-Tamatea
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	5,121

	Napier Hill
	Marewa	Napier South
Onekawa	Maraenui

It includes Marewa Park, a sports ground for soccer, cricket, athletics, marching and bowls.[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	4,614	—
2013	4,671	+0.18%
2018	5,121	+1.86%
Source: [1]

Marewa, comprising the statistical areas of Marewa West and Marewa East, had a population of 5,121 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 450 people (9.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 507 people (11.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,980 households. There were 2,418 males and 2,700 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.9 males per female, with 1,140 people (22.3%) aged under 15 years, 1,011 (19.7%) aged 15 to 29, 2,214 (43.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 753 (14.7%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 74.0% European/Pākehā, 33.1% Māori, 4.4% Pacific peoples, 4.2% Asian, and 2.4% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 13.6%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 55.1% had no religion, 28.0% were Christian, 0.6% were Hindu, 1.1% were Muslim, 1.0% were Buddhist and 6.5% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 513 (12.9%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 891 (22.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,845 (46.3%) people were employed full-time, 567 (14.2%) were part-time, and 189 (4.7%) were unemployed.[1]

Individual statistical areas

Name	Population	Households	Median age	Median income
Marewa West	1,734	735	43.5 years	$29,900[3]
Marewa East	3,387	1,245	33.1 years	$21,800[4]
New Zealand			37.4 years	$31,800

Education

Marewa School is a co-educational state primary school,[5] with a roll of 228 as of March 2020.[6][7]

References

1. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Marewa West (213900) and Marewa East (215000).
2. "Marewa Park". napier.govt.nz. Napier City Council.
3. 2018 Census place summary: Marewa West
4. 2018 Census place summary: Marewa East
5. "Marewa School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
6. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
7. "Marewa School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.