Poraiti

Poraiti is a semi-rural suburb of the city of Napier, in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's eastern North Island.[2]

Poraiti
Suburb
Country	New Zealand
Local authority	Napier
Electoral ward	Taradale
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	2,010

Puketapu	Bay View	Westshore
	Poraiti	Onekawa
	Taradale	Tamatea

The area is vulnerable to scrub fires.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	657	—
2013	1,458	+12.06%
2018	2,010	+6.63%
Source: [1]

Poraiti, comprising the statistical areas of Poraiti Hills and Poraiti Flat, had a population of 2,010 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 552 people (37.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,353 people (205.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 750 households. There were 981 males and 1,032 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female, with 303 people (15.1%) aged under 15 years, 261 (13.0%) aged 15 to 29, 945 (47.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 498 (24.8%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 90.9% European/Pākehā, 7.0% Māori, 1.0% Pacific peoples, 7.2% Asian, and 1.2% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 18.5%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 48.7% had no religion, 39.6% were Christian, 0.3% were Hindu, 1.5% were Buddhist and 1.0% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 357 (20.9%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 288 (16.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 810 (47.5%) people were employed full-time, 273 (16.0%) were part-time, and 33 (1.9%) were unemployed.[1]

Individual statistical areas

Name	Population	Households	Median age	Median income
Poraiti Hills	732	255	48.4 years	$35,400[4]
Poraiti Flat	1,278	495	51.8 years	$36,700[5]
New Zealand			37.4 years	$31,800

Education

Hohepa Home School is special needs school,[6] with a roll of 33 as of March 2020.[7][8]

References

1. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Poraiti Hills (212400) and Poraiti Flat (212500).
2. Hariss, Gavin. "Poraiti, Hawke's Bay". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
3. "Large scrub fire in Poraiti Napier under control". Māori Television. Te Kaea. 15 January 2016.
4. 2018 Census place summary: Poraiti Hills
5. 2018 Census place summary: Poraiti Flat
6. "Hohepa Home School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
7. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
8. "Hohepa Home School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.