Riverside, Whangārei
Riverside | |
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Coordinates:35°43′41″S174°20′10″E/ 35.728°S 174.336°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
City | Whangārei |
Local authority | Whangarei District Council |
Electoral ward | Whangārei Urban Ward |
Area | |
• Land | 351 ha (867 acres) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 2,290 |
Regent | (Mount Parihaka) | Abbey Caves |
Whangārei Central |
Riverside
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Parahaki |
Morningside | Port Whangārei | Onerahi |
Riverside(Māori:Ōruku) is a suburb ofWhangārei,inNorthland Region,New Zealand.It is east of the city centre, across theHātea River.[3]
Pohe Island is a 54 square kilometre open space which is adjacent to the mouth of the Hātea River andWhangārei Harbour. it contains William Fraser Memorial Park.[4]William Mackenzie Fraser,for whom the park is named, was an engineer forWhangarei Countyfrom 1907 to 1918, held various positions with the Whangarei Harbour Board from 1920 until 1947, and was a County Council member from 1947 until his death in 1960.[5]
Demographics
[edit]The Riverside statistical area, which includes the neighbouring suburb of Parahaki, covers 3.51 km2(1.36 sq mi)[1]and had an estimated population of 2,290 as of June 2023,[2]with a population density of 652 people per km2.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 1,947 | — |
2013 | 1,791 | −1.19% |
2018 | 2,085 | +3.09% |
Source:[6] |
Riverside had a population of 2,085 at the2018 New Zealand census,an increase of 294 people (16.4%) since the2013 census,and an increase of 138 people (7.1%) since the2006 census.There were 813 households, comprising 1,032 males and 1,053 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female. The median age was 43.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 360 people (17.3%) aged under 15 years, 393 (18.8%) aged 15 to 29, 951 (45.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 381 (18.3%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 82.2% European/Pākehā, 27.9% Māori, 4.0% Pacific peoples, 3.5% Asian, and 2.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 19.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 54.7% had no religion, 32.5% were Christian, 1.7% hadMāori religious beliefs,0.4% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim, 0.6% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 321 (18.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 261 (15.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $33,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 264 people (15.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 891 (51.7%) people were employed full-time, 252 (14.6%) were part-time, and 63 (3.7%) were unemployed.[6]
Notes
[edit]- ^ab"ArcGIS Web Application".statsnz.maps.arcgis.com.Retrieved21 April2022.
- ^ab"Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat".Statistics New Zealand.Retrieved25 October2023.
- ^Roger Smith, GeographX (2005).The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand.Robbie Burton. map 24.ISBN1-877333-20-4.
- ^"William Fraser Memorial Park".Whangarei District Council.Retrieved13 May2020.
- ^"William Fraser Memorial Park on Pohe Island - Reserve Management Plan -2013"(PDF).Whangarei District Council. 2013. pp. 7–8.
- ^ab"Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census".Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Riverside (107200).2018 Census place summary: Riverside