Rānui, Porirua

Rānui is a suburb of Porirua City approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) north of Wellington in New Zealand. Rānui means midday in the Māori language.[2]

Rānui
Suburb
Porirua East and Rānui Heights, with Cannons Creek and Waitangiru in the distance
Porirua East and Rānui Heights, with Cannons Creek and Waitangiru in the distance
CountryNew Zealand
CityPorirua City Council
Electoral wardEastern Ward/Pāuatahanui ki te uunga mai o te ra
Area
 • Land356 ha (880 acres)
Population
 (June 2022)[1]
 • Total3,820
Aotea
Porirua Central
Rānui
 Cannons Creek
Linden Takapu Valley

Demography

Rānui, comprising the statistical areas of Porirua East and Ranui Heights, covers 3.56 km2 (1.37 sq mi).[3] It had an estimated population of 3,820 as of June 2022, with a population density of 1,073 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20063,477—    
20133,447−0.12%
20183,561+0.65%
Source: [4]

Rānui had a population of 3,561 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 114 people (3.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 84 people (2.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,146 households. There were 1,743 males and 1,821 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female, with 780 people (21.9%) aged under 15 years, 858 (24.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,554 (43.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 369 (10.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 47.7% European/Pākehā, 28.6% Māori, 37.7% Pacific peoples, 11.3% Asian, and 2.3% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 22.4%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 39.5% had no religion, 46.7% were Christian, 1.7% were Hindu, 1.9% were Muslim, 1.0% were Buddhist and 2.5% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 426 (15.3%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 618 (22.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,422 (51.1%) people were employed full-time, 348 (12.5%) were part-time, and 177 (6.4%) were unemployed.[4]

Individual statistical areas
NamePopulationHouseholdsMedian ageMedian income
Porirua East2,23568129.5 years$23,800[5]
Ranui Heights1,32646538.6 years$36,900[6]
New Zealand37.4 years$31,800

Education

Porirua East School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students[7] with a roll of 91 as of February 2023.[8] The school opened in 1954.[9]

References
  1. "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. "Rānui". Te Aka Online Māori Dictionary. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Porirua East (240500) and Ranui Heights (240900).
  5. 2018 Census place summary: Porirua East
  6. 2018 Census place summary: Ranui Heights
  7. Education Counts: Porirua East School
  8. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  9. "About our School - History". Porirua East School. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

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