Epuni
Suburb of Lower Hutt, New Zealand
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::summary Suburb of Lower Hutt, New Zealand ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox New Zealand suburb"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Epuni |
| image | Epuni St.jpg |
| caption1 | Epuni Street |
| city1 | Lower Hutt |
| council | Hutt City Council |
| ward | Central |
| area | 199 |
| areasource | |
| population | |
| popdate | |
| popsource | |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| trainstations | Epuni Station |
| coordinates | |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 13 |
| :: |
| name = Epuni | image = Epuni St.jpg | caption1 = Epuni Street | city1 = Lower Hutt | council = Hutt City Council | ward = Central | established = | area = 199 | areasource = | population = | popdate = | popsource = | population_density_km2 = auto | trainstations = Epuni Station | ferryterminals = | airports = | hospitals = | coordinates = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 13 | caption2 = | centre = Epuni | north = Boulcott | northeast = Naenae | east = Fairfield | southeast = | south = | southwest = Waterloo | west = Lower Hutt CBD | northwest = Epuni is a suburb of Lower Hutt, situated in the Wellington region of New Zealand. The suburb lies around one kilometre east of the Lower Hutt CBD.
The suburb takes its name from the Te Āti Awa chief Honiana Te Puni. An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand - Te Puni, Honiana Retrieved: 9 January 2008
In 2018 HNZ, which in October 2019 became part of Kaingaora Ora Homes and Communities, announced that it was to build 153 homes on long-vacant land in Epuni where earlier HNZ houses had been demolished.
Demographics
Epuni, comprising the statistical areas of Epuni West and Epuni East, covers 1.99 km2. It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Epuni had a population of 6,039 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 153 people (2.6%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 24 people (−0.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,262 households, comprising 2,985 males and 3,051 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female, with 1,149 people (19.0%) aged under 15 years, 1,155 (19.1%) aged 15 to 29, 2,853 (47.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 885 (14.7%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 63.4% European/Pākehā, 13.5% Māori, 8.2% Pasifika, 23.3% Asian, and 4.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 29.8%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 41.5% had no religion, 40.0% were Christian, 0.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 5.8% were Hindu, 2.1% were Muslim, 1.7% were Buddhist and 2.3% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 1,413 (28.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 801 (16.4%) people had no formal qualifications. 984 people (20.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,424 (49.6%) people were employed full-time, 696 (14.2%) were part-time, and 240 (4.9%) were unemployed.
::data[format=table title="Individual statistical areas"] | Name | Area (km2) | Population | Density (per km2) || Households | Median age | Median income | New Zealand | 37.4 years | $31,800 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Epuni West | 0.99 | 3,090 | 3,121 | 1,167 | 39.3 years | $33,700 | | | | Epuni East | 1.00 | 2,949 | 2,949 | 1,095 | 37.2 years | $34,300 | | | ::
Education
Dyer Street School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, with a roll of as of .
References
References
- "Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities: A new approach to meeting key Government priorities :: Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities".
- (4 December 2018). "153 homes announced for long-vacant HNZ Epuni land". Stuff (Fairfax).
- "ArcGIS Web Application".
- {{NZ census 2018. Epuni West (245100) and Epuni East (245600)
- {{NZ census place summary 2018. epuni-west. Epuni West
- {{NZ census place summary 2018. epuni-east. Epuni East
- "Dyer Street School Official School Website".
- "Dyer Street School Education Review Office Report". [[Education Review Office]].
- "Dyer Street School Ministry of Education School Profile". [[Ministry of Education (New Zealand).
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