Hira, New Zealand
Hira is a small settlement approximately northeast of Nelson, New Zealand. It sits in the valley of the Wakapuaka River.
Demographics
Hira is in the Nelson Rural statistical area which covers, and also includes Todds Valley, Glenduan, Wakapuaka and Pepin Island. It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.Nelson Rural had a population of 1,896 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 192 people since the 2013 census, and an increase of 360 people since the 2006 census. There were 657 households, comprising 984 males and 912 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.08 males per female. The median age was 46.0 years, with 339 people aged under 15 years, 237 aged 15 to 29, 1,038 aged 30 to 64, and 282 aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 93.2% European/Pākehā, 8.7% Māori, 1.6% Pasifika, 1.6% Asian, and 2.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 26.3, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 65.8% had no religion, 22.5% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.3% were Buddhist and 2.1% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 450 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 192 people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $32,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. 297 people earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 795 people were employed full-time, 324 were part-time, and 36 were unemployed.