Kiripaka
Kiripaka is a locality in Northland, New Zealand. The settlement of Glenbervie lies to the southwest, and Ngunguru is to the northeast.
"Kiripaka" means flint, schist or asbestos in the Māori language.
Demographics
Kiripaka statistical area covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.Kiripaka statistical area had a population of 1,107 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 114 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 219 people since the 2013 census. There were 519 males and 588 females in 357 dwellings. 1.6% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 42.9 years. There were 234 people aged under 15 years, 156 aged 15 to 29, 528 aged 30 to 64, and 189 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 82.4% European ; 25.7% Māori; 3.5% Pasifika; 2.4% Asian; 0.3% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 2.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.6%, Māori language by 6.5%, and other languages by 7.0%. No language could be spoken by 0.8%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 13.8, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 26.0% Christian, 2.4% Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% New Age, and 1.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 63.4%, and 6.5% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 147 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 489 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 177 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $39,900, compared with $41,500 nationally. 117 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 417 people were employed full-time, 129 were part-time, and 27 were unemployed.