Napier South
Napier South is a suburb of the city of Napier, in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's eastern North Island. For some purposes, such as postal, it extends to include the Napier Central statistical area, which is covered here at Central Napier.
Demographics
The statistical area of Nelson Park, which corresponds to Napier South, covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.Nelson Park had a population of 2,172 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 9 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 33 people since the 2013 census. There were 1,026 males, 1,137 females, and 9 people of other genders in 840 dwellings. 2.5% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 41.2 years. There were 426 people aged under 15 years, 387 aged 15 to 29, 975 aged 30 to 64, and 384 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 82.3% European ; 22.1% Māori; 3.6% Pasifika; 5.0% Asian; 2.3% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 2.8% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.8%, Māori by 3.7%, Samoan by 0.8%, and other languages by 8.0%. No language could be spoken by 1.5%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 18.0, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 27.3% Christian, 0.8% Hindu, 1.4% Islam, 2.2% Māori religious beliefs, 1.0% Buddhist, 0.6% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 2.2% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 57.3%, and 7.5% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 366 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 948 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 435 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $36,000, compared with $41,500 nationally. 177 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 831 full-time, 267 part-time, and 54 unemployed.
Education
Nelson Park School is a co-educational Year 0–6 state primary school situated on Kennedy Road/Jull Street with a roll of. It opened as Napier West School in 1914.Napier Intermediate is a co-educational state intermediate school situated on Jull Street with a roll of. It was founded in 1933. It sits on what was originally going to be the second site of Napier Technical College, but this did not happen due to the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake.
Both schools are co-educational. Rolls are as of