Paraite

Paraite is a rural community in the New Plymouth District and Taranaki region of New Zealand's North Island. The area is east of New Plymouth and south of Bell Block. The Marton–New Plymouth line separates Paraite from the industrial area of Bell Block.
Around 1860, during the First Taranaki War, a Māori chief named Aporo or Aparo confronted Charles Everett, a farmer at Paraite. Instead of shooting him, he removed Everett's tie and told him to leave. This was an unusual act of mercy for the time.
The area was divided into allotments for sale in 1867.

Demographics

Paraite statistical area covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km².
Paraite had a population of 996 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 99 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 204 people since the 2013 census. There were 486 males and 510 females in 366 dwellings. 1.8% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 45.3 years. There were 192 people aged under 15 years, 153 aged 15 to 29, 468 aged 30 to 64, and 189 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 90.1% European ; 13.6% Māori; 0.9% Pasifika; 3.9% Asian; 0.6% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 3.0% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.5%, Māori by 2.4%, Samoan by 0.3%, and other languages by 4.8%. No language could be spoken by 1.5%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.6%. The percentage of people born overseas was 12.7, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 26.2% Christian, 0.9% Hindu, 0.6% Islam, 0.3% Māori religious beliefs, 0.3% New Age, and 0.6% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 62.7%, and 8.7% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 141 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 498 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 177 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $45,000, compared with $41,500 nationally. 108 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 402 full-time, 156 part-time, and 9 unemployed.