Rānui


Rānui is a suburb of West Auckland, New Zealand, which is under the local governance of Auckland Council. The area is densely populated but close to the western fringe of the Auckland urban area.
The word 'rānui' in Māori means 'midday'.

Demographics

Rānui covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Rānui had a population of 14,190 in the 2023 [New Zealand census], an increase of 318 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 2,160 people since the 2013 census. There were 7,005 males, 7,143 females and 42 people of other genders in 4,053 dwellings. 3.1% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 3,273 people aged under 15 years, 3,180 aged 15 to 29, 6,411 aged 30 to 64, and 1,329 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 37.7% European ; 21.3% Māori; 26.5% Pasifika; 30.3% Asian; 3.0% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 1.7% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 91.8%, Māori language by 5.1%, Samoan by 8.4%, and other languages by 28.1%. No language could be spoken by 2.6%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.6%. The percentage of people born overseas was 38.9, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 37.8% Christian, 7.0% Hindu, 4.3% Islam, 1.5% Māori religious beliefs, 1.5% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 2.0% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 39.5%, and 6.2% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 1,881 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 5,046 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 3,552 people exclusively held high school qualifications. 822 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 5,568 people were employed full-time, 1,209 were part-time, and 549 were unemployed.
NameArea
PopulationDensity
DwellingsMedian ageMedian
income
Birdwood West6.2481913126140.3 years$50,400
Rānui North1.033,8553,7431,11931.4 years$36,200
Rānui Domain0.873,5884,1241,03833.3 years$34,200
Rānui South West0.742,9944,04683431.6 years$43,200
Rānui South East0.942,9313,11880132.5 years$38,800
New Zealand38.1 years$41,500

Education

Rānui School is a contributing primary school with a roll of students. The school's bilingual unit, Whakatipu Kakano, teaches some students in Māori.
Birdwood School is a full primary school with a roll of students. Birdwood also has a bilingual unit, Te Puawaitanga o Te Reo, which teaches a quarter of the students in Māori.
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Kotuku is a full primary school which teaches primarily in Māori. It has a roll of students.
All schools are coeducational. Rolls are as at. Rānui and Birdwood schools have a high proportion of Māori and Pacific Island students. Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Kotuku has an entirely Māori student population.