Raureka


Raureka is a suburb of Hastings City, in the Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island.
The suburb has three council-owned parks: Ebbett Park, St Leonards Park and Whenua Takoha Reserve. Raureka locals established a campaign in 2018 to stop the council selling part of Ebbett Park to developers.
Raureka has a community hub with community gardens based at Raureka School.

Demographics

Raureka covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Raureka had a population of 5,253 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 285 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 714 people since the 2013 census. There were 2,574 males, 2,670 females, and 15 people of other genders in 1,818 dwellings. 2.6% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 1,065 people aged under 15 years, 1,122 aged 15 to 29, 2,274 aged 30 to 64, and 795 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 59.9% European ; 30.2% Māori; 12.8% Pasifika; 12.6% Asian; 0.9% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 2.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 94.5%, Māori by 7.5%, Samoan by 5.1%, and other languages by 12.1%. No language could be spoken by 2.2%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.6%. The percentage of people born overseas was 22.8, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 35.8% Christian, 1.9% Hindu, 0.5% Islam, 3.3% Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% Buddhist, 0.5% New Age, and 4.2% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 48.0%, and 5.4% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 636 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 2,253 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,308 people exclusively held high school qualifications. 213 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 2,256 full-time, 450 part-time, and 99 unemployed.
NameArea
PopulationDensity
DwellingsMedian ageMedian
income
Raureka1.103,2072,9151,07434.1 years$39,000
Raceway Park1.022,0462,00674436.4 years$40,500
New Zealand38.1 years$41,500

Education

Raureka School and Ebbett Park School are co-educational state primary schools serving Years 1 to 6, with rolls of and, respectively. Raureka School opened in 1914 and Ebbett Park School opened in 1960.
Hastings Boys' High School is a state secondary school serving Years 9 to 15, with a roll of. The school opened in 1904 as Hastings District High School, taking over secondary education from Hastings Borough School. It was renamed Hastings Technical School in 1922. In 1954-55, Hastings Girls' High School was opened, leaving Hastings Boys' High School from 1956 on the original site.
Rolls are as of