Tamatea

Tamatea is a suburb in the west of the city of Napier, in the Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's eastern North Island.

Tamatea
Suburb
Tamatea
Coordinates: 39°30′40″S 176°52′10″E
Country	New Zealand
Local authority	Napier
Electoral ward	Ahuriri
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	5,415

Poraiti		Onekawa
	Tamatea	Pirimai
	Greenmeadows	Meeanee

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	5,121	—
2013	5,040	−0.23%
2018	5,415	+1.45%
Source: [1]

Tamatea, comprising the statistical areas of Tamatea West, Tamatea North and Tamatea East, had a population of 5,415 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 375 people (7.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 294 people (5.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,031 households. There were 2,598 males and 2,814 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.92 males per female, with 1,224 people (22.6%) aged under 15 years, 1,032 (19.1%) aged 15 to 29, 2,190 (40.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 963 (17.8%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 78.1% European/Pākehā, 28.5% Māori, 4.0% Pacific peoples, 5.0% Asian, and 1.9% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 13.1%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 53.5% had no religion, 32.8% were Christian, 0.3% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.6% were Buddhist and 5.0% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 498 (11.9%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 1,017 (24.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,049 (48.9%) people were employed full-time, 588 (14.0%) were part-time, and 153 (3.7%) were unemployed.[1]

Individual statistical areas

Name	Population	Households	Median age	Median income
Tamatea West	2,001	765	38.8 years	$26,800[2]
Tamatea North	1,683	615	34.6 years	$28,900[3]
Tamatea East	1,731	651	36.3 years	$26,900[4]
New Zealand			37.4 years	$31,800

Education

Porritt School is a state primary school,[5][6] with a roll of 374.[7]

Tamatea School is a state primary school,[8] with a roll of 162.[9]

Tamatea Intermediate is a state intermediate school,[10] with a roll of 389.[11]

Tamatea High School is a state secondary school,[12][13] with a roll of 277.[14]

All these schools are co-educational. Rolls are as of March 2020.[15]

References

1. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Tamatea West (213500), Tamatea North (213600) and Tamatea East (213800).
2. 2018 Census place summary: Tamatea West
3. 2018 Census place summary: Tamatea North
4. 2018 Census place summary: Tamatea East
5. "Porritt School Official School Website". porritt.school.nz.
6. "Porritt School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
7. "Porritt School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
8. "Tamatea School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
9. "Tamatea School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
10. "Tamatea Intermediate Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
11. "Tamatea Intermediate Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
12. "Tamatea High School Official School Website". tamatea.school.nz.
13. "Tamatea High School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
14. "Tamatea High School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
15. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.