Paparangi
Paparangi | |
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Coordinates: 41°13′04″S 174°49′17″E / 41.21778°S 174.82139°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
City | Wellington City |
Local authority | Wellington City Council |
Electoral ward |
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Area | |
• Land | 126 ha (311 acres) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 2,750 |
Postcode(s) | 6037 |
Grenada |
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Johnsonville |
Paparangi
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Woodridge |
Johnsonville | Newlands |
Paparangi, one of the northern suburbs of
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "flat sky" for the Māori language name Paparangi.[4]
The suburb has a small local shopping-centre and a low-decile primary school.[5][6]
The area, formerly in small farms and part of
Some of the street names are the first names of children living in the area then or of children whose parents became involved in development of the suburb (Cara Crescent, Mark Avenue and Lynda Avenue take their names from children of Barry Beazley).[8][9]
In 1991 a new landfill opened in
History
The area was settled by a farmer Thomas Drake from Devonshire who was a descendant of John Drake, brother to Sir Francis Drake. He obtained a Crown Grant of 332 acres of land in 1861. His widow Ceres Selina Drake sold the land to the Crown on 3 August 1897, and it was broken into small farms of the Paparangi Estate, as one of the Small Farms Settlements of Richard Seddon’s Liberal Government.[11] Working men got a 2 hectare (5 acre) lease-in-perpetuity section on which they could grow fruit and vegetables and keep pigs, bees and fowls.[12]
In the 1920s and 1930s there were five dairy farms in Newlands and Paparangi, supplying town milk to Wellington. Sam Styles had a 90-acre (36 ha) dairy farm, Ocean View Farm in Horokiwi Road, Paparangi supplying milk and cream. He was a Makara County Councillor, and later ran 200 sheep on 200 acres (80 ha) at the top of Horokiwi. The farm was sold to Mr McKinley after Styles' death in 1935.[13][14]
Demographics
Paparangi statistical area covers 1.26 km2 (0.49 sq mi).[1] It had an estimated population of 2,750 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 2,183 people per km2.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 2,664 | — |
2013 | 2,739 | +0.40% |
2018 | 2,874 | +0.97% |
Source: [15] |
Before the 2023 census, the statistical area had a larger boundary, covering 1.31 km2 (0.51 sq mi).
Ethnicities were 63.4% European/Pākehā, 10.2% Māori, 6.3% Pasifika, 27.6% Asian, and 3.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 34.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 46.6% had no religion, 35.3% were Christian, 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 4.5% were Hindu, 3.2% were Muslim, 2.6% were Buddhist and 3.0% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 741 (32.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 240 (10.6%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $39,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 534 people (23.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,275 (56.4%) people were employed full-time, 300 (13.3%) were part-time, and 96 (4.2%) were unemployed.[15]
Education
Paparangi School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students,[16][17] with a roll of 240 as of February 2024.[18]
References
- ^ a b c "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ These figures combine the statistical areas of Paparangi (2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Paparangi) and Paparangi West (2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Paparangi West)
- ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Paparangi School". Paparangi School. 17 May 2015.
- ^ "Paparangi pupils back at school after fire". Stuff/Fairfax. 3 May 2015.
- ISBN 978-1-877572-48-7.
- ^ Northern Suburbs: Wellington City p39 (Heritage Trail booklet by Wellington City Council, undated)
- ISBN 978-1-877572-48-7.
- ISBN 978-1-877572-48-7.
- ^ Carman, Arthur (1982) [1956]. Tawa Flat and the Old Porirua Road: 1840-1982 (3 ed.). Wellington: Wright and Carman. p. 59.
- ISBN 0-908582-80-3.
- ISBN 978-1-877572-48-7.
- ISBN 0-908582-80-3.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Paparangi (248700). 2018 Census place summary: Paparangi
- ^ "Paparangi School Official School Website". paparangi.school.nz.
- Education Review Office.
- ^ "Paparangi School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.