Arakura is a suburb of

Wainuiomata Wainuiomata () is a large suburb of Lower Hutt, in the Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. Origin of name The word 'Wainui-o-mata' is a Māori name made up of the words Wai = water, Nui = big, O = of, and Mata – which could refer ...

, part of

Lower Hutt Lower Hutt ( mi, Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai) is a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. Administered by the Hutt City Council, it is one of the four cities that constitute the Wellington metropolitan area. It is New Zealand's sixth most p ...

city situated in the lower (southern)

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Demographics

Arakura statistical area covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Arakura had a population of 2,793 at the

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, an increase of 348 people (14.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 324 people (13.1%) since the

2006 census 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second small ...

. There were 891 households. There were 1,380 males and 1,410 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female. The median age was 31.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 681 people (24.4%) aged under 15 years, 624 (22.3%) aged 15 to 29, 1,215 (43.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 270 (9.7%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 62.1% European/Pākehā, 35.1% Māori, 16.0% Pacific peoples, 8.6% Asian, and 2.8% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). The proportion of people born overseas was 17.2%, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 50.8% had no religion, 34.7% were Christian, 2.6% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.6% were Buddhist and 4.0% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 228 (10.8%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 471 (22.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $29,700, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,095 (51.8%) people were employed full-time, 264 (12.5%) were part-time, and 120 (5.7%) were unemployed.

Education

Arakura School Wainuiomata () is a large suburb of Lower Hutt, in the Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. Origin of name The word 'Wainui-o-mata' is a Māori language, Māori name made up of the words Wai = water, Nui = big, O = of, and Mata – ...

is a coeducational state primary school with a roll of as at .

References

{{Lower Hutt Suburbs of Lower Hutt