Marewa ( mi, Mārewa) is a suburb of the city of

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, in the

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of New Zealand's eastern

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. Development of the suburb began in 1934, after the

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raised the previously low lying swamp land. The suburb includes Marewa Park, a sports ground for

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, marching and

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, and Kennedy Park Resort, a popular family holiday accommodation provider.

Demographics

Marewa, comprising the statistical areas of Marewa West and Marewa East, had a population of 5,121 at the

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, an increase of 450 people (9.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 507 people (11.0%) since the

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. There were 1,980 households. There were 2,418 males and 2,700 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.9 males per female, with 1,140 people (22.3%) aged under 15 years, 1,011 (19.7%) aged 15 to 29, 2,214 (43.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 753 (14.7%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 74.0% European/Pākehā, 33.1% Māori, 4.4% Pacific peoples, 4.2% Asian, and 2.4% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). The proportion of people born overseas was 13.6%, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 55.1% had no religion, 28.0% were Christian, 0.6% were Hindu, 1.1% were Muslim, 1.0% were Buddhist and 6.5% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 513 (12.9%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 891 (22.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,845 (46.3%) people were employed full-time, 567 (14.2%) were part-time, and 189 (4.7%) were unemployed.

Education

Marewa School in the suburb is a co-educational state primary school, with a roll of as of

References

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