Moana is one of the suburbs of

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, New Zealand. It lies on to the southwest of Nelson city centre, and immediately to the northeast of

Tāhunanui Tāhunanui is one of the suburbs of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies between Port Nelson and Nelson Airport and is the site of the main beach for Nelson with a shoreline on the Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and ...

.Wise's Nelson-Blenheim "Easyread" Map There are two small local parks in Moana: Bisley Reserve and Bruno Reserve. Both are owned and operated by

Nelson City Council Nelson City Council is a unitary local authority. It has its headquarters in Nelson. History Nelson City Council was created in 1992. Local governance of Nelson began with Nelson Province in 1853, which covered the entire upper South Island. ...

Demographics

The Tahuna Hills statistical area, which includes Moana, covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Tahuna Hills had a population of 2,847 at the

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, an increase of 195 people (7.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 417 people (17.2%) 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 1,149 households. There were 1,470 males and 1,377 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.07 males per female. The median age was 47 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 438 people (15.4%) aged under 15 years, 417 (14.6%) aged 15 to 29, 1,422 (49.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 570 (20.0%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 90.2% European/Pākehā, 9.2% Māori, 1.9% 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 24.8%, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 59.4% had no religion, 28.9% were Christian, 0.4% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 1.1% were Buddhist and 2.1% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 675 (28.0%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 291 (12.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $36,700, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,245 (51.7%) people were employed full-time, 384 (15.9%) were part-time, and 66 (2.7%) were unemployed.

References

{{Nelson, New Zealand Suburbs of Nelson, New Zealand Populated places in the Nelson Region Populated places around Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere