Parkvale is a suburb of
Hastings City, in the
Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's
North Island
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Children in the settlement began being educated in hop-drying kiln building in 1919.
It remained a separate settlement from Hastings until the second half of the 20th century.
Splash Planet is a water park in the suburb.
Demographics
Parkvale covers
and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km
2.
Parkvale had a population of 4,128 at the
2018 New Zealand census
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, an increase of 246 people (6.3%) since the
2013 census, and an increase of 459 people (12.5%) since the
2006 census. There were 1,734 households, comprising 1,947 males and 2,178 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.89 males per female, with 741 people (18.0%) aged under 15 years, 741 (18.0%) aged 15 to 29, 1,689 (40.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 951 (23.0%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 79.9% European/
Pākehā, 18.8%
Māori, 5.4%
Pacific peoples, 9.4%
Asian, and 1.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 20.1, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 46.1% had no religion, 38.9% were
Christian
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, 1.4% had
Māori religious beliefs, 1.2% were
Hindu
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, 0.8% were
Muslim
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, 0.7% were
Buddhist and 4.2% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 489 (14.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 777 (22.9%) people had no formal qualifications. 306 people (9.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,569 (46.3%) people were employed full-time, 471 (13.9%) were part-time, and 117 (3.5%) were unemployed.
Education
Parkvale School is a co-educational Year 1-6 state primary school,
with a roll of as of
The school opened in 1919.
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Wānanga Whare Tapere o Takitimu is a co-educational state Māori immersion composite school,
with a roll of as of
Te Wānanga Whare Tapere o Takitimu was founded in 1983.
Karamu High School is a co-educational state secondary school,
with a roll of as of
The school opened in 1962.
Gallery
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References
{{Hastings District
Suburbs of Hastings, New Zealand