Parkway 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 North Island of

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Demographics

Wainuiomata West statistical area, which corresponds to Parkway, covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Wainuiomata West had a population of 3,570 at the

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, an increase of 138 people (4.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 234 people (7.0%) since the

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. There were 1,200 households, comprising 1,740 males and 1,827 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female. The median age was 34.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 753 people (21.1%) aged under 15 years, 786 (22.0%) aged 15 to 29, 1,608 (45.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 417 (11.7%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 65.8% European/

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, 22.5%

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, 17.1%

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, 12.8%

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, and 1.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 22.0, 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

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, 1.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 3.4% were

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, 0.4% were

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, 1.1% were

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and 1.7% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 381 (13.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 621 (22.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $33,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 330 people (11.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,569 (55.7%) people were employed full-time, 363 (12.9%) were part-time, and 129 (4.6%) were unemployed.

Education

Wainuiomata High School Wainuiomata High School, a state co-educational secondary school, operates in Wainuiomata, a suburb of Lower Hutt in New Zealand. The school was founded in January 2002 from the merger of Wainuiomata College and Parkway College. A total of stu ...

is a state secondary (Year 9–13) school, and has students. It was established in 2002 following the merger of Parkway College and Wainuiomata College. Wainuiomata Intermediate School is a state intermediate (Year 7–8) school, and has students. It was established in 2002 following the merger of Parkway Intermediate School and Wainuiomata Intermediate School. Konini Primary School is a state contributing primary (Year 1–6) school in and has students. It was established in 2002 following the merger of Parkway School and Sun Valley School. All these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of

References

{{Lower Hutt Suburbs of Lower Hutt