Paraparaumu Beach is a coastal settlement on the

Kapiti Coast The Kapiti Coast District is a local government district of the Wellington Region in the lower North Island of New Zealand, 50 km north of Wellington City. The district is named after Kapiti Island, a prominent island offshore. The pop ...

of New Zealand's

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. It is located west of the main

Paraparaumu Paraparaumu () is a town in the south-western North Island of New Zealand. It lies on the Kapiti Coast, north of the nation's capital city, Wellington. Like other towns in the area, it has a partner settlement at the coast called Paraparaumu Bea ...

township, 50 km north of

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. The area faces

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Demographics

Paraparaumu Beach, which covers , had a population of 9,087 at the

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, an increase of 507 people (5.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,077 people (13.4%) since the

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. There were 3,609 households. There were 4,293 males and 4,794 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.9 males per female, with 1,629 people (17.9%) aged under 15 years, 1,287 (14.2%) aged 15 to 29, 3,921 (43.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 2,250 (24.8%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 89.9% European/Pākehā, 11.8% Māori, 2.7% Pacific peoples, 4.5% Asian, and 2.5% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). The proportion of people born overseas was 23.4%, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 53.7% had no religion, 35.5% were Christian, 0.6% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 1.9% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 1,491 (20.0%) people had a bachelor or higher, and 1,230 (16.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 3,270 (43.8%) people were employed full-time, 1,059 (14.2%) were part-time, and 303 (4.1%) were unemployed. The demographics for Paraparaumu Beach are also incorporated in Paraparaumu#Demographics.

Attractions

Attractions include a studio and gallery of artist

Shona Moller Shona Moller is a Wellington, New Zealand, artist based on the Kapiti Coast. She has been a professional artist since 1999, exhibited London 2003. Her first solo London exhibition opened in 2008 in Bloomsbury. The 2008 London exhibition was a sell ...

and Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club, as well as newly refurbished MacLean Park area, the Saturday Market on MacLean Street, the shops around the area, and the Kapiti Boating Club.

Education

Paraparaumu Beach School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of as of . Kenakena School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of .

Paraparaumu College Paraparaumu College is a Year 9 to 13 co-educational state school on the Kapiti Coast of New Zealand, approximately 45 minutes drive north of Wellington. There is an international student programme operating with students attending from different ...

is a co-educational state secondary school for Year 9 to 13 students, with a roll of as of .

References

{{Kapiti Coast District Beaches of the Wellington Region Populated places in the Wellington Region Kapiti Coast District Paraparaumu