Riverdale is a suburb of Gisborne, in the

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of New Zealand's

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Demographics

Riverdale covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Riverdale had a population of 2,646 at the

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, an increase of 468 people (21.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,008 people (61.5%) since the

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. There were 1,002 households, comprising 1,188 males and 1,458 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.81 males per female, with 381 people (14.4%) aged under 15 years, 357 (13.5%) aged 15 to 29, 927 (35.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 984 (37.2%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 79.0% European/

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, 27.4%

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, 1.9% Pacific peoples, 2.8%

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, and 1.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 10.3, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 39.1% had no religion, 49.9% were

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, 1.6% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% were

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, 0.2% were

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, 0.2% were

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and 1.0% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 303 (13.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 612 (27.0%) people had no formal qualifications. 294 people (13.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 837 (37.0%) people were employed full-time, 246 (10.9%) were part-time, and 42 (1.9%) were unemployed.

Parks

Nelson Park is a sports ground, local park and dog walking area, located in Riverdale.

Education

Lytton High School Lytton High School is a co-educational state secondary school in Gisborne, New Zealand for students in Years 9 to 13. History Gisborne High School was the first and only state secondary school in Gisborne between 1909 and 1955. It was a co-educ ...

is a Year 9–13 coeducational state secondary school with a roll of . The school includes Te Whare Whai Hua Teenage Parent Centre, a co-educational public school for teenage parents. Riverdale School is a year 1–6 coeducational state primary school with a roll of . The school was established in 1958. The school has hosted a regional chess tournament since 2006. Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Nga Uri A Maui is a Year 1–15 Māori immersion school with a roll of . Sonrise Christian School is a Year 1–10 state integrated school with a roll of . All these schools are co-educational. Rolls are as of The

Eastern Institute of Technology The Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) is a government owned tertiary education institution with three campuses: Hawke’s Bay, Auckland, and Gisborne, New Zealand. It is also referred to as EIT Hawke's Bay, EIT Tairāwhiti, and EIT Auckland ...

has a rural campus in Riverdale. It is used for EIT courses and community-run horticulture and gardening classes.

References

{{Gisborne District Suburbs of Gisborne, New Zealand