Onekawa is a suburb of the city of Napier, in the

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Region of the eastern

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. The New Zealand

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gives a translation of "salty soil" for ''Onekawa''. Onekawa houses a high proportion of industry trade businesses.

Demographics

Onekawa, comprising the statistical areas of Onekawa West, Onekawa Central, Onekawa East and Onekawa South, had a population of 6,588 at the

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, an increase of 642 people (10.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 834 people (14.5%) since the

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. There were 2,364 households. There were 3,201 males and 3,387 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female, with 1,596 people (24.2%) aged under 15 years, 1,320 (20.0%) aged 15 to 29, 2,640 (40.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,029 (15.6%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 70.0% European/Pākehā, 34.9% Māori, 6.0% Pacific peoples, 5.2% Asian, and 2.1% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). The proportion of people born overseas was 13.8%, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 52.1% had no religion, 32.0% were Christian, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.4% were Muslim, 0.6% were Buddhist and 7.2% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 552 (11.1%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 1,233 (24.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,295 (46.0%) people were employed full-time, 684 (13.7%) were part-time, and 261 (5.2%) were unemployed.

Marae

The local Pukemokimoki marae is a ''

marae A ' (in New Zealand Māori, Cook Islands Māori, Tahitian), ' (in Tongan), ' (in Marquesan) or ' (in Samoan) is a communal or sacred place that serves religious and social purposes in Polynesian societies. In all these languages, the term a ...

'' (meeting ground) for the

iwi Iwi () are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society. In Māori roughly means "people" or "nation", and is often translated as "tribe", or "a confederation of tribes". The word is both singular and plural in the Māori language, an ...

(tribe) of

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and its ''

hapū In Māori and New Zealand English, a ' ("subtribe", or "clan") functions as "the basic political unit within Māori society". A Māori person can belong to or have links to many hapū. Historically, each hapū had its own chief and normally opera ...

'' (sub-tribe) of Ngā Hau E Whā, and includes the ''

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'' (meeting house) of Omio.

Education

Onekawa School is a state primary school, with a roll of . Henry Hill School is a state primary school, with a roll of . St Patrick's School is a state-integrated Catholic primary school, with a roll of . William Colenso College is a state secondary school, with a roll of . Hawke's Bay School for Teenage Parents is a teenage parenting facility within the college. Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Ara Hou is a

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immersion school, with a roll of . All these schools are co-educational. Rolls are as of

References

{{coord, -39.5084, 176.8902, region:NZ-HKB, display=title Suburbs of Napier, New Zealand