Homedale is a suburb of

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, part of

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city situated in the lower North Island of

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Demographics

Homedale, comprising the statistical areas of Homedale East and Homedale West, covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Homedale had a population of 5,694 at the

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, an increase of 345 people (6.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 123 people (2.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,947 households, comprising 2,829 males and 2,865 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female, with 1,236 people (21.7%) aged under 15 years, 1,245 (21.9%) aged 15 to 29, 2,529 (44.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 687 (12.1%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 71.7% European/

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, 29.0%

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, 14.9% Pasifika, 6.0% Asian, and 2.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 16.4, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 50.2% had no religion, 36.6% were

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, 1.6% had

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, 1.2% were

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, 0.2% were

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, 0.6% were

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and 1.6% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 519 (11.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 981 (22.0%) people had no formal qualifications. 537 people (12.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,394 (53.7%) people were employed full-time, 546 (12.2%) were part-time, and 237 (5.3%) were unemployed.

Education

Wainuiomata Primary School is a state contributing primary (Year 1–6) school in Homedale, and has students as of It was established in 1857 and merged with Wood Hatton School in 2002.

References

{{Lower Hutt Suburbs of Lower Hutt