Epuni Explained

Epuni
Caption1:Epuni Street
City1:Lower Hutt
Council:Hutt City Council
Ward:Central / Eastern
Area:199
Trainstations:Epuni Station
Coordinates:-41.208°N 174.93°W
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Epuni is a suburb of Lower Hutt, situated in the Wellington region of New Zealand. The suburb lies around one kilometre east of the Lower Hutt CBD.

The suburb takes its name from the Te Āti Awa chief Honiana Te Puni.[1]

In 2018 HNZ, which in October 2019 became part of Kaingaora Ora Homes and Communities,[2] announced that it was to build 153 homes on long-vacant land in Epuni where earlier HNZ houses had been demolished.[3]

Demographics

Epuni, comprising the statistical areas of Epuni West and Epuni East, covers 1.99km2.[4] It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.

Epuni had a population of 6,039 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 153 people (2.6%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 24 people (−0.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,262 households, comprising 2,985 males and 3,051 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female, with 1,149 people (19.0%) aged under 15 years, 1,155 (19.1%) aged 15 to 29, 2,853 (47.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 885 (14.7%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 63.4% European/Pākehā, 13.5% Māori, 8.2% Pasifika, 23.3% Asian, and 4.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 29.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 41.5% had no religion, 40.0% were Christian, 0.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 5.8% were Hindu, 2.1% were Muslim, 1.7% were Buddhist and 2.3% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,413 (28.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 801 (16.4%) people had no formal qualifications. 984 people (20.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,424 (49.6%) people were employed full-time, 696 (14.2%) were part-time, and 240 (4.9%) were unemployed.

Individual statistical areas
Name Area
(km2)
Population Density
(per km2)
Households !Median age Median
income
Epuni West 0.99 3,090 3,121 1,167 39.3 years $33,700
Epuni East 1.00 2,949 2,949 1,095 37.2 years $34,300
New Zealand 37.4 years $31,800

Education

Dyer Street School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students,[5] [6] with a roll of as of .[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/P/TePuniHoniana/TePuniHoniana/en An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand - Te Puni, Honiana
  2. Web site: Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities: A new approach to meeting key Government priorities :: Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities. 2020-09-21. kaingaora.govt.nz.
  3. Web site: 153 homes announced for long-vacant HNZ Epuni land . Stuff (Fairfax) . 4 December 2018.
  4. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application. 12 June 2021. statsnz.maps.arcgis.com.
  5. Web site: Dyer Street School Official School Website . dyerstreet.school.nz.
  6. Web site: Dyer Street School Education Review Office Report . ero.govt.nz . Education Review Office.
  7. Web site: Dyer Street School Ministry of Education School Profile . educationcounts.govt.nz . Ministry of Education.