Central Napier is the central area and business district of Napier, in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's eastern North Island. The main shopping street/downtown area of Napier is Emerson Street. Central Napier enjoys Art Deco style architecture on surrounding buildings in Emerson Street. Most houses were built between 1900 and 2010.[citation needed]
Central Napier | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Blythe Memorial Fountain | |
 | |
| Coordinates: 39°29′31″S 176°54′49″E / 39.491875°S 176.913612°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Napier |
| Local authority | Napier City Council |
| Electoral ward | Nelson Park (mostly), Ahuriri |
| Area | |
| • Land | 84 ha (208 acres) |
| Population (June 2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 530 |
| Hospital Hill | Bluff Hill | |
  Central Napier  |
(Hawke Bay) | |
| Napier South |
Economy
editRetail
editMid City Plaza opened between 1920 and 1933. It covers 3,177 m2, and had 9 tenants and 20 carparks in May 2019.[3]
Ocean Boulevard Mall opened in 1976. It contained just two tenants and no publicly available carparks in March 2020.[4]
Demographics
editNapier Central covers 0.84 km2 (0.32 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 530 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 631 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 405 | — |
| 2013 | 414 | +0.31% |
| 2018 | 420 | +0.29% |
| Source: [5] | ||
Napier Central had a population of 420 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 6 people (1.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 15 people (3.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 126 households, comprising 237 males and 186 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.27 males per female. The median age was 31.9 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 45 people (10.7%) aged under 15 years, 144 (34.3%) aged 15 to 29, 192 (45.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 36 (8.6%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 69.3% European/Pākehā, 23.6% Māori, 4.3% Pacific peoples, 11.4% Asian, and 4.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 35.0, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 52.1% had no religion, 30.7% were Christian, 2.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% were Muslim, 3.6% were Buddhist and 4.3% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 57 (15.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 42 (11.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $22,700, compared with $31,800 nationally. 39 people (10.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 216 (57.6%) people were employed full-time, 60 (16.0%) were part-time, and 15 (4.0%) were unemployed.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Napier's historic Mid City Plaza". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. New Zealand Herald. 18 May 2019.
- ^ Fuller, Christian (4 March 2020). "Napier store owner considers future amid mall car park privatisation". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Hawke's Bay Today.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Napier Central (214300). 2018 Census place summary: Napier Central