Longlands, New Zealand

Longlands is a rural community in the Hastings District and Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island. The area is on the southern and western outskirts of Hastings city.

Longlands
Rural community
Apple boxes at Longlands
Apple boxes at Longlands
Coordinates: 39.660°S 176.834°E / -39.660; 176.834
CountryNew Zealand
RegionHawke's Bay Region
Territorial authorityHastings District
Ward
  • Heretaunga General Ward
  • Kahurānaki General Ward
  • Takitimu Māori Ward
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityHastings District Council
 • Regional councilHawke's Bay Regional Council
Area
[1]
 • Total39.55 km2 (15.27 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2022)[2]
 • Total2,490
 • Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Postcode(s)
4172, 4174, 4175, 4178

The Longlands Estate occupied much of the land around 1880,[3] but was broken up into smaller farms and a freezing works in the early 20th century.[4][5][6]

The area is a centre for growing fruit and vegetables.[7]

Demographics

Longlands (including Irongate and Pakipaki, covers 39.55 km2 (15.27 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 2,490 as of June 2022,[2] with a population density of 63 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20062,091—    
20132,049−0.29%
20182,253+1.92%
Source: [8]

Longlands had a population of 2,253 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 204 people (10.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 162 people (7.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 762 households, comprising 1,182 males and 1,074 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.1 males per female, with 426 people (18.9%) aged under 15 years, 366 (16.2%) aged 15 to 29, 1,071 (47.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 396 (17.6%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 82.3% European/Pākehā, 20.1% Māori, 5.9% Pacific peoples, 2.9% Asian, and 2.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 16.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 46.5% had no religion, 43.8% were Christian, 1.6% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.3% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim, 0.3% were Buddhist and 1.7% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 345 (18.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 309 (16.9%) people had no formal qualifications. 348 people (19.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,008 (55.2%) people were employed full-time, 318 (17.4%) were part-time, and 39 (2.1%) were unemployed.[8]

Individual statistical areas
NameArea
(km2)		PopulationDensity
(per km2)		HouseholdsMedian ageMedian
income
Irongate8.28345429336.9 years$28,100[9]
Longlands-Pukahu31.271,9086166946.0 years$33,700[10]
New Zealand37.4 years$31,800

Railway station

Longlands flag station on the Palmerston North–Gisborne Line opened in 1912, after a deputation met the Minister of Railways,[11] following the opening of a sheep and cattle yard in 1911.[12][13] The line through Longlands, from Hastings to Paki Paki, had opened on 1 January 1875,[14] the last works being to complete the bridge over the nearby Irongate Stream, formerly the Ngaruroro River.[15][16] The piles of that bridge sank soon after construction.[17] A shelter shed was built at Longlands in 1905,[13] to the south of Longlands Road.[18] In 1936 Longlands was a main centre for railing cattle.[19] In 1947 frame levers at Longlands tablet locked siding were fitted with chains, staples, and a points lock.[13] The station closed to all traffic on 18 May 1980, but a service siding was retained for about a decade.[14]

References
  1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  2. "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. "Untitled". Hawke's Bay Herald. 6 September 1880. p. 2.
  4. "The Meat Industry - A New Freezing Works". Marlborough Express. 2 January 1904. p. 1.
  5. Fowler, Michael (22 October 2020). "Historic Hawke's Bay: The butcher who owned a freezing works". Hawke's Bay Today.
  6. "Volume 6. Taranaki, Hawke's Bay and Wellington Provincial Districts". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. 1908. pp. 474–5.
  7. Andrews, Gary; Andrews, Heidi (1996). "Hawke's Bay". Seasonal Work in New Zealand. p. 145. ISBN 9780473032210.
  8. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Irongate (209300) and Longlands-Pukahu (210200).
  9. 2018 Census place summary: Irongate
  10. 2018 Census place summary: Longlands-Pukahu
  11. "FLAG STATION AT LONGLANDS. HASTINGS STANDARD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 7 August 1912. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  12. "RAILWAY SIDING AT LONGLANDS. HASTINGS STANDARD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 8 February 1911. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  13. "Station Archive". NZR Rolling Stock Lists. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  14. Scoble, Juliet (2010). "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand.
  15. "Interprovincial News. NEW ZEALAND MAIL". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 19 December 1874. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  16. "Te Karamū Stream". www.hastingsdc.govt.nz. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  17. "NAPIER. AUCKLAND STAR". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 20 April 1875. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  18. "1:63360 map Sheet: N134 Napier and Hastings". www.mapspast.org.nz. 1943. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  19. "HAWKE'S BAY CATTLE. NEW ZEALAND HERALD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 1 October 1936. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  20. Yonge, John Roger; Company, Quail Map (1993). New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas. Quail Map Company. ISBN 9780900609923.
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