Napier Hill

Napier Hill (Māori: Mataruahou) is a limestone outcrop and suburb rising above the lowland districts of the city of Napier on New Zealand's North Island.[3]

Napier Hill
Suburb
Port of Napier as seen from Bluff Hill.
Port of Napier as seen from Bluff Hill.
Coordinates: 39.479749°S 176.910528°E / -39.479749; 176.910528
CountryNew Zealand
CityNapier
Local authorityNapier City Council
Electoral wardAhuriri Ward
Area
[1]
 • Land338 ha (835 acres)
Population
 (June 2022)[2]
 • Total5,890
Ahuriri (Hawke Bay) Napier Port
Pandora
Napier Hill
 (Hawke Bay)
Onekawa
Central Napier

The north-east end, Bluff Hill, has a steep cliff face overlooking the Port of Napier. It features Napier Girls' High School, the historic former Napier Prison and a scenic walk.[4]

The western end, Hospital Hill, was the site of the former Napier Hospital, whose services were transferred to Hawke's Bay Hospital in Hastings in 1999.[5] The building was demolished in 2015 after years of sitting derelict and the land has recently been purchased (December 2020) by the Napier City Council to be developed for use as a new reservoir to replace the current ageing water source on Enfield Road.[6] European settlement on the hill began in 1855.[7] Most homes on the hill were built in the 1920s.[8]

Napier Botanical Gardens were established in the 1860s, and were for a long time the only public park in the city.[9]

Prior to the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake, the hill was almost surrounded with water, with just two shingle spits running north and south, and was known as Scinde Island. The earthquake raised the Napier area and the sea receded from around the island and the spits.[3] Scinde Island was named after the province of Sindh, then in India and now in Pakistan.[10][7] The Napier soccer club Scindians derived their name from Scinde Island.

Demographics

Napier Hill covers 3.38 km2 (1.31 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 5,890 as of June 2022,[2] with a population density of 1,743 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20065,400—    
20135,253−0.39%
20185,502+0.93%
Source: [11]
Entrance to Napier Prison
Napier Botanical Gardens

Napier Hill had a population of 5,502 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 249 people (4.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 102 people (1.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,271 households, comprising 2,679 males and 2,820 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female, with 885 people (16.1%) aged under 15 years, 828 (15.0%) aged 15 to 29, 2,763 (50.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,026 (18.6%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 89.8% European/Pākehā, 11.8% Māori, 1.4% Pacific peoples, 5.0% Asian, and 2.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 23.0, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 54.7% had no religion, 33.0% were Christian, 0.5% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.9% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim, 0.7% were Buddhist and 3.2% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,482 (32.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 480 (10.4%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,002 people (21.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,370 (51.3%) people were employed full-time, 765 (16.6%) were part-time, and 162 (3.5%) were unemployed.[11]

Individual statistical areas
NameArea
(km2)		PopulationDensity
(per km2)		HouseholdsMedian ageMedian
income
Bluff Hill1.892,6101,3811,09246.7 years$37,700[12]
Hospital Hill1.492,8921,9411,17945.8 years$38,400[13]
New Zealand37.4 years$31,800

Education

Bluff Hill and Hospital Hill have three schools:

Residents also use two nearby schools:

References
  1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  2. "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. "Round the Hill Walk". Napier City Council. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  4. "Bluff Hill". napier.govt.nz. Napier City Council.
  5. "Hawkes Bay Hospital". www.cityofnapier.co.nz. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  6. "New site on Mataruahou (Napier Hill) for drinking water reservoir". napier.govt.nz. 18 December 2020.
  7. Fowler, Michael. "The day part of Bluff Hill broke off". Hawke's Bay Today. New Zealand Media and Entertainment.
  8. "Napier Hill, Napier City". OneRoof.co.nz. New Zealand Media and Entertainment.
  9. "Botanical Gardens and other Napier gardens – Botanical Gardens Early History". Napier City Council. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  10. "Early history of Napier". Napier City Council. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  11. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Bluff Hill (213300) and Hospital Hill (213400).
  12. 2018 Census place summary: Bluff Hill
  13. 2018 Census place summary: Hospital Hill
  14. "Napier Central School Official School Website". napiercentral.school.nz.
  15. "Napier Central School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  16. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  17. "Napier Central School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  18. "Napier Girls' High School Official School Website". nghs.school.nz.
  19. "Napier Girls' High School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  20. "Napier Girls' High School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  21. "Sacred Heart College Official School Website". sacredheartnapier.school.nz.
  22. "Sacred Heart College Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  23. "Sacred Heart College Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  24. "Napier Intermediate Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  25. "Napier Intermediate Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  26. "Napier Boys' High School Official School Website". nbhs.school.nz.
  27. "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  28. "Napier Boys' High School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
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