Pirimai
Suburb
Coordinates: 39°30′47″S 176°52′59″E / 39.513188°S 176.883169°E / -39.513188; 176.883169
Country	New Zealand
City	Napier
Local authority	Napier City Council
Electoral ward	Nelson Park Onekawa-Tamatea
Area [1]
• Land	138 ha (341 acres)
Population  (June 2022)[2]
• Total	4,220

		Onekawa
Tamatea	Pirimai
Greenmeadows	Meeanee

Pirimai is a suburb of the city of Napier, in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's eastern North Island.^[3] Development of housing began there in 1961–62.^[4] The suburb includes Pirimai Park and playground.^[5]

Demographics

Pirimai covers 1.38 km² (0.53 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 4,220 as of June 2022,^[2] with a population density of 3,058 people per km².

Pirimai had a population of 3,852 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 255 people (7.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 171 people (4.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,434 households, comprising 1,914 males and 1,938 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female, with 879 people (22.8%) aged under 15 years, 789 (20.5%) aged 15 to 29, 1,635 (42.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 555 (14.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 81.3% European/Pākehā, 25.9% Māori, 3.7% Pacific peoples, 4.9% Asian, and 1.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 13.1, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 58.5% had no religion, 27.9% were Christian, 2.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.6% were Buddhist and 2.3% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 399 (13.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 648 (21.8%) people had no formal qualifications. 270 people (9.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,623 (54.6%) people were employed full-time, 408 (13.7%) were part-time, and 105 (3.5%) were unemployed.^[6]

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