| Arakura | |||||
| City1: | Lower Hutt City | ||||
| Council: | Hutt City Council | ||||
| Ward: | Wainuiomata | ||||
| Community Board: | Wainuiomata Community | ||||
| Area: | 196 | ||||
| Coordinates: | -41.239°N 174.947°W | ||||
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Arakura is a suburb of Wainuiomata, part of Lower Hutt city situated in the lower (southern) North Island of New Zealand.
Arakura statistical area covers 1.96km2.[1] It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Arakura had a population of 2,793 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 348 people (14.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 324 people (13.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 891 households, comprising 1,380 males and 1,410 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female. The median age was 31.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 681 people (24.4%) aged under 15 years, 624 (22.3%) aged 15 to 29, 1,215 (43.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 270 (9.7%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 62.1% European/Pākehā, 35.1% Māori, 16.0% Pasifika, 8.6% Asian, and 2.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 17.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 50.8% had no religion, 34.7% were Christian, 2.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.6% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.6% were Buddhist and 1.8% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 228 (10.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 471 (22.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $29,700, compared with $31,800 nationally. 213 people (10.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,095 (51.8%) people were employed full-time, 264 (12.5%) were part-time, and 120 (5.7%) were unemployed.
Arakura School is a coeducational state primary school with a roll of as at .