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441:. There were 1,029 households, comprising 1,404 males and 1,467 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female. The median age was 35.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 612 people (21.3%) aged under 15 years, 540 (18.8%) aged 15 to 29, 1,377 (47.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 342 (11.9%) aged 65 or older.
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Of those at least 15 years old, 741 (32.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 240 (10.6%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $ 39,500, compared with $ 31,800 nationally. 534 people (23.6%) earned over $ 70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of
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The area was settled by a farmer Thomas Drake from
Devonshire who was a descendant of John Drake, brother to Sir Francis Drake. He obtained a Crown Grant of 332 acres of land in 1861. His widow Ceres Selina Drake sold the land to the Crown on 3 August 1897, and it was broken into small farms of the
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Some of the street names are the first names of children living in the area then or of children whose parents became involved in development of the suburb (Cara
Crescent, Mark Avenue and Lynda Avenue take their names from children of Barry Beazley).
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in
Horokiwi Road, Paparangi supplying milk and cream. He was a Makara County Councillor, and later ran 200 sheep on 200 acres (80 ha) at the top of Horokiwi. The farm was sold to Mr McKinley after Styles' death in 1935.
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Before the 2023 census, the statistical area had a larger boundary, covering 1.31 km (0.51 sq mi). Using that boundary, Paparangi had a population of 2,874 at the
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Paparangi statistical area covers 1.26 km (0.49 sq mi). It had an estimated population of 2,750 as of June 2023, with a population density of 2,183 people per km.
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of
Wellington, with major subdivisions in the early 1960s adding about a hundred houses a year. Beazley Homes of Tauranga (owned by Barry Beazley) was a major developer.
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and
Paparangi access to the motorway, but the Grenada Village Progressive Association expressed concerns about any increase in traffic and in car speeds. From 1994 the
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In the 1920s and 1930s there were five dairy farms in
Newlands and Paparangi, supplying town milk to Wellington. Sam Styles had a 90-acre (36 ha) dairy farm,
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350:. Working men got a 2 hectare (5 acre) lease-in-perpetuity section on which they could grow fruit and vegetables and keep pigs, bees and fowls.
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those at least 15 was that 1,275 (56.4%) people were employed full-time, 300 (13.3%) were part-time, and 96 (4.2%) were unemployed.
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Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 46.6% had no religion, 35.3% were
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Paparangi School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, with a roll of 261 as of August 2024.
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The suburb has a small local shopping-centre and a low-decile primary school.
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Up in the Breezy Hills: The
History of the suburb Newlands-Paparangi
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Up in the Breezy Hills: The
History of the suburb Newlands-Paparangi
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Up in the Breezy Hills: The
History of the suburb Newlands-Paparangi
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Up in the Breezy Hills: The
History of the suburb Newlands-Paparangi
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p39 (Heritage Trail booklet by Wellington City Council, undated)
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opened the "Mark Avenue Extension" connecting the two areas.
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2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Paparangi West
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Paparangi Estate, as one of the Small Farms Settlements of
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These figures combine the statistical areas of Paparangi (
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817:. Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Paparangi (248700).
725:(3 ed.). Wellington: Wright and Carman. p. 59.
872:"Paparangi School Ministry of Education School Profile"
317:, with direct access via an overbridge to the adjacent
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2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Paparangi
790:. Wellington: Millwood Press. pp. 98, 99, 101.
850:"Paparangi School Education Review Office Report"
437:, and an increase of 210 people (7.9%) since the
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298:The area, formerly in small farms and part of
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723:Tawa Flat and the Old Porirua Road: 1840-1982
433:, an increase of 135 people (4.9%) since the
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815:"Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census"
675:. Wellington: Robertson. pp. 119, 120.
619:"Paparangi pupils back at school after fire"
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912:
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832:"Paparangi School Official School Website"
740:. Wellington: Millwood Press. p. 23.
329:consulted with residents, and in 2009 the
284:gives a translation of "flat sky" for the
1392:Cardinal McKeefry Catholic Primary School
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1442:Sacred Heart Cathedral School, Thorndon
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788:Wellington’s Northern Suburbs 1919-1945
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738:Wellington’s Northern Suburbs 1919-1945
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549:"Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat"
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23:Suburb in Wellington City, New Zealand
16:Suburb of Wellington City, New Zealand
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761:Robertson, Lawson & Lois (2012).
700:. Wellington: Robertson. p. 85.
696:Robertson, Lawson & Lois (2012).
671:Robertson, Lawson & Lois (2012).
637:. Wellington: Robertson. p. 58.
633:Robertson, Lawson & Lois (2012).
820:2018 Census place summary: Paparangi
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1447:St Catherine's College, Wellington
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1533:Victoria University of Wellington
658:Northern Suburbs: Wellington City
313:In 1991 a new landfill opened in
282:Ministry for Culture and Heritage
253:, one of the northern suburbs of
1467:Samuel Marsden Collegiate School
607:. Paparangi School. 17 May 2015.
444:Ethnicities were 63.4% European/
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125:Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori Ward
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141:126 ha (311 acres)
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1538:New Zealand School of Music
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1502:Wellington Girls' College
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591:"1000 Māori place names"
521:"ArcGIS Web Application"
1452:St Mark's Church School
876:educationcounts.govt.nz
858:Education Review Office
786:Bremner, Julie (1987).
736:Bremner, Julie (1987).
525:statsnz.maps.arcgis.com
472:Māori religious beliefs
431:2018 New Zealand census
327:Wellington City Council
108:Wellington City Council
1507:Wellington High School
1432:Queen Margaret College
576:) and Paparangi West (
553:Statistics New Zealand
68:41.21778°S 174.82139°E
1555:Whitireia New Zealand
880:Ministry of Education
370:Historical population
1462:St Patrick's College
1323:Matiu / Somes Island
121:Takapū/Northern Ward
73:-41.21778; 174.82139
1528:University of Otago
1333:Te Ahumairangi Hill
1311:Geographic features
1028:Onslow-Western Ward
836:paparangi.school.nz
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1492:Wellington College
1338:Wellington Harbour
1116:Wellington Central
938:Wellington Central
605:"Paparangi School"
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348:Liberal Government
151: • Total
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1457:St Mary's College
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1417:Northland School
1412:Newlands College
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1402:Kimi Ora School
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1293:Strathmore Park
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969:Grenada Village
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921:Wellington City
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1545:Toi Whakaari
1487:Toi Whakaari
1477:Tawa College
1427:Otari School
1359:City Council
1343:Mount Kaukau
1221:Eastern Ward
1192:Houghton Bay
1131:Oriental Bay
1099:Lambton Ward
1065:Mākara Beach
1035:Broadmeadows
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984:Johnsonville
959:Churton Park
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482:, 2.6% were
478:, 3.2% were
474:, 4.5% were
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462:
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428:
365:
362:Demographics
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263:Johnsonville
250:
249:
238:Johnsonville
193:Johnsonville
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1263:Karaka Bays
1258:Breaker Bay
925:New Zealand
854:ero.govt.nz
470:, 0.3% had
439:2006 census
435:2013 census
302:, became a
259:New Zealand
160:Postcode(s)
87:New Zealand
71: /
59:174°49′17″E
1352:Government
1298:Worser Bay
1207:Ōwhiro Bay
1202:Mornington
1177:Island Bay
1172:Berhampore
1126:Mount Cook
1106:Aro Valley
1055:Khandallah
558:25 October
502:References
255:Wellington
146:Population
56:41°13′04″S
1378:Education
1318:Evans Bay
1288:Roseneath
1278:Moa Point
1243:Kilbirnie
1238:Lyall Bay
1228:Evans Bay
1212:Southgate
1187:Vogeltown
1085:Wadestown
1080:Northland
1075:Ngauranga
1019:Woodridge
1004:Paparangi
494:Education
468:Christian
290:Paparangi
275:Woodridge
251:Paparangi
229:Woodridge
211:Paparangi
30:Paparangi
1574:Category
1516:Tertiary
1283:Rongotai
1233:Hataitai
1197:Kingston
1167:Brooklyn
1146:Highbury
1141:Thorndon
994:Newlands
979:Horokiwi
964:Glenside
530:13 April
484:Buddhist
456:, 27.6%
454:Pasifika
448:, 10.2%
423:Source:
323:Newlands
319:motorway
300:Newlands
267:Newlands
243:Newlands
180:Glenside
1385:Schools
1273:Melrose
1268:Maupuia
1253:Seatoun
1248:Miramar
1182:Newtown
1151:Pipitea
1111:Kelburn
945:Suburbs
452:, 6.3%
384:±% p.a.
337:History
315:Grenada
271:Grenada
184:Grenada
84:Country
1550:WelTec
1136:Te Aro
1090:Wilton
1060:Mākara
1050:Karori
999:Ohariu
989:Linden
794:
769:
744:
704:
679:
641:
480:Muslim
446:Pākehā
418:+0.97%
407:+0.40%
38:Suburb
1364:Mayor
1070:Ngaio
476:Hindu
458:Asian
450:Māori
415:2,874
404:2,739
393:2,664
331:Mayor
288:name
154:2,750
1009:Tawa
934:Seat
792:ISBN
767:ISBN
742:ISBN
702:ISBN
677:ISBN
639:ISBN
560:2023
532:2024
412:2018
401:2013
390:2006
379:Pop.
375:Year
273:and
165:6037
133:Area
93:City
346:’s
257:in
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