Grenada Village is one of the northern suburbs of

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, between Paparangi and

Grenada North Grenada North is a small suburb in northern Wellington, New Zealand. It is 5 km south of Porirua's city centre, and 13 km north of Wellington's city centre. Its western boundary is formed by New Zealand State Highway 1, State Highwa ...

. In 1991, a new landfill was opened in Grenada, with direct access via an overbridge to the adjacent

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. A road extension would give Newlands and Paparangi access to the motorway, but the Grenada Village Progressive Association was concerned about any increase in traffic and car speeds. From 1994, the WCC consulted with residents, and in 2009, the "Mark Avenue Extension" connecting the two roads was opened by the Mayor. The new subdivision was called ''Hunter Hills'', and future roads would give access to the ''Lincolnshire Farms'' development.

History

Grenada, originally known as the McMillan Block and then as Grenada Village, was initially planned by Paparangi Properties in 1975. It was then taken over by Grenada Estates, who started development in 1977, with large scale developments including a school and shopping centre planned. Development slowed in the 1980s with the rise in oil prices, but continued steadily over the next twenty years. The suburb was named after Grenada in the Caribbean, and many streets are named after Caribbean islands.

Demographics

Grenada Village statistical area covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Grenada Village had a population of 1,704 at the

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, an increase of 456 people (36.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 723 people (73.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 561 households, comprising 843 males and 861 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female. The median age was 34.9 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 405 people (23.8%) aged under 15 years, 291 (17.1%) aged 15 to 29, 909 (53.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 96 (5.6%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 61.3% European/

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, 8.8% Māori, 4.9% Pasifika, 31.2% Asian, and 5.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 35.2, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 45.8% had no religion, 39.3% were

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, 0.2% had

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, 4.6% were

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, 1.6% were

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, 2.1% were

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and 1.4% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 480 (37.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 93 (7.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $52,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. 429 people (33.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 846 (65.1%) people were employed full-time, 159 (12.2%) were part-time, and 30 (2.3%) were unemployed.

External links

Russell Properties: Hunter's Hill subdivision (commercial website)

References

{{Suburbs of Wellington City Suburbs of Wellington City