Hairini is a suburb of

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in the

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region of New Zealand's

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. The New Zealand Transport Agency is constructing a road underpass through the suburb.

Demographics

Hairini covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Hairini had a population of 3,246 in the

2023 New Zealand census The 2023 New Zealand census, which took place on 7 March 2023, was the thirty-fifth national census in New Zealand. It implemented measures that aimed to increase the Census' effectiveness in response to the issues faced with the 2018 census, i ...

, a decrease of 84 people (−2.5%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 297 people (10.1%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,617 males, 1,617 females, and 9 people of other genders in 1,260 dwellings. 3.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 40.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 576 people (17.7%) aged under 15 years, 576 (17.7%) aged 15 to 29, 1,344 (41.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 747 (23.0%) aged 65 or older. People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 76.8% European (

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); 28.0% Māori; 2.6% Pasifika; 7.2% Asian; 0.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.9%, Māori by 8.6%, Samoan by 0.2%, and other languages by 7.9%. No language could be spoken by 2.2% (e.g. too young to talk).

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was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 19.2, compared with 28.8% nationally. Religious affiliations were 30.8%

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, 0.9%

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, 0.6%

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, 7.0% Māori religious beliefs, 0.6%

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, 0.6%

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, 0.1%

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, and 2.5% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 50.1%, and 7.4% of people did not answer the census question. Of those at least 15 years old, 468 (17.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,560 (58.4%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 639 (23.9%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $37,600, compared with $41,500 nationally. 165 people (6.2%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 1,263 (47.3%) full-time, 315 (11.8%) part-time, and 81 (3.0%) unemployed.

Marae

Hairini has two

marae A ' (in Māori language, New Zealand Māori, Cook Islands Māori, Tahitian language, Tahitian), ' (in Tongan language, Tongan), ' (in Marquesan language, Marquesan) or ' (in Samoan language, Samoan) is a communal or sacred place that serves reli ...

: * Hairini Marae and Ranginui meeting house is a meeting place of the Ngāti Ranginui

hapū In Māori language, Māori and New Zealand English, a ' ("subtribe", or "clan") functions as "the basic political unit within Māori society". A Māori person can belong to or have links to many hapū. Historically, each hapū had its own chief ...

of Ngāi Te Ahi * Waimapu or Ruahine Marae and Te Kaupapa o Tawhito meeting house is a meeting place of the Ngāti Ranginui hapū of Ngāti Ruahine.

References

{{Tauranga Suburbs of Tauranga Populated places around the Tauranga Harbour