Napier Hill
{{short description|Suburb of Napier, New Zealand}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2021}}
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{{Infobox New Zealand suburb
| name = Napier Hill
| image = Port of Napier as seen from Bluff Hill Lookout (14757349814).jpg
| caption1 = Port of Napier as seen from Bluff Hill
| city1 = Napier
| ward = Ahuriri Ward
| council = Napier City Council
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| coordinates = {{Coord|-39.479749|176.910528|region:NZ_type:city|display=it}}
| area = 339
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{{Adjacent place
| centre = Napier Hill
| north = (Hawke Bay)
| northeast = Napier Port
| east = (Hawke Bay)
| southeast =Central Napier
| south = {{ubl|Napier South|Marewa}}
| southwest = Onekawa
| west = Pandora
| northwest = Ahuriri
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Napier Hill ({{langx|mi|Mataruahou}}) is a limestone outcrop and suburb rising above the lowland districts of the city of Napier on New Zealand's North Island.
The north-east end, Bluff Hill, has a steep cliff face overlooking the Port of Napier. It features Napier Girls' High School, the historic former Napier Prison and a scenic walk.{{cite web |title=Bluff Hill |url=https://www.napier.govt.nz/napier/paths-and-walkways/bluff-hill/ |website=napier.govt.nz |publisher=Napier City Council}}
The western end, Hospital Hill, was the site of the former Napier Hospital, whose services were transferred to Hawke's Bay Hospital in Hastings in 1999.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cityofnapier.co.nz/blog/hawkes-bay-hospital.html|title=Hawkes Bay Hospital|website=www.cityofnapier.co.nz|access-date=2 January 2017}} The building was demolished in 2015 after years of sitting derelict and the land has recently been purchased (December 2020) by the Napier City Council to be developed for use as a new reservoir to replace the current ageing water source on Enfield Road.{{Cite news|url= https://www.napier.govt.nz/home/article/1558/new-site-on-mataruahou-napier-hill-for-drinking-water-reservoir?t=featured&s=1 |title=New site on Mataruahou (Napier Hill) for drinking water reservoir |website=napier.govt.nz |date=18 December 2020}}
European settlement on the hill began in 1855.{{cite web |last1=Fowler |first1=Michael |title=The day part of Bluff Hill broke off |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503459&objectid=12221802 |website=Hawke's Bay Today |publisher=New Zealand Media and Entertainment}} Most homes on the hill were built in the 1920s.{{cite web |title=Napier Hill, Napier City |url=https://www.oneroof.co.nz/suburb/3984 |website=OneRoof.co.nz |publisher=New Zealand Media and Entertainment}}
Napier Botanical Gardens were established in the 1860s, and were for a long time the only public park in the city.{{cite web|url=https://www.napier.govt.nz/napier/gardens/botanical-gardens/|title=Botanical Gardens and other Napier gardens – Botanical Gardens Early History|publisher=Napier City Council|access-date=18 February 2023}}
Prior to the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake, the hill was almost surrounded with water, with just two shingle spits running north and south, and was known as Scinde Island. The earthquake raised the Napier area and the sea receded from around the island and the spits.{{cite web |url=http://www.napier.govt.nz/index.php?pid=203 |title=Round the Hill Walk |publisher=Napier City Council |accessdate=31 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130703154904/http://www.napier.govt.nz/index.php?pid=203 |archivedate=3 July 2013 |df=dmy-all }} Scinde Island was named after the province of Sindh, then in India and now in Pakistan.{{cite web |url= http://www.napier.govt.nz/index.php?pid=841 |title= Early history of Napier |publisher= Napier City Council |access-date= 30 December 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130208212903/http://napier.govt.nz/index.php?pid=841 |archive-date= 8 February 2013 |url-status= dead }} The Napier soccer club Scindians derived their name from Scinde Island.
Demographics
Napier Hill covers {{Convert|3.39|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787| access-date=16 November 2023|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}} and had an estimated population of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Bluff Hill|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Hospital Hill|y}}|R}}|0}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|({{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Bluff Hill|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Hospital Hill|y}}|R}})/3.39|0}} people per km2.
{{Historical populations|2006|5,400|2013|5,253|2018|5,502|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=}}
File:Entrance of Napier historic prison.jpg
File:Napier botanical gardens shot 4.jpg
Napier Hill had a population of 5,502 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 249 people (4.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 102 people (1.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,271 households, comprising 2,679 males and 2,820 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female, with 885 people (16.1%) aged under 15 years, 828 (15.0%) aged 15 to 29, 2,763 (50.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,026 (18.6%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 89.8% European/Pākehā, 11.8% Māori, 1.4% Pacific peoples, 5.0% Asian, and 2.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 23.0, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 54.7% had no religion, 33.0% were Christian, 0.5% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.9% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim, 0.7% were Buddhist and 3.2% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 1,482 (32.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 480 (10.4%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,002 people (21.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,370 (51.3%) people were employed full-time, 765 (16.6%) were part-time, and 162 (3.5%) were unemployed.{{NZ census 2018|Bluff Hill (213300) and Hospital Hill (213400)}}
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| Name | Area (km2) | Population | Density (per km2) || Households | Median age | Median income | |
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| Bluff Hill | style="text-align:right;"|1.89 | style="text-align:right;"|2,610 | style="text-align:right;"|1,381 | style="text-align:right;"|1,092 | 46.7 years | $37,700{{NZ census place summary 2018|bluff-hill|Bluff Hill}} |
| Hospital Hill | style="text-align:right;"|1.49 | style="text-align:right;"|2,892 | style="text-align:right;"|1,941 | style="text-align:right;"|1,179 | 45.8 years | $38,400{{NZ census place summary 2018|hospital-hill|Hospital Hill}} |
| New Zealand | 37.4 years | style="text-align:left;"| $31,800 |
Education
Bluff Hill and Hospital Hill have three schools:
- Napier Central School is co-educational Year 1-6 state primary school,{{cite web |title=Napier Central School Official School Website |url=http://napiercentral.school.nz |website=napiercentral.school.nz}}{{cite web |title=Napier Central School Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?district=28®ion=5&school=2618 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education}} with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|2618|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}{{cite web |title=Napier Central School Education Review Office Report |url=https://ero.govt.nz/institution/2618/napier-central-school |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office}}
- Napier Girls' High School is single-sex state high school,{{cite web |title=Napier Girls' High School Official School Website |url=http://www.nghs.school.nz |website=nghs.school.nz}}{{cite web |title=Napier Girls' High School Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?district=28®ion=5&school=217 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education}} with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|217|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}{{cite web |title=Napier Girls' High School Education Review Office Report |url=https://ero.govt.nz/institution/217/napier-girls-high-school |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office}}
- Sacred Heart College is single-sex girls' state-integrated high school,{{cite web |title=Sacred Heart College Official School Website |url=http://www.sacredheartnapier.school.nz |website=sacredheartnapier.school.nz}}{{cite web |title=Sacred Heart College Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?district=28®ion=5&school=219 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education}} with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|219|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}{{cite web |title=Sacred Heart College Education Review Office Report |url=https://ero.govt.nz/institution/219/sacred-heart-college-napier |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office}}
Residents also use two nearby schools:
- Napier Intermediate, a co-educational state intermediate school,{{cite web |title=Napier Intermediate Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?district=28®ion=5&school=2619 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education}} with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|2619|y}}, provides intermediate education.{{cite web |title=Napier Intermediate Education Review Office Report |url=https://ero.govt.nz/institution/2619/napier-intermediate |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office}}
- Napier Boys' High School, a single-sex state school,{{cite web |title=Napier Boys' High School Official School Website |url=http://www.nbhs.school.nz |website=nbhs.school.nz}}{{cite web |title=Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?district=28®ion=5&school=216 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education}} with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|216|y}}.{{cite web |title=Napier Boys' High School Education Review Office Report |url=https://ero.govt.nz/institution/216/napier-boys-high-school |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office}}