Napier South
{{short description|Suburb of Napier, New Zealand}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2021}}
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{{Infobox New Zealand suburb
| name = Napier South
| image = McLean Park stadium.jpg
| caption1 = McLean Park
| city1 = Napier
| council = Napier City Council
| ward = Nelson Park
| established =
| coordinates = {{coord|-39.500|176.913|region:NZ_type:city|display=it}}
| area = 212
| population = {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Nelson Park|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|McLean Park|y}}|R}}|0}}
| popref = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2||||y}}
| popdate = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y}}
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| map = {{infobox mapframe|coord={{coord|-39.500|176.913}}|zoom=11}}
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{{Adjacent place
| centre = Napier South
| north =
| northeast = Central Napier
| east = (Hawke Bay)
| southeast =
| south = Te Awa
| southwest = Meeanee
| west = Marewa
| northwest = Hospital Hill
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Napier South is a suburb of the city of Napier, in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's eastern North Island.{{cite web |title=Napier South |url= https://gazetteer.linz.govt.nz/place/32122 |website=New Zealand Gazetteer |publisher=Land Information New Zealand |access-date=2 October 2024}} It consists of the statistical areas of McLean Park and Nelson Park. For some purposes, such as postal, it extends to include the Napier Central statistical area (the central business district), which is covered here at Central Napier.
Demographics
Napier South covers {{Convert|2.12|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787| access-date=20 February 2023|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}} and had an estimated population of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Nelson Park|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|McLean Park|y}}|R}}|0}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|({{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Nelson Park|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|McLean Park|y}}|R}})/2.12|0}} people per km2.
{{Historical populations|2006|4,521|2013|4,545|2018|4,731|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=}}
Napier South had a population of 4,731 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 186 people (4.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 210 people (4.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,833 households, comprising 2,235 males and 2,496 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.9 males per female, with 969 people (20.5%) aged under 15 years, 870 (18.4%) aged 15 to 29, 2,163 (45.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 729 (15.4%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 83.8% European/Pākehā, 21.3% Māori, 2.9% Pacific peoples, 4.8% Asian, and 2.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 15.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 56.0% had no religion, 30.1% were Christian, 2.0% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% were Hindu, 0.7% were Muslim, 0.6% were Buddhist and 2.9% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 699 (18.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 708 (18.8%) people had no formal qualifications. 468 people (12.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,839 (48.9%) people were employed full-time, 597 (15.9%) were part-time, and 162 (4.3%) were unemployed.{{NZ census 2018|Nelson Park (214500) and McLean Park (215200)}}
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| Name | Area (km2) | Population | Density (per km2) || Households | Median age | Median income | |
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| Nelson Park | style="text-align:right;"|0.78 | style="text-align:right;"|2,181 | style="text-align:right;"|2,796 | style="text-align:right;"|837 | 40.4 years | $27,600{{NZ census place summary 2018|nelson-park|Nelson Park}} |
| McLean Park | style="text-align:right;"|1.34 | style="text-align:right;"|2,550 | style="text-align:right;"|1,903 | style="text-align:right;"|996 | 38.3 years | $28,500{{NZ census place summary 2018|mclean-park|McLean Park}} |
| New Zealand | 37.4 years | style="text-align:left;"| $31,800 |
Education
Nelson Park School is a co-educational Year 0–6 state primary school situated on Kennedy Road/Jull Street with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|2620|y}}.{{TKI|2620|Nelson Park School}} It opened as Napier West School in 1914.{{Cite book|url=https://knowledgebank.org.nz/bibliography/nelson-park-school-napier-west-school-souvenir-booklet-of-the-golden-jubilee-april-17th-18th-and-19th-1964/|title=Nelson Park School (Napier West School) – Souvenir Booklet of the Golden Jubilee, April 17th, 18th and 19th, 1964|first=James McDonnell|last=Campbell|year=1964|publisher=Jubilee Committee}}
Napier Intermediate is a co-educational state intermediate school situated on Jull Street with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|2619|y}}.{{TKI|2619|Napier Intermediate}} It was founded in 1933.{{cite book|url=https://knowledgebank.org.nz/bibliography/napier-intermediate-school-50th-jubilee-1933-1983/|title=Napier Intermediate School 50th Jubilee, 1933-1983|first=William Edward|last=Langford|year=1983|publisher=Napier Intermediate School Jubilee Committee}} It sits on what was originally going to be the second site of Napier Technical College, but this did not happen due to the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake.{{Cite web |date=1 May 2014 |title=H B Heritage News |url=https://historicplacesaotearoa.org.nz/assets/HPHB-NEWSLETTER-1-May-2014.pdf |access-date=29 March 2024 |website=Historic Places Aotearoa}}
Both schools are co-educational. Rolls are as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}