Longlands is a rural community in the Hastings District and Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island. The area is on the southern and western outskirts of Hastings city.
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| Coordinates: 39°39′36″S 176°50′02″E / 39.660°S 176.834°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Hawke's Bay Region |
| Territorial authority | Hastings District |
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| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Hastings District Council |
| • Regional council | Hawke's Bay Regional Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.85 km2 (15.00 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,480 |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Postcode(s) | 4172, 4174, 4175, 4178 |
The Longlands Estate occupied much of the land around 1880,[3] but was broken up into smaller farms and a freezing works in the early 20th century.[4][5][6]
The area is a centre for growing fruit and vegetables.[7]
Demographics edit
Longlands (including Irongate and Pakipaki), covers 38.85 km2 (15.00 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 2,480 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 64 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2,091 | — |
| 2013 | 2,049 | −0.29% |
| 2018 | 2,253 | +1.92% |
| Source: [8] | ||
Before the 2023 census, Longlands had a larger boundary, covering 39.55 km2 (15.27 sq mi).[1] Using that boundary, Longlands had a population of 2,253 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 204 people (10.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 162 people (7.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 762 households, comprising 1,182 males and 1,074 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.1 males per female, with 426 people (18.9%) aged under 15 years, 366 (16.2%) aged 15 to 29, 1,071 (47.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 396 (17.6%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 82.3% European/Pākehā, 20.1% Māori, 5.9% Pacific peoples, 2.9% Asian, and 2.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 16.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 46.5% had no religion, 43.8% were Christian, 1.6% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.3% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim, 0.3% were Buddhist and 1.7% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 345 (18.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 309 (16.9%) people had no formal qualifications. 348 people (19.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,008 (55.2%) people were employed full-time, 318 (17.4%) were part-time, and 39 (2.1%) were unemployed.[8]
| Name | Area (km2) |
Population | Density (per km2) |
Households | Median age | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irongate | 8.28 | 345 | 42 | 93 | 36.9 years | $28,100[9] |
| Longlands-Pukahu | 31.27 | 1,908 | 61 | 669 | 46.0 years | $33,700[10] |
| New Zealand | 37.4 years | $31,800 |
Railway station edit
Longlands flag station on the Palmerston North–Gisborne Line opened in 1912, after a deputation met the Minister of Railways,[11] following the opening of a sheep and cattle yard in 1911.[12][13] The line through Longlands, from Hastings to Paki Paki, had opened on 1 January 1875,[14] the last works being to complete the bridge over the nearby Irongate Stream, formerly the Ngaruroro River.[15][16] The piles of that bridge sank soon after construction.[17] A shelter shed was built at Longlands in 1905,[13] to the south of Longlands Road.[18] In 1936 Longlands was a main centre for railing cattle.[19] In 1947 frame levers at Longlands tablet locked siding were fitted with chains, staples, and a points lock.[13] The station closed to all traffic on 18 May 1980, but a service siding was retained for about a decade.[14]
References edit
- ^ a b c "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Untitled". Hawke's Bay Herald. 6 September 1880. p. 2.
- ^ "The Meat Industry - A New Freezing Works". Marlborough Express. 2 January 1904. p. 1.
- ^ Fowler, Michael (22 October 2020). "Historic Hawke's Bay: The butcher who owned a freezing works". Hawke's Bay Today.
- ^ "Volume 6. Taranaki, Hawke's Bay and Wellington Provincial Districts". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. 1908. pp. 474–5.
- ^ Andrews, Gary; Andrews, Heidi (1996). "Hawke's Bay". Seasonal Work in New Zealand. Andrews. p. 145. ISBN 9780473032210.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Irongate (209300) and Longlands-Pukahu (210200).
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Irongate
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Longlands-Pukahu
- ^ "FLAG STATION AT LONGLANDS. HASTINGS STANDARD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 7 August 1912. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "RAILWAY SIDING AT LONGLANDS. HASTINGS STANDARD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 8 February 1911. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Station Archive". NZR Rolling Stock Lists. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ a b Scoble, Juliet (2010). "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand.
- ^ "Interprovincial News. NEW ZEALAND MAIL". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 19 December 1874. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Te Karamū Stream". www.hastingsdc.govt.nz. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "NAPIER. AUCKLAND STAR". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 20 April 1875. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "1:63360 map Sheet: N134 Napier and Hastings". www.mapspast.org.nz. 1943. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "HAWKE'S BAY CATTLE. NEW ZEALAND HERALD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 1 October 1936. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ Yonge, John Roger; Company, Quail Map (1993). New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas. Quail Map Company. ISBN 9780900609923.