Pāremoremo
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}}Template:Main other{{#ifexpr:{{#invoke:ParameterCount|main|mapframe|image_map|image_map1|pushpin_map}} >2 |Template:Main other}} Pāremoremo is a rural settlement and its mostly rural surrounds about 8 km (5 miles) southwest of Albany on the northern fringe of Auckland, New Zealand. Coatesville is about 7 km to the north, and Riverhead is about 8 km to the west.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Pāremoremo is home to New Zealand's only maximum security prison.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
History
Pāremoremo is the location where Te Ākitai Waiohua ancestor and grandmother of Kiwi Tāmaki, Rangi-hua-moa, ate the final moa eggs known to Tāmaki Māori.<ref name="Rangi-Hua-Moa">Template:Cite journal</ref>
In the 1840s, Maurice and Mary Kelly operated a timber business at Pāremoremo and Albany.<ref name="Grover">Template:Cite book</ref> Pāremoremo was originally a small community on the Upper Waitematā Harbour which saw European settlement grow following the construction of a wharf at the foot of Attwood Road. In the early 19th century it was known for its farms, market gardens and orchards. Passengers and cargo travelled to the city by the launches and small ferries of the period.
In the mid 1960s it became the home of Auckland Prison, New Zealand's main maximum security prison.<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref> A village of 130 houses was built by the Ministry of Justice to house prison workers,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> but 30 of the houses were sold in 1996 after battles in the Employment Court of New Zealand and Court of Appeal.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Demographics
Statistics New Zealand describes Pāremoremo as a rural settlement, which covers Template:Convert<ref name="Area">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and had an estimated population of Template:NZ population data 2018 as of Template:NZ population data 2018 with a population density of Template:Decimals people per km2.
Template:Historical populations Pāremoremo settlement had a population of 483 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 42 people (−8.0%) since the 2018 census, and a decrease of 36 people (−6.9%) since the 2013 census. There were 246 males, 231 females and 3 people of other genders in 174 dwellings.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 5.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 46.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 69 people (14.3%) aged under 15 years, 93 (19.3%) aged 15 to 29, 252 (52.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 66 (13.7%) aged 65 or older.<ref name="Census 2023"/>
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 89.4% European (Pākehā); 9.3% Māori; 0.6% Pasifika; 6.8% Asian; 1.2% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.3%, Māori language by 1.2%, and other languages by 12.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 31.7, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 25.5% Christian, 0.6% Hindu, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.6% New Age, 0.6% Jewish, and 1.9% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 60.9%, and 8.7% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 105 (25.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 213 (51.4%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 57 (13.8%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $55,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. 99 people (23.9%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 234 (56.5%) people were employed full-time, 60 (14.5%) were part-time, and 6 (1.4%) were unemployed.<ref name="Census 2023">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Rural surrounds
Pāremoremo including its rural surrounds covers Template:Convert<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and had an estimated population of Template:Decimals as of Template:NZ population data 2023 SA2 with a population density of Template:Decimals people per km2.
Template:Historical populations Pāremoremo had a population of 3,774 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 6 people (0.2%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 153 people (4.2%) since the 2013 census. There were 2,085 males, 1,662 females and 27 people of other genders in 1,122 dwellings.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 4.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 40.4 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 585 people (15.5%) aged under 15 years, 795 (21.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,905 (50.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 486 (12.9%) aged 65 or older.<ref name="Census 2023 P"/>
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 75.6% European (Pākehā); 14.9% Māori; 5.2% Pasifika; 13.8% Asian; 1.3% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.7% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.1%, Māori language by 4.3%, Samoan by 1.4%, and other languages by 16.8%. No language could be spoken by 1.4% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.6%. The percentage of people born overseas was 31.9, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 30.5% Christian, 1.5% Hindu, 0.8% Islam, 1.7% Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.6% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 1.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 56.1%, and 7.2% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 645 (20.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,671 (52.4%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 687 (21.5%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $39,100, compared with $41,500 nationally. 561 people (17.6%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,461 (45.8%) people were employed full-time, 501 (15.7%) were part-time, and 87 (2.7%) were unemployed.<ref name="Census 2023 P">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
| Name | Area (km2) |
Population | Density (per km2) |
Dwellings | Median age | Median income | |
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| Pāremoremo West | 9.48 | 966 | 102 | 315 | 43.6 years | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Pāremoremo East | 14.37 | 2,808 | 195 | 807 | 39.5 years | citation | CitationClass=web
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| New Zealand | 38.1 years | $41,500 |
Parks and reserves
Paremoremo Scenic Reserve is a block of land north of the Paremoremo residential area. It is the largest bush reserve in the North Shore and is a site of ecological significance.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
A Template:Convert block of land south of the prison was bought by North Shore City for NZ$3.1 million in February 2002, to be developed as Sanders Park.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The park was finished in 2010, for a total budget of $2.7 million, including a $1.2 million toilet block, a fenced off-leash dog walking area, mountain bike trails, a small children's bike track, and a fenced paddock for equestrians.Template:Citation needed Also at Sanders Reserve are two small beaches with good swimming areas. People have been known to camp on the grass areas around the beach.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Education
Ridgeview School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a roll of Template:NZ school roll data students as at Template:NZ school roll data.Template:NZ school roll data<ref>Template:TKI</ref> The school opened in 1923 as Paremoremo School,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and changed its name to Ridgeview in 2000.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
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