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Pareora

Field	Value
name	Pareora
native_name_lang
settlement_type	Rural settlement
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	10
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	New Zealand
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Canterbury
subdivision_type2	Territorial authority
subdivision_name2	Timaru District
subdivision_type3	Ward
subdivision_name3	Timaru
seat_type	Electorates
seat
leader_title	Territorial authority
leader_name	Timaru District Council
leader_title1	Regional council
leader_name1	Environment Canterbury
leader_title2	Mayor of Timaru
leader_name2
leader_title3	Waitaki MP
leader_name3
leader_title4	Te Tai Tonga MP
leader_name4
population_footnotes
population_total
population_as_of
population_density_km2	auto
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	4.33

| mapframe-zoom = 10 Pareora is a small town in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located close to State Highway 1, which bypasses the western edge of the town, and close to the Pacific Ocean coast, five kilometres north of Saint Andrews and 10 kilometres south of Timaru. The Pareora River reaches the ocean just to the south of the township.

Demographics

Pareora is described as a rural settlement by Statistics New Zealand, and covers 4.33 km2. It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. The settlement is part of the larger Fairview statistical area.

Pareora had a population of 465 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 33 people (7.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 18 people (4.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 180 households, comprising 240 males and 222 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.08 males per female, with 105 people (22.6%) aged under 15 years, 87 (18.7%) aged 15 to 29, 219 (47.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 51 (11.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 86.5% European/Pākehā, 16.8% Māori, 5.2% Pasifika, 1.3% Asian, and 2.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 60.0% had no religion, 24.5% were Christian, 1.3% had Māori religious beliefs and 1.3% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 15 (4.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 138 (38.3%) people had no formal qualifications. 12 people (3.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 189 (52.5%) people were employed full-time, 45 (12.5%) were part-time, and 18 (5.0%) were unemployed.

Education

Pareora East School opened in 1907. It became a campus of Timaru South School in 2005. In 2018, it was closed due to a falling roll.

References

"ArcGIS Web Application".
{{NZ census place summary 2018. fairview. Fairview
{{NZ census 2018. 7027402, 7027426 and 7027427
Mohanlall, Samesh. (14 December 2018). "End of an era as Pareora school closes its doors for the last time". Timaru Herald.
"South Canterbury Schools". South Canterbury branch, New Zealand Society of Genealogists.

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