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in 1999. 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. European settlement on the hill began
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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
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Napier Hill covers 3.39 km (1.31 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 5,890 as of June 2023, with a population density of 1,737 people per km.
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Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 54.7% had no religion, 33.0% were
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Napier Intermediate, a co-educational state intermediate school, with a roll of 362, provides intermediate education.
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Napier Botanical Gardens were established in the 1860s, and were for a long time the only public park in the city.
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Napier Central School is co-educational Year 1-6 state primary school, with a roll of 269 as of August 2024.
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is single-sex girls' state-integrated high school, with a roll of 347 as of August 2024.
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The percentage of people born overseas was 23.0, compared with 27.1% nationally.
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is single-sex state high school, with a roll of 1031 as of August 2024.
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full-time, 765 (16.6%) were part-time, and 162 (3.5%) were unemployed.
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in 1855. Most homes on the hill were built in the 1920s.
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Napier City Council. Archived from 710:. Napier City Council. Archived from 168: 155: 142: 130: 118: 7: 983:. New Zealand Ministry of Education 835:New Zealand Media and Entertainment 813:New Zealand Media and Entertainment 25: 1654:Populated places around Hawke Bay 1603:St Joseph's Māori Girls' College 445:Ethnicities were 89.8% European/ 231: 224: 216: 209: 58: 1578:Eastern Institute of Technology 981:"New Zealand Schools Directory" 1649:Suburbs of Napier, New Zealand 487:and 3.2% had other religions. 1: 495:Individual statistical areas 232: 210: 36:Suburb in Napier, New Zealand 27:Suburb of Napier, New Zealand 18:Bluff Hill (Hawke's Bay) 1516:Hawke's Bay Regional Council 225: 217: 160:339 ha (838 acres) 1091:sacredheartnapier.school.nz 333:1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake 1670: 1547:Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune 1423:Facilities and attractions 827:"Napier Hill, Napier City" 1593:Napier Girls' High School 1292: 871:"Early history of Napier" 608:Napier Girls' High School 418:Entrance to Napier Prison 407: 381:—     307:Napier Girls' High School 76: 72: 57: 48: 1639:Landforms of Hawke's Bay 1588:Napier Boys' High School 1465:Napier Recreation Ground 652:"ArcGIS Web Application" 628:Napier Boys' High School 426:Napier Botanical Gardens 96:39.479749°S 176.910528°E 67:as seen from Bluff Hill. 1583:Hukarere Girls' College 1557:Napier Operatic Society 1241:Education Review Office 1215:educationcounts.govt.nz 1179:Education Review Office 1153:educationcounts.govt.nz 1135:Education Review Office 1109:educationcounts.govt.nz 1073:Education Review Office 1047:educationcounts.govt.nz 1011:Education Review Office 958:educationcounts.govt.nz 940:napiercentral.school.nz 656:statsnz.maps.arcgis.com 473:Māori religious beliefs 432:2018 New Zealand census 1562:Television Hawke's Bay 1460:Napier Railway Station 760:www.cityofnapier.co.nz 684:Statistics New Zealand 427: 419: 309:, the historic former 283: 101:-39.479749; 176.910528 1552:Napier City Rovers FC 1485:Pettigrew Green Arena 1219:Ministry of Education 1157:Ministry of Education 1113:Ministry of Education 1051:Ministry of Education 962:Ministry of Education 851:. 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Index

Bluff Hill (Hawke's Bay)
Suburb
Port of Napier as seen from Bluff Hill.
Port of Napier
39°28′47″S 176°54′38″E / 39.479749°S 176.910528°E / -39.479749; 176.910528
City
Napier
Local authority
Napier City Council
Ahuriri
Hawke Bay
Napier Port
Pandora
Onekawa
Napier South
Marewa
Central Napier
Māori
Napier
North Island
Port of Napier
Napier Girls' High School
Napier Prison
Hastings
1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake
Sindh


2018 New Zealand census
2013 census

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