{{Short description|Suburb of Lower Hutt, New Zealand}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox New Zealand suburb | name = Moera | image = Moera, Randwick Road.jpg | caption1 = Randwick Road, Moera | city1 = [[Lower Hutt]] | council = [[Hutt City Council]] | ward = Harbour | community_board = | established = 1920s | area = 63 | areasource = <ref name="Area"/> | population = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Moera|y}} | popdate = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y}} | popsource = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2||||y}} | population_density_km2 = auto | trainstations = | ferryterminals = | airports = | hospitals = | coordinates = {{coord|-41.230|174.905|region:NZ_type:city|display=it}} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 13 | caption2 = }} {{Adjacent place | centre = Moera | north = [[Woburn, New Zealand|Woburn]] | northeast = [[Waiwhetū]] | east = [[Gracefield, New Zealand|Gracefield]] | southeast = | south = [[Seaview, Lower Hutt|Seaview]] | southwest = | west = [[Petone]] | northwest = [[Ava, New Zealand|Ava]] }}
'''Moera''', a suburb of the city of [[Lower Hutt]] in [[New Zealand]], forms part of the urban area of greater [[Wellington]].
==Location== Located at the south-eastern end of the [[Hutt River (New Zealand)|Hutt River]], the suburb's name Moera is thought to be a simplification of Moe-i-te-ra, meaning "sleeping in the sun".
==History== Prior to European settlement, the Moera area was part of a large [[tidal estuary]] at the mouth of the Awamutu and [[Waiwhetū Stream|Waiwhetū]] Streams. The southern side of Waiwhetū Stream contained a number of [[Ngati Ira]] villages.
In 1843 William Trotter settled in the area and established a fruit garden and nursery. The [[1855 Wairarapa earthquake]] raised the Hutt Valley from 1 to 2 metres, thus draining the swampy estuary.
The area remained farmland up until 1926 when the [[Petone Railway Workshops]] were moved to Moera and Government sponsored prefabricated workers housing, built by the Railways Department, were sold to families.<ref name="New Housing">{{cite book|last=Johnston|first=Warwick|title=Moera Sleeping in the Sun|year=2001|publisher=Hutt City Libraries|location=Lower Hutt|pages=13–15}}</ref>
==Influence== [[File:Railway_Cottage_Moera.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Typical Moera railway Cottage]] To house workers almost 600 kitset homes were built to a simple 5 room layout. The whole project was completed by May 1927. These provided a template for [[State housing in New Zealand|State housing]] developments in later years.
Many of the current houses are original Railways Department built prefabricated cottages dating from that era.
==Features== Moera was home to the Hutt Park Raceway from the 1860s,<ref>''Moera, Sleeping In the sun'', Warwick Johnston (2001)</ref> until Harness and Greyhound racing ceased at the park in 2003,<ref>' ' http://www.nzherald.co.nz/racing/news/article.cfm?c_id=53&objectid=3509834.'</ref> The 12 Hectare park area has since been established as a sports and recreation ground, including a 7 court indoor sports centre and indoor children's playground.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/5582582/New-6m-Hutt-Park-stadium-opens|title = New $6m Hutt Park stadium opens|date = 7 September 2011}}</ref>
The park lies between the southern industrial area of Lower Hutt and the residential suburb of Moera and is bounded by the Waiwhetu Stream, Gracefield railway line and Randwick Road.
A number of neighbouring facilities, sites and properties are complementary to the park. These include private commercial properties between Seaview Road and the Waiwhetu Stream, the Seaview Urupa, and walkways that link to the Hutt River and Waiwhetu Stream.<ref>http://www.huttcity.govt.nz/Documents/a-z/Hutt%20Park%20management%20plan.pdf) {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111214070242/http://huttcity.govt.nz/Documents/a-z/Hutt%20Park%20management%20plan.pdf |date=14 December 2011 }}</ref>
==Demographics== Moera statistical area covers {{Convert|0.63|km2||abbr=on}}.<ref name="Area">{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Statistical Area 2 2023 (generalised)|access-date=21 February 2026}}</ref> It had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Moera|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Moera|y}}|R}}/0.63|0}} people per km<sup>2</sup>.
{{Historical populations|2006|1,608|2013|1,533|2018|1,626|2023|1,734|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2023"/><ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|Moera (245800)|moera|Moera}}</ref>}} Moera had a population of 1,734 in the [[2023 New Zealand census]], an increase of 108 people (6.6%) since the [[2018 New Zealand census|2018 census]], and an increase of 201 people (13.1%) since the [[2013 New Zealand census|2013 census]]. There were 858 males, 867 females, and 6 people of [[non-binary gender|other genders]] in 669 dwellings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_005&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.245800.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}}</ref> 4.2% of people identified as [[LGBTQ|LGBTIQ+]]. The median age was 35.8 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 324 people (18.7%) aged under 15 years, 345 (19.9%) aged 15 to 29, 867 (50.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 198 (11.4%) aged 65 or older.<ref name="Census 2023"/>
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 48.1% [[European New Zealanders|European]] ([[Pākehā]]); 31.7% [[Māori people|Māori]]; 14.4% [[Pasifika New Zealanders|Pasifika]]; 23.5% [[Asian New Zealanders|Asian]]; 3.5% 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 92.2%, Māori by 9.0%, Samoan by 2.4%, and other languages by 20.9%. No language could be spoken by 2.9% (e.g. too young to talk). [[New Zealand Sign Language]] was known by 0.7%. The percentage of people born overseas was 28.7, compared with 28.8% nationally.<ref name="Census 2023"/>
Religious affiliations were 29.4% [[Christianity in New Zealand|Christian]], 8.0% [[Hinduism in New Zealand|Hindu]], 2.4% [[Islam in New Zealand|Islam]], 3.8% [[Māori religious beliefs]], 0.7% [[Buddhism in New Zealand|Buddhist]], 0.7% [[New Age]], 0.3% [[Judaism in New Zealand|Jewish]], and 1.9% other religions. People who answered that they had [[Irreligion in New Zealand|no religion]] were 47.8%, and 6.1% of people did not answer the census question.<ref name="Census 2023"/>
Of those at least 15 years old, 324 (23.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 639 (45.3%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 453 (32.1%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $36,500, compared with $41,500 nationally. 129 people (9.1%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 714 (50.6%) full-time, 150 (10.6%) part-time, and 90 (6.4%) unemployed.<ref name="Census 2023">{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.245800.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Moera (245800)}}</ref>
==Education==
Randwick School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,<ref name="official2969">{{cite web |title=Randwick School Official School Website |url=http://www.randwick.school.nz |website=randwick.school.nz}}</ref><ref name="ero2969">{{cite web |title=Randwick School Education Review Office Report |url=https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/2969/randwick-school |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=[[Education Review Office]]}}</ref> with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|2969|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|}}.<ref name="moe2969">{{cite web |title=Randwick School Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=2969 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=[[Ministry of Education (New Zealand)|Ministry of Education]]}}</ref> It opened in 1929.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22068820|title=Randwick School golden jubilee, 1929-1979|publisher=Randwick School Golden Jubilee Committee|year=1979|via=[[National Library of New Zealand]]}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Lower Hutt}}
[[Category:Suburbs of Lower Hutt]] [[Category:Populated places on Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River]]