{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=December 2015}} {{distinguish|Pureora Forest Park|Paeroa|text=the town of Paeroa, or Pureora Forest Park}} {{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> | name = Pareora | native_name = | native_name_lang = <!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead --> | settlement_type = Rural settlement | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 10 | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|44.488|S|171.215|E|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = | 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 = {{ubl|Waitaki|Te Tai Tonga (Māori)}} | leader_title = {{nowrap|Territorial authority}} | leader_name = Timaru District Council | leader_title1 = Regional council | leader_name1 = Environment Canterbury | leader_title2 = Mayor of Timaru | leader_name2 = {{NZ officeholder data|Timaru District Mayor|y}} | leader_title3 = Waitaki MP | leader_name3 = {{NZ officeholder data|Waitaki MP|y}} | leader_title4 = Te Tai Tonga MP | leader_name4 = {{NZ officeholder data|Te Tai Tonga MP|y}} | established_title = | established_date = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = {{NZ population data 2018||||y}} | population_total = {{NZ population data 2018|Pareora|y}} | population_as_of = {{NZ population data 2018|||y}} | population_density_km2 = auto | area_footnotes = <ref name="Area"/> | area_total_km2 = 4.33 | area_land_km2 = }} '''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 {{Convert|4.33|km2||abbr=on}}.<ref name="Area">{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787|access-date=13 November 2021|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}}</ref> It had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Pareora|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Pareora|y}}|R}}/4.33|0}} people per km<sup>2</sup>. The settlement is part of the larger Fairview statistical area.<ref>{{NZ census place summary 2018|fairview|Fairview}}</ref>
{{Historical populations|2006|447|2013|432|2018|465|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2018"/>}} 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.<ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|7027402, 7027426 and 7027427}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/109340191/end-of-an-era-as-pareora-school-closes-its-doors-for-the-last-time|title=End of an era as Pareora school closes its doors for the last time|newspaper=Timaru Herald|date=14 December 2018|first=Samesh|last=Mohanlall}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timaru.gen.nz/resources/Schools-book.pdf|title=South Canterbury Schools|publisher=South Canterbury branch, New Zealand Society of Genealogists|accessdate=13 November 2021}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Timaru District, New Zealand}}
Category:Timaru District Category:Populated places in the Canterbury Region