Parkvale, Hastings

Parkvale is a suburb of Hastings City, in the Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island.

Parkvale
Suburb
Sky Castle at Splash Planet
Coordinates: 39.650651°S 176.859100°E / -39.650651; 176.859100
Country	New Zealand
City	Hastings
Local authority	Hastings District Council
Electoral ward	Hastings-Havelock North General Ward Takitimu Māori Ward
Area [1]
• Land	190 ha (470 acres)
Population  (June 2025)[2]
• Total	4,410

Hastings Central	Mahora	Mayfair
Akina	Parkvale
Longlands		Havelock North

Children in the settlement began being educated in hop-drying kiln building in 1919.^[3] It remained a separate settlement from Hastings until the second half of the 20th century.^[4]

Splash Planet is a water park in the suburb.^[5]

Demographics

Parkvale covers 1.90 km² (0.73 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 4,410 as of June 2025,^[2] with a population density of 2,321 people per km².

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	3,669	—
2013	3,882	+0.81%
2018	4,134	+1.27%
2023	4,275	+0.67%
The 2006 population is for a smaller area of 1.84 km2. Source: [6][7]

Parkvale had a population of 4,275 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 141 people (3.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 393 people (10.1%) since the 2013 census. There were 2,037 males, 2,229 females, and 12 people of other genders in 1,803 dwellings.^[8] 2.9% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 714 people (16.7%) aged under 15 years, 756 (17.7%) aged 15 to 29, 1,839 (43.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 966 (22.6%) aged 65 or older.^[6]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 76.9% European (Pākehā); 20.4% Māori; 4.7% Pasifika; 12.4% Asian; 1.2% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.5% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.0%, Māori by 4.6%, Samoan by 1.5%, and other languages by 12.7%. No language could be spoken by 1.8% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.6%. The percentage of people born overseas was 23.6, compared with 28.8% nationally.^[6]

Religious affiliations were 35.2% Christian, 2.3% Hindu, 1.2% Islam, 1.8% Māori religious beliefs, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.6% New Age, and 3.7% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 48.3%, and 6.5% of people did not answer the census question.^[6]

Of those at least 15 years old, 687 (19.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,872 (52.6%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,005 (28.2%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 240 people (6.7%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 1,791 (50.3%) full-time, 447 (12.6%) part-time, and 96 (2.7%) unemployed.^[6]

Individual statistical areas

Name	Area (km2)	Population	Density (per km2)	Dwellings	Median age	Median income
Queens Square	0.60	1,944	3,240	804	36.9 years	$42,400[9]
Parkvale	1.30	2,331	1,793	999	46.0 years	$34,100[10]
New Zealand					38.1 years	$41,500

Education

Parkvale School is a co-educational Year 1-6 state primary school,^[11] with a roll of 478 as of July 2025.^[12][13] The school opened in 1919.^[14][15]

Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Wānanga Whare Tapere o Takitimu is a co-educational state Māori immersion composite school,^[16] with a roll of 266 as of July 2025.^[12][17] Te Wānanga Whare Tapere o Takitimu was founded in 1983.^[18]

Karamu High School is a co-educational state secondary school,^[19][20] with a roll of 875 as of July 2025.^[12][21] The school opened in 1962.^[22]

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