Victoria, Gisborne

Victoria is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Gisborne.^[3] It is located close to the shore of Poverty Bay, to the southeast of the city centre, between the mouth of the Awapuni Creek and Awapuni.^[4]

Victoria
Suburb
Coordinates: 38°40.2′S 178°1′E
Country	New Zealand
City	Gisborne
Electoral ward	Gisborne
Area [1]
• Land	16 ha (40 acres)
Population  (2023 Census)[2]
• Total	360

	Te Hapara	Gisborne Central
Arapuni	Makaraka
	(Poverty Bay)	Eastland Port

The suburb was named after Queen Victoria.^[4]

Demographics

Victoria covers 0.16 km² (0.062 sq mi).^[1] It is part of the Makaraka-Awapuni statistical area.^[5]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	315	—
2013	306	−0.41%
2018	348	+2.61%
2023	360	+0.68%
Source: [2][6]

Victoria had a population of 360 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 12 people (3.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 54 people (17.6%) since the 2013 census. There were 183 males and 180 females in 147 dwellings.^[7] 4.2% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 45 people (12.5%) aged under 15 years, 69 (19.2%) aged 15 to 29, 159 (44.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 87 (24.2%) aged 65 or older.^[2]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 69.2% European (Pākehā); 46.7% Māori; 5.8% Pasifika; 5.0% Asian; 1.7% 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 95.0%, Māori by 6.7%, Samoan by 0.8%, and other languages by 10.8%. No language could be spoken by 0.8% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.8%. The percentage of people born overseas was 12.5, compared with 28.8% nationally.^[2]

Religious affiliations were 29.2% Christian, 1.7% Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% Buddhist, and 1.7% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 57.5%, and 6.7% of people did not answer the census question.^[2]

Of those at least 15 years old, 78 (24.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 159 (50.5%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 72 (22.9%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 18 people (5.7%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 147 (46.7%) full-time, 42 (13.3%) part-time, and 12 (3.8%) unemployed.^[2]

Parks

Victoria features Waikanae Beach and a beach walkway.^[8]