The suburb includes Marewa Park, a sports ground for soccer, cricket, athletics, marching and bowls, and Kennedy Park Resort, a popular family holiday accommodation provider.[4]
Marewa had a population of 5,121 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 450 people (9.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 507 people (11.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,980 households, comprising 2,418 males and 2,700 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.9 males per female, with 1,140 people (22.3%) aged under 15 years, 1,011 (19.7%) aged 15 to 29, 2,214 (43.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 753 (14.7%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 74.0% European/Pākehā, 33.1% Māori, 4.4% Pacific peoples, 4.2% Asian, and 2.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 13.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 55.1% had no religion, 28.0% were Christian, 4.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% were Hindu, 1.1% were Muslim, 1.0% were Buddhist and 2.2% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 513 (12.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 891 (22.4%) people had no formal qualifications. 306 people (7.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,845 (46.3%) people were employed full-time, 567 (14.2%) were part-time, and 189 (4.7%) were unemployed.[5]
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