Rānui, Porirua

Suburb in Porirua City, New Zealand

Rānui
Suburb
Porirua East and Rānui Heights, with Cannons Creek and Waitangirua in the distance
Interactive map of Rānui
Coordinates: 41°08′35″S 174°50′53″E / 41.143°S 174.848°E / -41.143; 174.848
Country	New Zealand
City	Porirua City
Local authority	Porirua City Council
Electoral ward	Onepoto General Ward Porirua Māori Ward
Area
• Land	356 ha (880 acres)
Population  (June 2025)
• Total	3,700
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)

	Aotea
Porirua Central	Rānui	Cannons Creek
Linden		Takapu Valley

Rānui is a suburb of Porirua City approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) north of Wellington in New Zealand. Rānui means midday in the Māori language.

Demography

Rānui, comprising the statistical areas of Porirua East and Rānui Heights, covers 3.56 km² (1.37 sq mi). It had an estimated population of 3,700 as of June 2025, with a population density of 1,039 people per km².

Rānui had a population of 3,597 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 33 people (0.9%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 153 people (4.4%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,794 males, 1,788 females, and 15 people of other genders in 1,185 dwellings. 3.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 34.5 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 729 people (20.3%) aged under 15 years, 771 (21.4%) aged 15 to 29, 1,683 (46.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 411 (11.4%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 44.8% European (Pākehā); 30.1% Māori; 38.5% Pasifika; 13.9% Asian; 1.3% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 94.2%, Māori by 7.5%, Samoan by 12.4%, and other languages by 14.1%. No language could be spoken by 2.8% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.6%. The percentage of people born overseas was 26.0, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 43.7% Christian, 2.0% Hindu, 1.8% Islam, 1.3% Māori religious beliefs, 1.6% Buddhist, 0.6% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 1.5% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 39.6%, and 8.0% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 510 (17.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,533 (53.5%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 828 (28.9%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $40,000, compared with $41,500 nationally. 204 people (7.1%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 1,542 (53.8%) full-time, 336 (11.7%) part-time, and 105 (3.7%) unemployed.

Education

Porirua East School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students with a roll of 147 as of July 2026. The school opened in 1954.

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