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Clive
Photograph of the decommissioned Catholic Church in Clive
The decommissioned Catholic church in Clive
Country New Zealand
Region Hawke's Bay
Territorial authority Hastings District
Ward Heretaunga
Population
 (June 2023)
 • Total 2,090

Clive is a small town, ten kilometres from the city centres of both Napier and Hastings in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's North Island. It is close to the mouth of the Ngaruroro River.

The town is part of the Hastings district. It was named (like many of the towns in the vicinity) after a prominent person from imperial India, in this case Robert Clive, better known as "Clive of India". The name was given by John Curling.

The town of Clive is mainly rural, yet with the increasing number of people moving into Hawke's Bay, and Clive being at the meeting point of Hastings and Napier, new subdivisions are being built to accommodate the growing population.

Clive is home to the Hawke's Bay Rowing Club who train on the Clive River. The Hawke's Bay Rowing Regatta is held on the first weekend of the year and was started in 1872.

Description

Catholic Church, Clive, HB(decomissioned) (2)
The decommissioned Catholic church in Clive

The town, which has a population of 1764 at the 2013 census, is part of the Hastings district. It was named (like many of the towns in the vicinity) after a prominent person from imperial India, in this case Robert Clive, better known as "Clive of India". The name was given by John Curling.

The town of Clive is mainly rural, yet with the increasing number of people moving into Hawke's Bay, and Clive being at the meeting point of Hastings and Napier, new subdivisions are being built to accommodate the growing population.

Clive is home to the Hawke's Bay Rowing Club who train on the Clive River. The Hawke's Bay Rowing Regatta is held on the first weekend of the year and was started in 1872.


Demographics

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
2006 1,875 —    
2013 2,082 +1.51%
2018 2,247 +1.54%

Clive had a population of 2,247 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 165 people (7.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 372 people (19.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 771 households. There were 1,116 males and 1,131 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female. The median age was 44.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 438 people (19.5%) aged under 15 years, 333 (14.8%) aged 15 to 29, 1,068 (47.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 414 (18.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 86.2% European/Pākehā, 19.5% Māori, 3.1% Pacific peoples, 3.6% Asian, and 0.8% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 13.8%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 52.7% had no religion, 33.9% were Christian, 0.5% were Hindu, 0.5% were Buddhist and 4.5% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 306 (16.9%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 402 (22.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $30,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 915 (50.6%) people were employed full-time, 279 (15.4%) were part-time, and 33 (1.8%) were unemployed.

Education

Clive School is a co-educational state primary school, with a roll of 209 as of April 2023.

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