St Leonards, Hawke's Bay
St Leonards is an inner suburb of Hastings, New Zealand, in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. It is named for St Leonards-on-Sea, a neighbouring town to Hastings' own English namesake. The suburb is located immediately north and northwest of the city centre, with the city's main road, Heretaunga Street, passing through its centre. St Leonard's Park is a sports field used for touch rugby in summer and football in winter. Demographics. St Leonards had a population of 2,646 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 387  people (17.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 423 people (19.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 954 households. There were 1,311 males and 1,335 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female. The median age was 35.9 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 477 people (18.0%) aged under 15 years, 630 (23.8%) aged 15 to 29, 1,167 (44.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 366 (13.8%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 64.9% European/Pākehā, 25.6% Māori, 11.7% Pacific peoples, 11.6% Asian, and 1.7% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could  identify with multiple ethnicities). The proportion of people born overseas was 23.8%, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 43.4% had no religion, 39.9% were Christian, 2.0% were Hindu, 2.4% were Buddhist and 6.2% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 303 (14.0%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 465 (21.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $27,100, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,134 (52.3%) people were employed full-time, 351 (16.2%) were part-time, and  84 (3.9%) were unemployed.