Onekawa
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "salty soil" for Onekawa.
Onekawa houses a high proportion of industry trade businesses.
Demographics
Onekawa covers 5.65 km (2.18 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 7,280 as of June 2023, with a population density of 1,288 people per km.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
2006 | 5,754 | — |
2013 | 5,946 | +0.47% |
2018 | 6,588 | +2.07% |
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Before the 2023 census, the suburb had a smaller boundary, covering 5.53 km (2.14 sq mi). Using that boundary, Onekawa had a population of 6,588 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 642 people (10.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 834 people (14.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,364 households, comprising 3,201 males and 3,387 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female, with 1,596 people (24.2%) aged under 15 years, 1,320 (20.0%) aged 15 to 29, 2,640 (40.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,029 (15.6%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 70.0% European/Pākehā, 34.9% Māori, 6.0% Pacific peoples, 5.2% Asian, and 2.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 13.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 52.1% had no religion, 32.0% were Christian, 5.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.4% were Muslim, 0.6% were Buddhist and 1.9% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 552 (11.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,233 (24.7%) people had no formal qualifications. 381 people (7.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,295 (46.0%) people were employed full-time, 684 (13.7%) were part-time, and 261 (5.2%) were unemployed.
Name | Area (km) |
Population | Density (per km) |
Households | Median age | Median income |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Onekawa West | 3.12 | 270 | 87 | 123 | 51.6 years | $35,600 |
Onekawa Central | 0.68 | 1,503 | 2,210 | 582 | 39.5 years | $30,100 |
Onekawa East | 0.64 | 1,632 | 2,550 | 630 | 36.5 years | $21,800 |
Onekawa South | 1.09 | 3,183 | 2,920 | 1,029 | 29.6 years | $23,900 |
New Zealand | 37.4 years | $31,800 |
Marae
The local Pukemokimoki marae is a marae (meeting ground) for the iwi (tribe) of Ngāti Kahungunu and its hapū (sub-tribe) of Ngā Hau E Whā, and includes the wharenui (meeting house) of Omio.
Education
Onekawa School is a state primary school, with a roll of 331.
Henry Hill School is a state primary school, with a roll of 276.
St Patrick's School is a state-integrated Catholic primary school, with a roll of 291.
William Colenso College is a state secondary school, with a roll of 314. Hawke's Bay School for Teenage Parents is a teenage parenting facility within the college.
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Ara Hou is a Kura Kaupapa Māori immersion school, with a roll of 236.
All these schools are co-educational. Rolls are as of February 2024.
References
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- ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Onekawa West (212800), Onekawa Central (214100), Onekawa East (214800) and Onekawa South (215100).
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Onekawa West
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Onekawa Central
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Onekawa East
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Onekawa South
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