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Tōtara Vale

Tōtara Vale is a suburb located on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. It is under the local governance of Auckland Council.

The suburb contains Rewi Alley Reserve, which has a memorial to Rewi Alley, a New Zealander who lived most of his life in China.

Demographics

Tōtara Vale covers 1.69 km (0.65 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 7,360 as of June 2024, with a population density of 4,355 people per km.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20066,303—    
20136,204−0.23%
20186,726+1.63%
20236,438−0.87%
The 2006 population is for a larger area of 1.77 km.
Source:

Totara Vale had a population of 6,438 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 288 people (−4.3%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 234 people (3.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 3,240 males, 3,162 females and 33 people of other genders in 2,136 dwellings. 3.9% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 34.7 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 1,152 people (17.9%) aged under 15 years, 1,407 (21.9%) aged 15 to 29, 3,228 (50.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 648 (10.1%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 38.5% European (Pākehā); 8.2% Māori; 6.4% Pasifika; 51.5% Asian; 4.4% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.5% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 89.2%, Māori language by 1.5%, Samoan by 0.8%, and other languages by 43.5%. No language could be spoken by 2.6% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 56.9, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 36.8% Christian, 5.0% Hindu, 2.6% Islam, 0.6% Māori religious beliefs, 2.4% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, and 1.6% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 45.2%, and 5.6% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,767 (33.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 2,049 (38.8%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,464 (27.7%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $46,400, compared with $41,500 nationally. 519 people (9.8%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 3,081 (58.3%) people were employed full-time, 609 (11.5%) were part-time, and 156 (3.0%) were unemployed.

Individual statistical areas
Name Area
(km)
Population Density
(per km)
Dwellings Median age Median
income
Totara Vale North 0.87 2,964 3,407 975 35.4 years $47,800
Totara Vale South 0.82 3,471 4,233 1,161 34.2 years $45,400
New Zealand 38.1 years $41,500

Education

Target Road School is a coeducational contributing primary school (years 1–6), with a roll of 446 students as of November 2024. The school opened in 1967.

Notes

  1. ^ "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Statistical Area 3 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Rewi Alley Reserve Path". Auckland Council. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Totara Vale North (121500) and Totara Vale South (121900).
  5. ^ "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Totara Vale (50830). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer. Totara Vale North. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer. Totara Vale South. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  9. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  10. ^ Education Counts: Target Road School
  11. ^ "History of the School". Target Road School. Retrieved 16 January 2009.