Aotea, New Zealand
Aotea | |
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Suburb of Porirua City Council | |
![]() View of Aotea Lagoon, North Island, New Zealand from the north-east. Royal New Zealand Police College chalets in the foreground with Pipitea miniature railway station across the lagoon. | |
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Country | New Zealand |
City | Porirua City Council |
Electoral ward | Eastern Ward/Pāuatahanui ki te uunga mai o te ra |
Area | |
• Land | 268 ha (662 acres) |
Population (June 2021)[1] | |
• Total | 4,040 |
Postcode(s) | 5024 |
Railway station(s) | Porirua Station |
Ferry terminal(s) | n/a |
Airport(s) | n/a |
(Porirua Harbour) | Papakōwhai | Ascot Park |
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Waitangirua | |
Porirua City Centre | Ranui | Cannons Creek |
It covers an area of 2.68 km², including a land area of 2.68 km².[2] The area is entirely inland, but many homes have coastal views.[3]
The suburb has two children's playgrounds and a retirement home.
Demography[]
Aotea statistical area covers 2.68 km2 (1.03 sq mi).[4] It had an estimated population of 4,040 as of June 2021, with a population density of 1,507.46 people per km2.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 117 | — |
2013 | 2,292 | +52.96% |
2018 | 3,138 | +6.48% |
Source: [5] |
Aotea had a population of 3,138 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 846 people (36.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 3,021 people (2582.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,062 households. There were 1,491 males and 1,647 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.91 males per female. The median age was 38.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 765 people (24.4%) aged under 15 years, 348 (11.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,572 (50.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 453 (14.4%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 70.6% European/Pākehā, 8.2% Māori, 7.2% Pacific peoples, 22.0% Asian, and 2.7% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).
The proportion of people born overseas was 31.8%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 44.6% had no religion, 42.2% were Christian, 4.0% were Hindu, 1.1% were Muslim, 1.1% were Buddhist and 2.2% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 846 (35.7%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 261 (11.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $52,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,395 (58.8%) people were employed full-time, 252 (10.6%) were part-time, and 60 (2.5%) were unemployed.[5]
Economy[]
In 2018, 8% of the workforce worked in healthcare, 7.5% worked in education, 6% worked in construction, 4.2% worked in hospitality, 4.0% worked in transport, and 2.9% of the workforce worked in manufacturing.[5]
Transportation[]
As of 2018, among those who commute to work, 63.8% drove a car and 4.9% rode in a car. Although Aotea is close to Porirua's main transit hub, less than 1% walked, ran, biked or took public transport to work.[5]
Education[]
Aotea College is a co-educational state secondary school for Year 9 to 13 students[6] that was founded in 1978.[7] It has a roll of 1113 as of November 2021.[8]
References[]
- ^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Statistical Area 2 2018 (generalised) GIS" (Data table). stats.govt.nz. Statistics New Zealand.
- ^ "Porirua City - Drivers of population change". idnz.co.nz. ID Community.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Aotea (240100). 2018 Census place summary: Aotea
- ^ "Aotea College Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
- ^ "Aotea College Official School Website". aotea.school.nz.
- ^ "Aotea College Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
Coordinates: 41°07′47″S 174°51′01″E / 41.1296737°S 174.85018°E
- Suburbs of Porirua
- Populated places in the Wellington Region