Millwater, New Zealand

Suburb of Auckland in Auckland Council, New Zealand

Millwater
Suburb of Auckland
Millwater seen from the Orewa River.
Coordinates: 36°36′11″S 174°40′19″E / 36.603°S 174.672°E / -36.603; 174.672Coordinates: 36°36′11″S 174°40′19″E / 36.603°S 174.672°E / -36.603; 174.672
Country	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Local authority	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Albany ward
Local board	Hibiscus and Bays
Population  (2018)
• Total	5,946
Postcode(s)	0932

	Puhoi	Orewa
Wainui	Millwater	Red Beach
Dairy Flat	Silverdale	Stillwater

Millwater is a northern suburb of Auckland, located in New Zealand. It is about 33 kilometres (by road) north of the city centre. The Auckland Northern Motorway and Orewa River form its western and northern boundaries respectively.

Millwater was built on former farmland from 2005.^[1] Development is expected to be complete in 2022, with an anticipated population of 10,000.^[2]

A companion suburb of is intended on the other side of the Northern Motorway, and this might include a new primary school for the area.^[3]

Demographics[]

Millwater (comprising the statistical areas of Millwater North and Millwater South) had a population of 5,946 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 5,079 people (585.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 5,847 people (5906.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,785 households. There were 2,928 males and 3,015 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female, with 1,605 people (27.0%) aged under 15 years, 912 (15.3%) aged 15 to 29, 2,907 (48.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 522 (8.8%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 67.2% European/Pākehā, 4.8% Māori, 1.0% Pacific peoples, 30.8% Asian, and 2.9% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 48.1%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 51.7% had no religion, 37.9% were Christian, and 5.2% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,455 (33.5%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 378 (8.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,436 (56.1%) people were employed full-time, 624 (14.4%) were part-time, and 129 (3.0%) were unemployed.^[4]

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