Middlemore

Middlemore
Middlemore
Suburb
	Middlemore Hospital buildings
	Coordinates: 36°57′45″S174°50′20″E / 36.962458°S 174.838970°E
Country	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Local authority	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Manukau ward
Local board	Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board
Area
• Land	72 ha (178 acres)
Population (June 2023)
• Total	20
Train stations	Middlemore Railway Station
Hospitals	Middlemore Hospital

Last updated April 05, 2024

	Ōtāhuhu
Māngere East	Middlemore	Ōtara
	Papatoetoe

Middlemore is a suburb of the former Manukau City, one of the four cities that made up the conurbation of Auckland, in northern New Zealand, until 2010.

History

The name 'Middlemore' refers to a region that was once known as Kohuora and was farmed beginning in the 1840s by William Thorne Buckland, who was joined by his younger brother, Alfred Buckland, in 1850. the Middlemore name came from a home that was originally owned by Richard Fairburn, the son of Anglican missionary William Thomas Fairburn, the house is now a part of the nearby Auckland Golf Club clubhouse.^[3]

The suburb of Middlemore sits on the previous site of the Waokauri / Pūkaki portage, which allowed overland connections for canoes between the Waitematā and Manukau harbours.

Demographics

Middlemore covers 0.72 km² (0.28 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 20 as of June 2023,^[2] with a population density of 28 people per km².

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	273	—
2013	105	−12.76%
2018	33	−20.66%
Source: ^[4]

Middlemore had a population of 33 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 72 people (−68.6%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 240 people (−87.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 18 males and 15 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.2 males per female. The median age was 44.9 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 6 people (18.2%) aged under 15 years, 3 (9.1%) aged 15 to 29, 15 (45.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 9 (27.3%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 63.6% European/Pākehā, 18.2% Māori, 27.3% Pacific peoples, and 18.2% Asian. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 27.3, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 27.3% had no religion, 54.5% were Christian, and 9.1% were Hindu.

Of those at least 15 years old, 3 (11.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 3 (11.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $21,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. 3 people (11.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 9 (33.3%) people were employed full-time.^[4]

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References

1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
1 2 "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 25 October 2023.
↑ Reed, A. W.; Dowling, Peter (2010). Place names of New Zealand. Rosedale, N.Z: Raupo. ISBN 978-0-14-320410-7. OCLC 630106908.
1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Middlemore (152700). 2018 Census place summary: Middlemore

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[Area-1] 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 6 August 2022.

[NZ_population_data_2023_SA2-2] 1 2 "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 25 October 2023.

[3] Reed, A. W.; Dowling, Peter (2010). Place names of New Zealand. Rosedale, N.Z: Raupo. ISBN 978-0-14-320410-7. OCLC 630106908.

[Census_2018-4] 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Middlemore (152700). 2018 Census place summary: Middlemore

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