Aotea, New Zealand

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Aotea
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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.
Aotea, New Zealand
Coordinates: 41°07′48″S174°51′00″E / 41.130°S 174.850°E / -41.130; 174.850
CountryNew Zealand
City Porirua City
Local authority Porirua City Council
Electoral ward
  • Onepoto General Ward
  • Porirua Māori Ward
Area
 • Land268 ha (662 acres)
Population
 (June 2022) [1]
 • Total3,930
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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Pfeil links.svgAoteaPfeil rechts.svg
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 Waitangirua
Porirua City CentreRanui Cannons Creek

Aotea is a suburb of Porirua.

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]

Contents

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 3,930 as of June 2022, with a population density of 1,466 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006117—    
20132,292+52.96%
20183,138+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, comprising 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% Pasifika, 22.0% Asian, and 2.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 31.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 44.6% had no religion, 42.2% were Christian, 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 4.0% were Hindu, 1.1% were Muslim, 1.1% were Buddhist and 2.1% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 846 (35.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 261 (11.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $52,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 903 people (38.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% 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 1205 as of April 2023. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Statistical Area 2 2018 (generalised) GIS" (Data table). stats.govt.nz. Statistics New Zealand.
  3. ↑ "Porirua City - Drivers of population change". idnz.co.nz. ID Community.
  4. ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Aotea (240100). 2018 Census place summary: Aotea
  6. ↑ "Aotea College Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "Aotea College Official School Website". aotea.school.nz.
  8. ↑ "Aotea College Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
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