Aotea, New Zealand

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Aotea
Suburb
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 2024) [1]
 • Total
4,220
Postcode(s)
5024
Railway stationsPorirua Station
Ferry terminalsn/a
Airportsn/a
(Porirua Harbour) Papakōwhai Ascot Park
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Porirua City CentreRanui Cannons Creek

Aotea is a suburb of Porirua, New Zealand. The suburb has two children's playgrounds and a retirement home.

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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]

History

Earlier maps for the area showed Okowai and Strathaven as two separate localities in the area. Subdivision of the area started in the 2000s. The name Aotea was proposed and adopted for the suburb after the Aotea migration canoe [4]

Demography

Aotea statistical area covers 2.68 km2 (1.03 sq mi). [5] It had an estimated population of 4,220 as of June 2024, with a population density of 1,575 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006117—    
20132,292+52.96%
20183,138+6.48%
Source: [6]

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. [6]

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. [6]

Transportation

As of 2018, among those who commute to work, 63.8% drove a car and 4.9% rode in a car. Less than 1% walked, ran, biked or took public transport to work. [6]

Education

Aotea College is a co-educational state secondary school for Year 9 to 13 students [7] that was founded in 1978. [8] It has a roll of 1,353 as of March 2025. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  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. ↑ Aotea Place Name Proposal Report (Report). New Zealand Geographic Board. 3 August 2010.
  5. ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Aotea (240100). 2018 Census place summary: Aotea
  7. ↑ "Aotea College Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  8. ↑ "Aotea College Official School Website". aotea.school.nz.
  9. ↑ "Aotea College Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
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