One Tree Hill, New Zealand

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A view of the suburb from Maungakiekie / One Tree Hill
One Tree Hill, New Zealand
Coordinates: 36°54′29″S174°47′42″E / 36.908°S 174.795°E / -36.908; 174.795
CountryNew Zealand
City Auckland
Local authority Auckland Council
Electoral ward Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward
Local board Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board
Area
[1]
  Land275 ha (680 acres)
Population
 (June 2023) [2]
  Total4,800
Hospitals Greenlane Clinical Centre
Epsom Greenlane Ellerslie
Royal Oak
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Mount Wellington
Onehunga Penrose

One Tree Hill is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. The residential part of the suburb is located to the east and south-east of Maungakiekie / One Tree Hill, from which it takes its name, with the volcanic peak located within the suburb's boundaries.

Contents

The suburb was established in the 1930s. Many period bungalows remain. Cornwall Park and Maungakiekie are major attractions within the suburb. [3]

Demographics

One Tree Hill covers 2.75 km2 (1.06 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 4,800 as of June 2023, [2] with a population density of 1,745 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20064,125    
20134,161+0.12%
20184,506+1.61%
Source: [4]

One Tree Hill had a population of 4,506 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 345 people (8.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 381 people (9.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,680 households, comprising 2,169 males and 2,340 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female. The median age was 34.7 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 810 people (18.0%) aged under 15 years, 945 (21.0%) aged 15 to 29, 2,301 (51.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 450 (10.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 65.3% European/Pākehā, 8.5% Māori, 10.9% Pacific peoples, 24.0% Asian, and 3.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 35.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 47.2% had no religion, 38.6% were Christian, 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.7% were Hindu, 2.1% were Muslim, 1.6% were Buddhist and 1.7% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,581 (42.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 318 (8.6%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $45,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. 1,116 people (30.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,205 (59.7%) people were employed full-time, 483 (13.1%) were part-time, and 129 (3.5%) were unemployed. [4]

Education

Oranga School is a coeducational contributing primary school (years 1-6) with a roll of 285 as of April 2023. [5] [6]

Notable people

Mayors

One Tree Hill existed as a separate borough from 1930 until 1989, when it was absorbed into Auckland City. During that time, the borough had eight mayors: [9]

NameTerm of office
1Joseph Speight Hardwicke19301931
2 Israel Goldstine 19311947
3Brian Preston Stevenson19471956
4Francis William Laidlaw Milne19561968
5Walter Adolph Race19681971
6Leonard Jack Harley19711971
7Harold Cooper Sadgrove19711974
8Jack Dickey19741989

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