Onepoto, Wellington

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Onepoto
Suburb
Onepoto, Wellington
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CountryNew Zealand
City Porirua City
Local authority Porirua City Council
Electoral ward
  • Onepoto General Ward
  • Porirua Māori Ward
Area
 • Land224 ha (550 acres)
Population
 (June 2025) [1]
 • Total
1,980
 • Density884/km2 (2,290/sq mi)
Whitireia Park
Tītahi Bay
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(Porirua Harbour)
Takapūwāhia

Onepoto is a locality of Porirua City in New Zealand. It is bounded to the north by Whitireia Park, a large park which is slowly being returned to native bush, and to the east by the Porirua Harbour.

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Onepoto covers a land area of 2.24 km², [2] including an area of coast. [3]

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage translates Onepoto as "short beach". [4]

Demography

Onepoto statistical area covers 2.24 km2 (0.86 sq mi). [5] It had an estimated population of 1,980 as of June 2025, with a population density of 883.93 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20061,845—    
20131,800−0.35%
20181,917+1.27%
20231,938+0.22%
Source: [6] [7]

Onepoto had a population of 1,938 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 21 people (1.1%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 138 people (7.7%) since the 2013 census. There were 954 males, 981 females, and 3 people of other genders in 633 dwellings. [8] 4.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 35.1 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 429 people (22.1%) aged under 15 years, 381 (19.7%) aged 15 to 29, 894 (46.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 234 (12.1%) aged 65 or older. [6]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 70.0% European (Pākehā); 33.4% Māori; 18.7% Pasifika; 6.5% Asian; 1.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.4% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.7%, Māori by 9.0%, Samoan by 4.2%, and other languages by 9.1%. No language could be spoken by 2.6% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.6%. The percentage of people born overseas was 17.6, compared with 28.8% nationally. [6]

Religious affiliations were 31.0% Christian, 0.5% Hindu, 0.8% Islam, 2.2% Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.2% New Age, 0.3% Jewish, and 1.4% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 56.0%, and 7.4% of people did not answer the census question. [6]

Of those at least 15 years old, 363 (24.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 852 (56.5%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 294 (19.5%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $49,500, compared with $41,500 nationally. 207 people (13.7%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 873 (57.9%) full-time, 192 (12.7%) part-time, and 45 (3.0%) unemployed. [6]

Economy

In 2018, 11.9% of the workforce worked in healthcare, 11.3% worked in construction, 10.7% worked in education, 4.5% worked in manufacturing, 4.5% worked in transport and 3.9% worked in hospitality. [7]

Transportation

As of 2018, among those who commute to work, 70.9% drove a car, 4.7% rode in a car, 0.9% used a bike, and 0.9% walked or ran. No one used public transport. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Subnational population estimates - Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  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. ↑ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Statistical Area 2 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Onepoto (239500). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Onepoto (239500). 2018 Census place summary: Onepoto
  8. ↑ "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.

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