Onepoto, Wellington

Onepoto
Onepoto
Suburb
Country	New Zealand
City	Porirua City
Local authority	Porirua City Council
Electoral ward	Onepoto General Ward; Porirua Māori Ward;
Area
• Land	224 ha (554 acres)
Population (June 2022)
• Total	2,010

Last updated June 29, 2023

	Whitireia Park
Tītahi Bay	Onepoto	(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.

Demography

Onepoto statistical area covers 2.24 km² (0.86 sq mi).^[5] It had an estimated population of 2,010 as of June 2022, with a population density of 897.32 people per km².

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	1,845	—
2013	1,800	−0.35%
2018	1,917	+1.27%
Source: ^[6]

Onepoto had a population of 1,917 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 117 people (6.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 72 people (3.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 624 households, comprising 936 males and 978 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female. The median age was 35.3 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 468 people (24.4%) aged under 15 years, 345 (18.0%) aged 15 to 29, 882 (46.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 222 (11.6%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 70.1% European/Pākehā, 32.2% Māori, 18.0% Pasifika, 4.5% Asian, and 3.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 17.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 52.7% had no religion, 35.1% were Christian, 1.7% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.2% were Hindu, 0.6% were Muslim, 0.8% were Buddhist and 1.4% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 333 (23.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 249 (17.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $36,800, compared with $31,800 nationally. 270 people (18.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 840 (58.0%) people were employed full-time, 171 (11.8%) were part-time, and 63 (4.3%) were 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.^[6]

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.^[6]

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References

↑ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 25 October 2022.
↑ "Statistical Area 2 2018 (generalised) GIS" (Data table). stats.govt.nz. Statistics New Zealand.
↑ "Porirua City - Drivers of population change". idnz.co.nz. ID Community.
↑ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
1 2 3 4 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Onepoto (239500). 2018 Census place summary: Onepoto

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[NZ_population_data_2018_SA2-1] "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 25 October 2022.

[SA22018_V1_00-2] "Statistical Area 2 2018 (generalised) GIS" (Data table). stats.govt.nz. Statistics New Zealand.

[idnz-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.

[Area-5] "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

[Census_2018-6] 1 2 3 4 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Onepoto (239500). 2018 Census place summary: Onepoto

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