Onetangi

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Onetangi
Waiheke Island Onetangi Beach.jpg
Onetangi Beach
Onetangi
Country New Zealand
City Auckland Council
Electoral ward Waitematā and Gulf Ward
Local board Waiheke Local Board
Population
 (2018)
  Total1,302
(Onetangi Bay)
Palm Beach
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Rural Waiheke
Ostend Rural Waiheke

Onetangi is a settlement on the north coast of Waiheke Island in New Zealand. It has a long white-sand beach fronting onto Onetangi Bay. [1]

The name means "Weeping Sands" in the Māori language, and comes from a battle in 1821 during the Musket Wars. [2] [3]

The area was subdivided for settlement in 1921. [4]

The Museum of Waiheke opened in Onetangi in 1990. [5] [6]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20061,155    
20131,134−0.26%
20181,302+2.80%
Source: [7]

Onetangi had a population of 1,302 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 168 people (14.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 147 people (12.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 513 households. There were 657 males and 645 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.02 males per female. The median age was 46.7 years, with 222 people (17.1%) aged under 15 years, 156 (12.0%) aged 15 to 29, 663 (50.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 261 (20.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 89.6% European/Pākehā, 12.2% Māori, 3.9% Pacific peoples, 3.5% Asian, and 4.1% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 30.6%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 62.7% had no religion, 24.0% were Christian, and 4.4% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 303 (28.1%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 123 (11.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $34,000. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 540 (50.0%) people were employed full-time, 186 (17.2%) were part-time, and 18 (1.7%) were unemployed. [7]

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References

  1. "Discover - Onetangi Beach". Waiheke Local. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  2. Easther, Elizabeth (14 February 2014). "Kia ora: Onetangi". New Zealand Herald.
  3. Caldwell, Andrew (May–June 2010). "The Island of the Day Before…". New Zealand Geographic. No. 103. Sidebar: Weeping Sands.
  4. "The history of human settlement of the islands" (PDF). Auckland Council. 2013. p. 6.
  5. "Museum of Waiheke". Museum of Waiheke.
  6. "Waiheke Island Historic Museum on NZ Museums". nzmuseums.co.nz. Te Papa.
  7. 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Onetangi (151100). 2018 Census place summary: Onetangi

Coordinates: 36°47′17″S175°04′52″E / 36.788°S 175.081°E / -36.788; 175.081