Wattle Downs | |
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Coordinates: 37°03′00″S174°52′54″E / 37.0499°S 174.8816°E Coordinates: 37°03′00″S174°52′54″E / 37.0499°S 174.8816°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
City | Auckland |
Local authority | Auckland Council |
Electoral ward | Manurewa-Papakura ward |
Local board | Manurewa Local Board |
Area | |
• Land | 306 ha (756 acres) |
Population (June 2022) [2] | |
• Total | 9,150 |
Postcode(s) | 2103 |
Clendon Park | Manurewa | Waiata Shores |
Weymouth | Wattle Downs | (Pahurehure Inlet) Conifer Grove |
(Pahurehure Inlet) Kingseat | (Pahurehure Inlet) Karaka | (Pahurehure Inlet) Takanini |
Wattle Downs is a suburb of South Auckland, New Zealand.
The suburb is located in the Wattle farm peninsula of the Manukau Harbour and is in the Manurewa-Papakura ward, one of the thirteen administrative divisions of Auckland Council.
It is 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of the Auckland CBD and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of Manukau city centre. The closest town centre is Manurewa.
It also includes the area of Wattle Cove and Mahia Park.
Wattle Downs gets its name from the 200-acre blackwood and silver leaf wattle grove planted on the peninsula in 1884 by farmer Mr White for an extract from the bark used in the tanning of skins. The project would subsequently fail due to planting the wrong trees; however, the 'Wattle Downs' name remains. [3] [4] [5]
Under the company name Wattle Downs Ltd, the Kimptons, Campbells, and Clements families purchased the 457-acre dairy farm in 1933 during the Great Depression. The first residential development started around 1970, after developers acquired the farm following the rapid urban sprawl of surrounding suburbs. Dairy farming in the area would eventually come to an end in 2006. [6] [7] [8]
Many of the streets in Wattle Downs are tree-lined, and the majority of the trees are non-native. However, the reserves in the suburb contain a mix of native and foreign trees planted over the course of the 1900s. Several artificial wetlands and detention ponds were built in reserves for stormwater management and creating small habitats for wildlife. The coastline of the Wattle downs peninsula has had erosion control implemented using rock retaining walls after a management plan by the former Manukau City Council was introduced in 1993 to combat seashore erosion in the suburb's coastal reserves. [15]
Historically, Kauri trees were prominent in the area; it was a place where the Te Waiohua tribes collected Kauri resin as it was required to produce the tattoo pigment used in Tā moko (traditional Māori tattoos). [16]
Wattle Downs covers 3.06 km2 (1.18 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 9,150 as of June 2022, [2] with a population density of 2,990 people per km2.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 6,813 | — |
2013 | 7,458 | +1.30% |
2018 | 8,496 | +2.64% |
Source: [17] |
Wattle Downs had a population of 8,496 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 1,038 people (13.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,683 people (24.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,589 households, comprising 4,095 males and 4,401 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female, with 2,004 people (23.6%) aged under 15 years, 1,638 (19.3%) aged 15 to 29, 3,606 (42.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,245 (14.7%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 53.1% European/Pākehā, 25.0% Māori, 22.8% Pacific peoples, 16.6% Asian, and 2.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 29.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 38.6% had no religion, 43.8% were Christian, 2.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 4.2% were Hindu, 1.4% were Muslim, 0.8% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 1,161 (17.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,290 (19.9%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,221 people (18.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 3,489 (53.7%) people were employed full-time, 657 (10.1%) were part-time, and 237 (3.7%) were unemployed. [17]
Name | Area (km2) | Population | Density (per km2) | Households | Median age | Median income |
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Wattle Downs West | 1.48 | 3,801 | 2,568 | 1,290 | 37.9 years | $39,600 [18] |
Wattle Downs North | 0.56 | 2,448 | 4,371 | 573 | 26.5 years | $23,900 [19] |
Wattle Downs East | 1.02 | 2,247 | 2,203 | 726 | 42.2 years | $37,800 [20] |
New Zealand | 37.4 years | $31,800 |
Clayton Park School and Reremoana Primary School are coeducational full primary schools (years 1–8) with rolls of 273 and 374 students, respectively. [21] [22] Clayton Park opened in 1979. [23] Reremoana opened on 7 February 2006. It was built to cater for the rapidly growing population in the local area. [24]
Rolls are as of February 2023. [25]
ELCM Wattle Cove is an early learning centre (6 months – 5 years old). It is situated next-door to Reremoana School
The Wattle Downs Golf Course is a 9-hole golf course nestled in the middle of the suburb. [26] It was opened in 1979 during the early stages of the suburb's development and was co-designed by New Zealand professional golfer Sir Bob Charles. [27]
The Wattle Downs Path is a 7km shared path that follows the waterfront around the peninsula and links numerous reserves in the area. [28] The path includes views over Waimahia Creek and Pahurehure Inlet towards Conifer Grove, Weymouth and Karaka.
Reserves in the area include Wattle Downs Esplanade Reserve, Wattle Farm Ponds Reserve, Tington Wetlands Reserve, and Kauri Point Reserve.
A footbridge across the Papakura Stream linking Wattle Downs to the newly established suburb of Waiata Shores has been proposed. [29]
There are 4 playgrounds scattered around the suburb.
The ponds at Wattle Farm Ponds Reserve were established in the 1960s. They were previously sewage treatment ponds serving the Manurewa district before being decommissioned in 1967 after the completion of the Mangere Treatment Plant. [30] The reserve now pumps sewage through its large wastewater pumping station, commissioned in 2012, and pumps most sewage from Manurewa into the Mangere Treatment Plant.
After the sewage ponds were decommissioned, the Manukau City Council acquired the land to be developed as Wattle Farm Reserve. [30] The two ponds now act as a freshwater cleansing system to take the silt from the runoff of the Papakura and Waimahia streams before it flows into the Manukau Harbour. The main pond is between 0.6m deep at the jetty end, to 1.6m at the far end by the tide gate. [31] A $3.5 million improvement project of the reserve commenced throughout 2017-2018, and improved water quality and sediment management, new recreational facilities were also built. [32] The ponds are used for radio-controlled boating, model yachting, and waka ama racing.
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