Tōtara Vale
Tōtara Vale | |
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 Map | |
| Coordinates: 36°45′47″S 174°43′55″E / 36.763°S 174.732°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Auckland |
| Local authority | Auckland Council |
| Electoral ward | North Shore ward |
| Local board | Kaipātiki Local Board |
| Area | |
| • Land | 169 ha (418 acres) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 7,360 |
| Postcode(s) | 0629 |
| Unsworth Heights | Windsor Park | Sunnynook |
| Bayview |
  Tōtara Vale  |
Forrest Hill |
| Bayview | Glenfield | Wairau Valley |
Tōtara Vale is a suburb located on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. It is under the local governance of Auckland Council.
The suburb contains Rewi Alley Reserve, which has a memorial to Rewi Alley, a New Zealander who lived most of his life in China.[3]
Demographics
[edit]Tōtara Vale covers 1.69 km2 (0.65 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 7,360 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 4,355 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 6,303 | — |
| 2013 | 6,204 | −0.23% |
| 2018 | 6,726 | +1.63% |
| 2023 | 6,438 | −0.87% |
| The 2006 population is for a larger area of 1.77 km2. Source: [4][5] | ||
Totara Vale had a population of 6,438 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 288 people (−4.3%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 234 people (3.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 3,240 males, 3,162 females and 33 people of other genders in 2,136 dwellings.[6] 3.9% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 34.7 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 1,152 people (17.9%) aged under 15 years, 1,407 (21.9%) aged 15 to 29, 3,228 (50.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 648 (10.1%) aged 65 or older.[5]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 38.5% European (Pākehā); 8.2% Māori; 6.4% Pasifika; 51.5% Asian; 4.4% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.5% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 89.2%, Māori language by 1.5%, Samoan by 0.8%, and other languages by 43.5%. No language could be spoken by 2.6% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 56.9, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 36.8% Christian, 5.0% Hindu, 2.6% Islam, 0.6% Māori religious beliefs, 2.4% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, and 1.6% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 45.2%, and 5.6% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 1,767 (33.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 2,049 (38.8%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,464 (27.7%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $46,400, compared with $41,500 nationally. 519 people (9.8%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 3,081 (58.3%) people were employed full-time, 609 (11.5%) were part-time, and 156 (3.0%) were unemployed.[5]
| Name | Area (km2) |
Population | Density (per km2) |
Dwellings | Median age | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totara Vale North | 0.87 | 2,964 | 3,407 | 975 | 35.4 years | $47,800[7] |
| Totara Vale South | 0.82 | 3,471 | 4,233 | 1,161 | 34.2 years | $45,400[8] |
| New Zealand | 38.1 years | $41,500 |
Education
[edit]Target Road School is a coeducational contributing primary school (years 1–6), with a roll of 446 students as of November 2024.[9][10] The school opened in 1967.[11]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Statistical Area 3 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Rewi Alley Reserve Path". Auckland Council. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Totara Vale North (121500) and Totara Vale South (121900).
- ^ a b c "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Totara Vale (50830). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer. Totara Vale North. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer. Totara Vale South. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ Education Counts: Target Road School
- ^ "History of the School". Target Road School. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
