Onekawa is a suburb of the city of Napier, in the Hawke's Bay Region of the eastern North Island of New Zealand. Development of the suburb began in the late 1940s, after the land was acquired from then-Harbour Board.[3]
Onekawa | |
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| Coordinates: 39°30′30″S 176°53′25″E / 39.5084°S 176.8902°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Napier |
| Local authority | Napier City Council |
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| Area | |
| • Land | 565 ha (1,396 acres) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 7,290 |
| Bay View | Westshore | Ahuriri |
  Onekawa  |
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| Pirimai | Meeanee | Awatoto |
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "salty soil" for Onekawa.[4]
Onekawa houses a high proportion of industry trade businesses.
Demographics
editOnekawa covers 5.65 km2 (2.18 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 7,290 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 1,290 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 5,754 | — |
| 2013 | 5,946 | +0.47% |
| 2018 | 6,588 | +2.07% |
| Source: [5] | ||
Before the 2023 census, the suburb had a smaller boundary, covering 5.53 km2 (2.14 sq mi).[1] Using that boundary, Onekawa had a population of 6,588 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 642 people (10.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 834 people (14.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,364 households, comprising 3,201 males and 3,387 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female, with 1,596 people (24.2%) aged under 15 years, 1,320 (20.0%) aged 15 to 29, 2,640 (40.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,029 (15.6%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 70.0% European/Pākehā, 34.9% Māori, 6.0% Pacific peoples, 5.2% Asian, and 2.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 13.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 52.1% had no religion, 32.0% were Christian, 5.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.4% were Muslim, 0.6% were Buddhist and 1.9% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 552 (11.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,233 (24.7%) people had no formal qualifications. 381 people (7.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,295 (46.0%) people were employed full-time, 684 (13.7%) were part-time, and 261 (5.2%) were unemployed.[5]
| Name | Area (km2) |
Population | Density (per km2) |
Households | Median age | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onekawa West | 3.12 | 270 | 87 | 123 | 51.6 years | $35,600[6] |
| Onekawa Central | 0.68 | 1,503 | 2,210 | 582 | 39.5 years | $30,100[7] |
| Onekawa East | 0.64 | 1,632 | 2,550 | 630 | 36.5 years | $21,800[8] |
| Onekawa South | 1.09 | 3,183 | 2,920 | 1,029 | 29.6 years | $23,900[9] |
| New Zealand | 37.4 years | $31,800 |
Marae
editThe local Pukemokimoki marae is a marae (meeting ground) for the iwi (tribe) of Ngāti Kahungunu and its hapū (sub-tribe) of Ngā Hau E Whā, and includes the wharenui (meeting house) of Omio.[10][11]
Education
editOnekawa School is a state primary school,[12] with a roll of 356.[13]
Henry Hill School is a state primary school,[14][15] with a roll of 276.[16]
St Patrick's School is a state-integrated Catholic primary school,[17][18] with a roll of 340.[19]
William Colenso College is a state secondary school,[20][21] with a roll of 373.[22] Hawke's Bay School for Teenage Parents is a teenage parenting facility within the college.[20][23][24]
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Ara Hou is a Kura Kaupapa Māori immersion school,[25] with a roll of 258.[26]
All these schools are co-educational. Rolls are as of August 2024.[27]
References
edit- ^ a b c "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Napier's development | Napier City Council". www.napier.govt.nz. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Onekawa West (212800), Onekawa Central (214100), Onekawa East (214800) and Onekawa South (215100).
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Onekawa West
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Onekawa Central
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Onekawa East
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Onekawa South
- ^ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
- ^ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
- ^ "Onekawa School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "Onekawa School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
- ^ "Henry Hill School Official School Website". henryhill.school.nz.
- ^ "Henry Hill School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "Henry Hill School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
- ^ "St Patrick's School Official School Website". stpatsnapier.school.nz.
- ^ "St Patrick's School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "St Patrick's School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
- ^ a b "Official School Website". colenso.school.nz.
- ^ "William Colenso College Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "William Colenso College Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
- ^ "Hawke's Bay School for Teenage Parents Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "Hawke's Bay School for Teenage Parents Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
- ^ "Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Ara Hou Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Ara Hou Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.