Wainui | |
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Coordinates: 36°36′3″S 174°35′31″E / 36.60083°S 174.59194°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Auckland Region |
Ward | Rodney ward |
Local board | Rodney Local Board |
Electorates | |
Government | |
• Territorial authority | Auckland Council |
Makarau | Tahekeroa | Waiwera |
Wainui
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Silverdale | |
Waitoki |
Wainui is a locality in the Rodney Ward of the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north-east of Waitoki and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of Orewa. The Wainui Stream flows south-west through the area and into the Kaukapakapa River. [1] [2]
Wainui is a rural community in central Rodney. It is found at the crossroads between Waitoki Road, Wainui Road, Weranui Road, and Monowai Road. [3]
The earliest recorded name for the area is Parakakau, which referred to the inland forested areas of the upper Weiti River during the mid-19th Century. [4] The locality was named after the Wainui Creek, [4] a tributary of the Waiwera River geographically distant from Wainui township, located to the northeast along Weranui Road. [5]
The area was settled soon after the Mahurangi purchase by the Crown in 1841. By the mid-19th century, kauri gum diggers often frequented the area. [4] Wainui was settled by people from England, Scotland and Ireland around 1850, including the Hutson, Thick, King, Lloyd and Jacobs families. [6] Early settlers to the area were met with mānuka and fern scrubland and kauri forest, and made a living by timber milling and kauri gum digging. [6] From around the year 1860, families began clearing land for agriculture. [6] New Zealand explorer Charles Heaphy owned much of the land at Wainui, selling 104 acres (42 ha) to brickmaker William Lamont in 1862. [7]
In 1867, the Wainui Presbyterian Church was built, was the first public building constructed at Wainui. It quickly becoming the social hub of the Wainui community. [7] School lessons began informally in homes around the year 1860, and Wainui School was constructed in 1879. [6] In 1894, cartoonist Trevor Lloyd married Lamont's daughter Emily at the church. [7]
Wainui-Waiwera statistical area, which includes Waiwera, covers 62.24 km2 (24.03 sq mi) [8] and had an estimated population of 1,760 as of June 2023, [9] with a population density of 28 people per km2.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 1,326 | — |
2013 | 1,413 | +0.91% |
2018 | 1,674 | +3.45% |
Source: [10] |
Before the 2023 census, the statistical area had a larger boundary, covering 78.72 km2 (30.39 sq mi). [8] Using that boundary, Wainui-Waiwera had a population of 1,674 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 261 people (18.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 348 people (26.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 612 households, comprising 834 males and 840 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female. The median age was 45.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 291 people (17.4%) aged under 15 years, 276 (16.5%) aged 15 to 29, 819 (48.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 288 (17.2%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 93.0% European/Pākehā, 9.0% Māori, 2.0% Pacific peoples, 3.8% Asian, and 1.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 25.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 53.2% had no religion, 35.7% were Christian, 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% were Hindu, 0.7% were Muslim, 0.2% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 294 (21.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 162 (11.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $37,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 324 people (23.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 711 (51.4%) people were employed full-time, 285 (20.6%) were part-time, and 39 (2.8%) were unemployed. [10]
Wainui School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school with a roll of 304 students as of February 2024. [11] [12] The school opened in 1879 [6] and celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2004. [13]
Wainui | |
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Coordinates: 36°36′3″S 174°35′31″E / 36.60083°S 174.59194°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Auckland Region |
Ward | Rodney ward |
Local board | Rodney Local Board |
Electorates | |
Government | |
• Territorial authority | Auckland Council |
Makarau | Tahekeroa | Waiwera |
Wainui
|
Silverdale | |
Waitoki |
Wainui is a locality in the Rodney Ward of the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north-east of Waitoki and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of Orewa. The Wainui Stream flows south-west through the area and into the Kaukapakapa River. [1] [2]
Wainui is a rural community in central Rodney. It is found at the crossroads between Waitoki Road, Wainui Road, Weranui Road, and Monowai Road. [3]
The earliest recorded name for the area is Parakakau, which referred to the inland forested areas of the upper Weiti River during the mid-19th Century. [4] The locality was named after the Wainui Creek, [4] a tributary of the Waiwera River geographically distant from Wainui township, located to the northeast along Weranui Road. [5]
The area was settled soon after the Mahurangi purchase by the Crown in 1841. By the mid-19th century, kauri gum diggers often frequented the area. [4] Wainui was settled by people from England, Scotland and Ireland around 1850, including the Hutson, Thick, King, Lloyd and Jacobs families. [6] Early settlers to the area were met with mānuka and fern scrubland and kauri forest, and made a living by timber milling and kauri gum digging. [6] From around the year 1860, families began clearing land for agriculture. [6] New Zealand explorer Charles Heaphy owned much of the land at Wainui, selling 104 acres (42 ha) to brickmaker William Lamont in 1862. [7]
In 1867, the Wainui Presbyterian Church was built, was the first public building constructed at Wainui. It quickly becoming the social hub of the Wainui community. [7] School lessons began informally in homes around the year 1860, and Wainui School was constructed in 1879. [6] In 1894, cartoonist Trevor Lloyd married Lamont's daughter Emily at the church. [7]
Wainui-Waiwera statistical area, which includes Waiwera, covers 62.24 km2 (24.03 sq mi) [8] and had an estimated population of 1,760 as of June 2023, [9] with a population density of 28 people per km2.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 1,326 | — |
2013 | 1,413 | +0.91% |
2018 | 1,674 | +3.45% |
Source: [10] |
Before the 2023 census, the statistical area had a larger boundary, covering 78.72 km2 (30.39 sq mi). [8] Using that boundary, Wainui-Waiwera had a population of 1,674 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 261 people (18.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 348 people (26.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 612 households, comprising 834 males and 840 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female. The median age was 45.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 291 people (17.4%) aged under 15 years, 276 (16.5%) aged 15 to 29, 819 (48.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 288 (17.2%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 93.0% European/Pākehā, 9.0% Māori, 2.0% Pacific peoples, 3.8% Asian, and 1.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 25.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 53.2% had no religion, 35.7% were Christian, 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% were Hindu, 0.7% were Muslim, 0.2% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 294 (21.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 162 (11.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $37,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 324 people (23.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 711 (51.4%) people were employed full-time, 285 (20.6%) were part-time, and 39 (2.8%) were unemployed. [10]
Wainui School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school with a roll of 304 students as of February 2024. [11] [12] The school opened in 1879 [6] and celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2004. [13]