Totara Heights
Totara Heights | |
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| Coordinates: 37°00′07″S 174°54′05″E / 37.002073°S 174.901417°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Auckland |
| Local authority | Auckland Council |
| Electoral ward | Manurewa-Papakura ward |
| Local board | Manurewa Local Board |
| Area | |
| • Land | 85 ha (210 acres) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 3,170 |
| Manukau | Goodwood Heights | Flat Bush |
| Wiri |
  Totara Heights  |
Totara Park |
| Homai | Hillpark | The Gardens |
Totara Heights is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is located south of Goodwood Heights, east of Wiri and north of The Gardens.
Demographics
[edit]Totara Heights covers 0.85 km2 (0.33 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 3,170 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 3,729 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2,394 | — |
| 2013 | 2,340 | −0.33% |
| 2018 | 2,712 | +2.99% |
| Source: [3] | ||
Totara Heights had a population of 2,712 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 372 people (15.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 318 people (13.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 741 households, comprising 1,374 males and 1,341 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.02 males per female. The median age was 33.9 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 564 people (20.8%) aged under 15 years, 630 (23.2%) aged 15 to 29, 1,242 (45.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 279 (10.3%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 37.7% European/Pākehā, 14.0% Māori, 23.6% Pacific peoples, 38.3% Asian, and 3.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 42.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 29.0% had no religion, 42.3% were Christian, 0.9% had Māori religious beliefs, 9.4% were Hindu, 4.4% were Muslim, 3.0% were Buddhist and 5.5% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 519 (24.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 303 (14.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $38,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. 366 people (17.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,236 (57.5%) people were employed full-time, 261 (12.2%) were part-time, and 87 (4.1%) were unemployed.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Totara Heights (159000). 2018 Census place summary: Totara Heights
External links
[edit]- Photographs of Totara Heights held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections.