Waioneke
Waioneke School
Waioneke School
Coordinates: 36°32′30″S 174°18′05″E / 36.54167°S 174.30139°E / -36.54167; 174.30139
CountryNew Zealand
RegionAuckland Region
WardRodney Ward
Community boardRodney Local Board
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityAuckland Council

Waioneke is a locality on the Te Korowai-o-Te-Tonga Peninsula of the Kaipara Harbour, in the Rodney District of New Zealand. Parakai is 22 km to the south-east, and the road continues another 14 km to the north-west. Rangitira Beach and Woodhill Forest are to the west, and Omokoiti Flats and the southern Kaipara Harbour are to the east.[1][2]

History

A Māori pa existed at Waioneke prior to European settlement of the area.[3] The Waioneke block was taken up in 1868 by Daniel Pollen (who later became Premier of New Zealand) and William Spearman Young, to graze cattle.[4][5]

A Waioneke Road Board was formed after 1884, and was responsible for forming and maintaining roads over much of the South Head peninsula. The board was dissolved by 1899.[6]

Waioneke was a centre of gum digging from 1880 to 1900.[7]

Deer farming began in the area in the 1970s, and a processing plant was built in Waioneke.[8]

The Kaipara Estate winery began in the Waioneke Valley in 1995.[9][10]

Demographics

Waioneke is in an SA1 statistical area which covers 18.15 km2 (7.01 sq mi).[11] The SA1 area is part of the larger South Head statistical area.[12]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006102—    
2013114+1.60%
2018183+9.93%
Source: [13]

The SA1 statistical area had a population of 183 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 69 people (60.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 81 people (79.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 63 households, comprising 87 males and 96 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.91 males per female. The median age was 44.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 45 people (24.6%) aged under 15 years, 21 (11.5%) aged 15 to 29, 93 (50.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 27 (14.8%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 93.4% European/Pākehā, 11.5% Māori, 3.3% Pacific peoples, and 3.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 63.9% had no religion and 27.9% were Christian.

Waioneke School

Of those at least 15 years old, 18 (13.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 27 (19.6%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $33,100, compared with $31,800 nationally. 21 people (15.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 81 (58.7%) people were employed full-time, 21 (15.2%) were part-time, and 3 (2.2%) were unemployed.[13]

Education

Waioneke School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a roll of 88 students as of April 2023.[14][15] The school traces its origins to Mairetahi School, established in 1928. The school moved to its present site and took its current name in 1938.[16]

Notes

  1. ↑ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 11. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
  2. ↑ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 34. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
  3. ↑ Jennings, Jesse David (1979). The Prehistory of Polynesia. p. 244. ISBN 0-674-70060-0.
  4. ↑ Sheffield, Colleen M. (1963). Men Came Voyaging. p. 78.
  5. ↑ Ryburn, Wayne (1999). Tall Spars, Steamers & Gum. p. 21. ISBN 0-473-06176-7.
  6. ↑ Ryburn, p 89
  7. ↑ Ryburn, p 132
  8. ↑ "South Head". Helensville Pioneer Museum. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  9. ↑ "Kaipara Estate - History". Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  10. ↑ "Kaipara Estate - People". Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  11. ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  12. ↑ 2018 Census place summary: South Head
  13. 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7001252.
  14. ↑ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  15. ↑ Education Counts: Waioneke School
  16. ↑ "Waioneke School History". Waioneke School. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
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