Waitakere, Auckland


Waitakere is a small, mostly rural suburb in the northwest of Auckland, New Zealand.

Demographics

Waitakere had a population of 1,935 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 123 people since the 2013 census, and an increase of 180 people since the 2006 census. There were 657 households. There were 975 males and 960 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.02 males per female. The median age was 39.5 years, with 390 people aged under 15 years, 357 aged 15 to 29, 987 aged 30 to 64, and 201 aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 91.5% European/Pākehā, 14.6% Māori, 6.2% Pacific peoples, 4.0% Asian, and 2.2% other ethnicities.
The proportion of people born overseas was 18.1%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 60.2% had no religion, 27.3% were Christian, and 5.0% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 321 people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 228 people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $41,800. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 915 people were employed full-time, 258 were part-time, and 48 were unemployed.

History

Waitakere Road had two bridges constructed to bypass the now Township Road making it a dead-end or cul-de-sac.

List of places within Waitakere Township