Ōpaheke is a suburb of

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, in northern New Zealand. It is located to the south of

Papakura Papakura is a southern suburb of Auckland, in northern New Zealand. It is located on the shores of the Pahurehure Inlet, approximately 32 kilometres south of the Auckland CBD. It is under the authority of the Auckland Council. Papakura is a M� ...

, and 32 kilometres south of the

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. The suburb is the southernmost part of the Auckland metropolitan area. The name was altered to include a macron in 2019.

History

Ethnographer

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recorded that the name meant "Of Paheke", which suggests that it was named after a person called Paheke. Ōpaheke became recognised as an independent suburb in 1989. The previous area was referred to as a small area of greater

, but has now developed into a separate residential area. The Ōpaheke area became part of

Papakura District Papakura District was a local council territory in New Zealand's Auckland Region that was governed by the Papakura District Council from 1989 until 2010. The area makes up the southernmost part of the Auckland metropolitan area. The area was ...

in the

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. Since October 2010, after a review of the

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, the entire

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was be amalgamated into a single city authority. As well as the former

, all other territorial authorities have been abolished and the entire area has been dissolved into a single

city council. The suburb of Ōpaheke has been in the ''Manurewa-Papakura Ward'' of the

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since.

Demographics

Ōpaheke covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Ōpaheke had a population of 2,868 at the

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, an increase of 276 people (10.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 315 people (12.3%) since the

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. There were 903 households, comprising 1,398 males and 1,473 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female. The median age was 33.7 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 627 people (21.9%) aged under 15 years, 624 (21.8%) aged 15 to 29, 1,332 (46.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 285 (9.9%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 71.0% European/

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, 24.5%

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, 9.6% Pacific peoples, 11.3%

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, and 2.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 22.8, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 49.5% had no religion, 35.8% were

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, 1.6% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.1% were

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, 0.7% were

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, 0.7% were

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and 3.6% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 429 (19.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 405 (18.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $39,700, compared with $31,800 nationally. 465 people (20.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,338 (59.7%) people were employed full-time, 252 (11.2%) were part-time, and 84 (3.7%) were unemployed.

Education

Opaheke School is a coeducational full primary school (years 1–8) with a roll of as of The school was founded in 1968.

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Photographs of Opaheke
held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections. {{Papakura Local Board Area Suburbs of Auckland Populated places in the Auckland Region

History

Demographics

Education

See also

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