Aotea is a

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. It covers an area of 2.68 km², including a land area of 2.68 km². The area is entirely inland, but many homes have coastal views. The suburb has two children's playgrounds and a

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Demography

Aotea statistical area covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Aotea had a population of 3,138 at the

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, an increase of 846 people (36.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 3,021 people (2582.1%) since the

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. There were 1,062 households, comprising 1,491 males and 1,647 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.91 males per female. The median age was 38.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 765 people (24.4%) aged under 15 years, 348 (11.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,572 (50.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 453 (14.4%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 70.6% European/

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, 8.2%

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, 7.2% Pasifika, 22.0%

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, and 2.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 31.8, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 44.6% had no religion, 42.2% were

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, 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 4.0% were

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, 1.1% were

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, 1.1% were

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and 2.1% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 846 (35.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 261 (11.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $52,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 903 people (38.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,395 (58.8%) people were employed full-time, 252 (10.6%) were part-time, and 60 (2.5%) were unemployed.

Economy

In 2018, 8% of the workforce worked in healthcare, 7.5% worked in education, 6% worked in construction, 4.2% worked in hospitality, 4.0% worked in transport, and 2.9% of the workforce worked in manufacturing.

Transportation

As of 2018, among those who commute to work, 63.8% drove a car and 4.9% rode in a car. Although Aotea is close to Porirua's main transit hub, less than 1% walked, ran, biked or took public transport to work.

Education

Aotea College Aotea College is a state co-educational secondary school located in Porirua, New Zealand. Founded in 1978, the school serves students for Year 9 to 13 (ages 12 to 18) across the northern suburbs of Porirua. Demographics At the September 2013 Ed ...

is a co-educational state secondary school for Year 9 to 13 students that was founded in 1978. It has a roll of as of .

References

{{Porirua Suburbs of Porirua Populated places in the Wellington Region