Hingaia is a rural coastal suburb of

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. It is located on the shores of the

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, to the southwest of the

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Town Centre.

History

During the major reformation of local government in 1989, Hingaia was included into the

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boundaries. In 2010, after a review of the

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, the entire

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

, all other territorial authorities were merged into a single

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. The suburb of Hingaia is part of the Manurewa-Papakura ward.

Demographics

Hingaia covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Hingaia had a population of 4,368 at the

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, an increase of 2,706 people (162.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 3,726 people (580.4%) since the

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. There were 1,425 households, comprising 2,106 males and 2,262 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female, with 951 people (21.8%) aged under 15 years, 633 (14.5%) aged 15 to 29, 2,082 (47.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 705 (16.1%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 58.4% European/

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, 7.6%

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, 4.1% Pacific peoples, 36.2%

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, and 3.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 39.6, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 42.0% had no religion, 34.2% were

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, 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 8.4% were

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, 1.9% were

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, 1.9% were

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and 6.0% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 1,053 (30.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 456 (13.3%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,047 people (30.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,833 (53.6%) people were employed full-time, 411 (12.0%) were part-time, and 72 (2.1%) were unemployed.

Education

Hingaia Peninsula School is a full primary school (years 1–8) with a roll of . The school opened in 2012.

ACG Strathallan ACG Strathallan is an independent co-educational school located on the Hingaia Peninsula in Karaka, New Zealand, close to the Auckland Southern Motorway. It is part of ACG Education (formerly known as Academic Colleges Group) whose New Zealand ...

is a private composite school (years 1–13), with a roll of . It was founded in 2001. Both these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of

References

External links

Auckland Council
{{Papakura Local Board Area Suburbs of Auckland