Northcote Central is a suburb of

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. The Northcote Shopping Centre is anchored by a

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supermarket. Tuff Crater, or Tank Farm, is a volcanic crater on the eastern side of the suburb.

Demographics

Northcote Central covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Northcote Central had a population of 5,739 at the

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, an increase of 45 people (0.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 189 people (3.4%) since the

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. There were 1,905 households, comprising 2,745 males and 2,991 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.92 males per female, with 846 people (14.7%) aged under 15 years, 1,548 (27.0%) aged 15 to 29, 2,250 (39.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,086 (18.9%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 52.1% European/

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, 10.4%

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, 12.4% Pacific peoples, 30.3%

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, and 4.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 44.1, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 44.6% had no religion, 40.4% were

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, 0.9% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.3% were

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, 1.9% were

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, 1.8% were

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and 2.7% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 1,416 (28.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 585 (12.0%) people had no formal qualifications. 732 people (15.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,127 (43.5%) people were employed full-time, 645 (13.2%) were part-time, and 234 (4.8%) were unemployed.

Education

Northcote Intermediate is an intermediate (years 7–8) school with a roll of . It celebrated its 50th jubilee in 2008. Onepoto School is a contributing primary (years 1–6) school with a roll of . It shares a site with Northcote Intermediate. Both schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of

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has its North Campus on Akoranga Drive.

Hato Petera College Hato Petera College (formerly called St Peter's Māori College) was an integrated, co-educational college in Northcote Central, Auckland, New Zealand for students from Year 9 to Year 13. It existed for 90 years, opening on 3 June 1928 and clo ...

was a secondary (years 9–13) school. It opened as Saint Peter's Catechist School in 1928 and changed its name in 1972. It was a state integrated Catholic Māori school, and offered full-time boarding for enrolled students until the end of 2016, when it became a day school. It closed in 2018.John Boynton, "Māori Catholic school Hato Pētera College closes", ''RNZ News'', 31 August 2018
(Retrieved 31 August, 2018)

Notes

External links

Hato Petera College website

Northcote Intermediate website
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