Onaero is a settlement in northern

Taranaki Taranaki is a region in the west of New Zealand's North Island. It is named after its main geographical feature, the stratovolcano of Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont. The main centre is the city of New Plymouth. The New Plymouth D ...

, in the

North Island The North Island, also officially named Te Ika-a-Māui, is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the larger but much less populous South Island by the Cook Strait. The island's area is , making it the world's 14th-largest ...

of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 3 close to the shore of the

North Taranaki Bight The North Taranaki Bight is a large bay that extends north and east from the north coast of Taranaki in New Zealand's North Island. The name is echoed by the South Taranaki Bight to the south of Cape Egmont. As with its southern counterpart, the ...

, east of Waitara. Onaero was the site of the No. 2 Company Redoubt, a British military installation created during the

Second Taranaki War The Second Taranaki War is a term used by some historians for the period of hostilities between Māori and the New Zealand Government in the Taranaki district of New Zealand between 1863 and 1866. The term is avoided by some historians, who ei ...

by soldiers from the

Tikorangi Tikorangi is a settlement in Taranaki, New Zealand. Waitara lies about 6 kilometres to the north-west. The Waitara River flows to the west of the settlement, with the Bertrand Road suspension bridge providing access to the other side. The Manga ...

Redoubt in 1865, however it was abandoned several months later.

Demographics

Onaero Beach is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement and covers . It is part of the wider

statistical area, which covers . The population of Onaero Beach was 75 in the

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, a decrease of 3 (−3.8%) since the 2013 census, and unchanged from the 2006 census. There were 39 males and 36 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.08 males per female. Ethnicities were 66 people (88.0%) European/Pākehā, 12 (16.0%) Māori, and 3 (4.0%) Pacific peoples (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). Of the total population, 6 people (8.0%) were under 15 years old, 6 (8.0%) were 15–29, 39 (52.0%) were 30–64, and 21 (28.0%) were over 65.

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