Waitākere is a small, mostly rural settlement to the northwest of
Auckland
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History
The settlement is in the traditional
rohe
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of
Te Kawerau ā Maki
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.
The many hills of the area were known as Ngā Rau Pou ā Maki, referring to the eponymous ancestor of the tribe.
Waitakere Road had two bridges constructed to bypass the now Township Road making it a dead-end or cul-de-sac.
Demographics
Waitākere covers
and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km
2.
![Waitakere Fire Station Building In Rain](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Waitakere_Fire_Station_Building_In_Rain.jpg)
Waitākere had a population of 1,935 at the
2018 New Zealand census
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, an increase of 123 people (6.8%) since the
2013 census, and an increase of 180 people (10.3%) since the
2006 census
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. There were 657 households, comprising 975 males and 960 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.02 males per female. The median age was 39.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 390 people (20.2%) aged under 15 years, 357 (18.4%) aged 15 to 29, 987 (51.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 201 (10.4%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 91.5% European/
Pākehā
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, 14.6%
Māori
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, 6.2%
Pacific peoples, 4.0%
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, and 2.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 18.1, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 60.2% had no religion, 27.3% were
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, 0.5% had
Māori religious beliefs, 0.9% were
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, 0.6% were
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, 0.3% were
Buddhist
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and 2.6% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 321 (20.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 228 (14.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $41,800, compared with $31,800 nationally. 381 people (24.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 915 (59.2%) people were employed full-time, 258 (16.7%) were part-time, and 48 (3.1%) were unemployed.
Education
Waitakere School is a
coeducational
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primary
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(years 1–8) school with a roll of students as at . It was established in 1921.
List of places within Waitakere township
* Waitakere RSA
* Waitakere Dairy & Postshop there was an armed robbery in 2017.
*
Waitakere railway station
* Waitakere Township Hall
* Waitakere War Memorial Park
* Waitakere Fire Station
* Waitakere Kindergarten
Notable people
* Arthur "Artie" Campbell Jonkers Artie was a well known figure on the family farm in Waitakere township where he worked tirelessly farming sheep.
See also
*
Waitakere City
Waitākere City was a territorial authority in West Auckland, New Zealand; it was governed by the Waitākere City Council from 1989 to 2010. It was New Zealand's fifth-largest city, with an annual growth of about 2%. In 2010 the council was a ...
References
{{Waitākere Ranges Local Board Area
Waitākere Ranges Local Board Area
Populated places in the Auckland Region
Waitākere Ranges