Waiake

Waiake
Waiake
Suburb of Auckland
	Coordinates: 36.7071°S 174.7497°E
Country	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Local authority	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Albany[1]
Local board	Hibiscus and Bays Local Board
Population (2018)
• Total	3,885
Postcode(s)	0630

Waiake is one of the northernmost suburbs of the North Shore, in Auckland, New Zealand. It is located in the East Coast Bays between the suburbs of Browns Bay to the south and Torbay to the north. It has a beach (named Waiake Beach), which looks out to the Tor, a presque-isle at the north end of the beach that becomes an island at high tide. Waiake is under the local governance of the Auckland Council.

Torbay Heights	Torbay	Hauraki Gulf
Northcross	Waiake	Hauraki Gulf
Northcross	Browns Bay	Hauraki Gulf

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	3,615	—
2013	3,720	+0.41%
2018	3,885	+0.87%
Source: [2]

Sunrise at Waiake Beach

Waiake had a population of 3,885 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 165 people (4.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 270 people (7.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,299 households. There were 1,911 males and 1,974 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female. The median age was 39 years, with 726 people (18.7%) aged under 15 years, 771 (19.8%) aged 15 to 29, 1,827 (47.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 561 (14.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 81.7% European/Pākehā, 4.9% Māori, 1.9% Pacific peoples, 14.9% Asian, and 2.9% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 46.1%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 54.0% had no religion, 37.0% were Christian, and 3.7% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 981 (31.1%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 300 (9.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $41,000. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,668 (52.8%) people were employed full-time, 501 (15.9%) were part-time, and 96 (3.0%) were unemployed.[2]

References

"Albany Ward" (PDF). Auckland Council. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
"Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Waiake (117900). 2018 Census place summary: Waiake

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[1] "Albany Ward" (PDF). Auckland Council. Retrieved 27 May 2017.

[Census_2018-2] "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Waiake (117900). 2018 Census place summary: Waiake