One Tree Hill, New Zealand
One Tree Hill (Māori: Tōtara-i-Āhua[3] or Maungakiekie)[4] is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. The residential part of the suburb is located to the east and south-east of Maungakiekie / One Tree Hill, from which it takes its name, with the volcanic peak located within the suburb's boundaries.
One Tree Hill | |
|---|---|
 A view of the suburb from Maungakiekie / One Tree Hill | |
| Coordinates: 36.908°S 174.795°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Auckland |
| Local authority | Auckland Council |
| Electoral ward | Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward |
| Local board | Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board |
| Area | |
| • Land | 275 ha (680 acres) |
| Population (June 2022)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,690 |
| Hospital(s) | Greenlane Clinical Centre |
| Epsom | Greenlane | Ellerslie |
| Royal Oak |
  One Tree Hill  |
Mount Wellington |
| Onehunga | Penrose |
The suburb was established in the 1930s. Many period bungalows remain. Cornwall Park and Maungakiekie are major attractions within the suburb.[5]
Demographics
One Tree Hill covers 2.75 km2 (1.06 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 4,690 as of June 2022,[2] with a population density of 1,705 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4,125 | — |
| 2013 | 4,161 | +0.12% |
| 2018 | 4,506 | +1.61% |
| Source: [6] | ||
One Tree Hill had a population of 4,506 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 345 people (8.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 381 people (9.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,680 households, comprising 2,169 males and 2,340 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female. The median age was 34.7 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 810 people (18.0%) aged under 15 years, 945 (21.0%) aged 15 to 29, 2,301 (51.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 450 (10.0%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 65.3% European/Pākehā, 8.5% Māori, 10.9% Pacific peoples, 24.0% Asian, and 3.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 35.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 47.2% had no religion, 38.6% were Christian, 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.7% were Hindu, 2.1% were Muslim, 1.6% were Buddhist and 1.7% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 1,581 (42.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 318 (8.6%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $45,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. 1,116 people (30.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,205 (59.7%) people were employed full-time, 483 (13.1%) were part-time, and 129 (3.5%) were unemployed.[6]
Education
Oranga School is a coeducational contributing primary school (years 1-6) with a roll of 285 as of April 2023.[7][8]
Notable people
- Arthur Hall (1880–1931), MP for the Reform Party and farmer (was born in One Tree Hill)[9]
Mayors
One Tree Hill existed as a separate borough from 1930 until 1989, when it was absorbed into Auckland City. During that time, the borough had eight mayors:[10]
| Name | Term of office | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Speight Hardwicke | 1930 | 1931 |
| 2 | Israel Goldstine | 1931 | 1947 |
| 3 | Brian Preston Stevenson | 1947 | 1956 |
| 4 | Francis William Laidlaw Milne | 1956 | 1968 |
| 5 | Walter Adolph Race | 1968 | 1971 |
| 6 | Leonard Jack Harley | 1971 | 1971 |
| 7 | Harold Cooper Sadgrove | 1971 | 1974 |
| 8 | Jack Dickey | 1974 | 1989 |
References
- "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- "Tōtara-i-āhua - te Aka Māori Dictionary".
- "Maungakiekie - te Aka Māori Dictionary".
- Cossar, Charlotte (30 January 2004). "One Tree Hill". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. One Tree Hill (142800). 2018 Census place summary: One Tree Hill
- "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- Education Counts: Oranga School
- "Death of an MP: Mr. A. W. Hall of Hauraki". The New Zealand Herald. 18 April 1931. Retrieved 15 February 2020 – via Papers Past.
- "Timeline of Auckland mayors". Auckland Council Archives. Retrieved 15 November 2020.