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
A view of the suburb from Maungakiekie / One Tree Hill
Coordinates: 36.908°S 174.795°E / -36.908; 174.795
CountryNew Zealand
CityAuckland
Local authorityAuckland Council
Electoral wardMaungakiekie-Tāmaki ward
Local boardMaungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board
Area
  Land275 ha (680 acres)
Population
 (June 2022)[2]
  Total4,690
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.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20064,125    
20134,161+0.12%
20184,506+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

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
1Joseph Speight Hardwicke19301931
2Israel Goldstine19311947
3Brian Preston Stevenson19471956
4Francis William Laidlaw Milne19561968
5Walter Adolph Race19681971
6Leonard Jack Harley19711971
7Harold Cooper Sadgrove19711974
8Jack Dickey19741989

References

  1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  2. "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. "Tōtara-i-āhua - te Aka Māori Dictionary".
  4. "Maungakiekie - te Aka Māori Dictionary".
  5. Cossar, Charlotte (30 January 2004). "One Tree Hill". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  6. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. One Tree Hill (142800). 2018 Census place summary: One Tree Hill
  7. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  8. Education Counts: Oranga School
  9. "Death of an MP: Mr. A. W. Hall of Hauraki". The New Zealand Herald. 18 April 1931. Retrieved 15 February 2020 via Papers Past.
  10. "Timeline of Auckland mayors". Auckland Council Archives. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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