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Oneroa
Suburb
Oneroa and Oneroa Bay
Coordinates: 36°46′55″S 175°00′32″E / 36.782°S 175.009°E / -36.782; 175.009
Country	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Local authority	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Waitematā and Gulf ward
Local board	Waiheke Local Board
Area
• Land	842 ha (2,081 acres)
Population
• Total	1,350
Ferry terminals	Matiatia

	(Hauraki Gulf)
Matiatia	Oneroa	Palm Beach
	Blackpool	Surfdale

Oneroa is a settlement on Waiheke Island in northern New Zealand.

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "long beach" for Oneroa.

Whittaker's Music Museum, a specialist music museum, has operated in Oneroa since 1996.

Demographics

The statistical area of Oneroa West, which includes the suburb and areas west of it, covers 8.42 km (3.25 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 1,350 as of June 2024, with a population density of 160 people per km.

Oneroa West had a population of 1,434 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 9 people (0.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 147 people (11.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 606 households, comprising 699 males and 735 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female. The median age was 48.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 195 people (13.6%) aged under 15 years, 198 (13.8%) aged 15 to 29, 705 (49.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 339 (23.6%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 91.2% European/Pākehā, 10.3% Māori, 3.1% Pacific peoples, 3.8% Asian, and 3.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 34.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 63.2% had no religion, 24.5% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.8% were Buddhist and 2.7% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 438 (35.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 150 (12.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $36,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. 303 people (24.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 588 (47.5%) people were employed full-time, 225 (18.2%) were part-time, and 36 (2.9%) were unemployed.

References

1. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
4. "Whittaker's Music Museum". Whittaker's Music Museum.
5. "Whittaker's Music Museum on NZ Museums". nzmuseums.co.nz. Te Papa.
6. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Oneroa West (144600). 2018 Census place summary: Oneroa West

• Populated places on Waiheke Island