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Onetangi
Suburb
Onetangi Beach
Coordinates: 36°47′17″S 175°04′52″E / 36.788°S 175.081°E / -36.788; 175.081
Country	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Local authority	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Waitematā and Gulf ward
Local board	Waiheke Local Board
Area
• Land	596 ha (1,473 acres)
Population
• Total	1,340

	(Onetangi Bay)
Palm Beach	Onetangi	Rural Waiheke
Ostend	Rural Waiheke

Onetangi is a settlement on the north coast of Waiheke Island in New Zealand. It has a long white-sand beach fronting onto Onetangi Bay.

The name means "Weeping Sands" in the Māori language, and comes from a battle in 1821 during the Musket Wars. The area was subdivided for settlement in 1921.

The Museum of Waiheke opened in Onetangi in 1990. The beachfront is a popular area for holiday-makers and locals whom enjoy the temperate climate and fishing in the area. The bay also contains two restaurants; Charlie Farley’s and Three Seven Two.

Demographics

Onetangi covers 5.96 km (2.30 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 1,340 as of June 2024, with a population density of 225 people per km.

Onetangi had a population of 1,302 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 168 people (14.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 147 people (12.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 513 households, comprising 657 males and 645 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.02 males per female. The median age was 46.7 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 222 people (17.1%) aged under 15 years, 156 (12.0%) aged 15 to 29, 663 (50.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 261 (20.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 89.6% European/Pākehā, 12.2% Māori, 3.9% Pacific peoples, 3.5% Asian, and 4.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 30.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 62.7% had no religion, 24.0% were Christian, 1.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% were Buddhist and 2.3% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 303 (28.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 123 (11.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $34,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. 222 people (20.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 540 (50.0%) people were employed full-time, 186 (17.2%) were part-time, and 18 (1.7%) were unemployed.

References

1. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. "Discover - Onetangi Beach". Waiheke Local. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
4. Easther, Elizabeth (14 February 2014). "Kia ora: Onetangi". New Zealand Herald.
5. Caldwell, Andrew (May–June 2010). "The Island of the Day Before…". New Zealand Geographic. No. 103. Sidebar: Weeping Sands.
6. "The history of human settlement of the islands" (PDF). Auckland Council. 2013. p. 6.
7. "Museum of Waiheke". Museum of Waiheke.
8. "Waiheke Island Historic Museum on NZ Museums". nzmuseums.co.nz. Te Papa.
9. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Onetangi (151100). 2018 Census place summary: Onetangi

• Bays of the Auckland Region
• Populated places on Waiheke Island