Owairaka is a suburb of New Zealand's largest city, Auckland. It is under the local governance of the Auckland Council.

Suburb of Auckland in Auckland Council, New Zealand

Owairaka
Suburb of Auckland
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Coordinates: 36°53′42″S 174°43′18″E
Country	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Local authority	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward
Local board	Albert-Eden Local Board
Area [1]
• Land	132 ha (326 acres)
Population  (June 2021)[2]
• Total	5,790

Waterview	Mount Albert	Morningside
Avondale	Owairaka	Sandringham
New Windsor		Wesley

Owairaka is home to the Owairaka Athletic Club[3] which is based at the Lovelock Track where five world records have been set.[4] During the 1960s the club came to prominence in middle- and long-distance running under coach Arthur Lydiard,[5] producing international and national champions including Murray Halberg[6] and the New Zealand Athlete of the Century, Peter Snell.[7]

Demographics

Owairaka covers 1.32 km² (0.51 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 5,790 as of June 2021,[2] with a population density of 4,386 people per km².

Owairaka had a population of 5,268 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 318 people (6.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 327 people (6.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,665 households, comprising 2,742 males and 2,520 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.09 males per female, with 1,041 people (19.8%) aged under 15 years, 1,365 (25.9%) aged 15 to 29, 2,442 (46.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 423 (8.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 39.7% European/Pākehā, 8.9% Māori, 18.3% Pacific peoples, 39.2% Asian, and 6.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 47.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 38.3% had no religion, 35.6% were Christian, 0.5% had Māori religious beliefs, 8.5% were Hindu, 7.1% were Muslim, 2.3% were Buddhist and 3.2% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,452 (34.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 495 (11.7%) people had no formal qualifications. 663 people (15.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,214 (52.4%) people were employed full-time, 579 (13.7%) were part-time, and 225 (5.3%) were unemployed.[8]

Education

Ōwairaka District School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a roll of 407 as of July 2022.[11][12]

The local state secondary school is Mount Albert Grammar School .

References

External links

• Photographs of Owairaka held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections.