Milldale, New Zealand

Milldale
Suburb
Coordinates: 36.61299°S 174.65257°E / -36.61299; 174.65257
Country	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Local authority	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Rodney Ward
Local board	Rodney Local Board
Board subdivision	Dairy Flat
Area [1]
• Land	522 ha (1,290 acres)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Total	3,390
Postcode(s)	0932

	Puhoi	Orewa
Wainui	Milldale	Millwater
	Dairy Flat	Silverdale

Milldale is a suburb of Auckland, 33 kilometres north of the city centre. The Auckland Northern Motorway forms its eastern boundary. Construction of the suburb began in 2019, and will take approximately 12 years to complete.[3]

The development, which is planned to accommodate 4500 new dwellings on a 300 hectare site includes a town centre, schools and a retirement village[4]

In 2022, the developer of the suburb, Fulton Hogan, purchased a further 191 hectares of farmland adjacent to Milldale, known as Longburn Farm.[5]

Demographics

Milldale covers 5.22 km^2 (2.02 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 3,390 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 649 people per km^2.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2013	162	—
2018	147	−1.92%
2023	2,238	+72.39%
Source: [6]

Milldale had a population of 2,238 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 2,091 people (1422.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 2,076 people (1281.5%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,107 males, 1,125 females and 3 people of other genders in 708 dwellings.[7] 2.5% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 33.2 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 627 people (28.0%) aged under 15 years, 339 (15.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,155 (51.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 114 (5.1%) aged 65 or older.[6]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 62.9% European (Pākehā); 5.4% Māori; 1.6% Pasifika; 32.6% Asian; 3.2% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 93.0%, Māori language by 0.7%, Samoan by 0.3%, and other languages by 37.5%. No language could be spoken by 4.0% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.1%. The percentage of people born overseas was 56.2, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 39.9% Christian, 5.1% Hindu, 0.8% Islam, 0.1% Māori religious beliefs, 2.3% Buddhist, 0.1% New Age, and 1.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 46.2%, and 4.2% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 531 (33.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 642 (39.9%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 312 (19.4%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $71,500, compared with $41,500 nationally. 480 people (29.8%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,155 (71.7%) people were employed full-time, 174 (10.8%) were part-time, and 42 (2.6%) were unemployed.[6]

References

1. "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Statistical Area 2 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 17 December 2024.
2. "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. "Crown Infrastructure Partners – Milldale development bulk housing infrastructure fact sheet" (PDF). Retrieved 17 April 2023.
4. https://www.woods.co.nz/our-work/milldale-wainui-east
5. "Milldale expands with farm purchase". Retrieved 17 April 2023.
6. "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Milldale (113401). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
7. "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.