Onaero

Onaero
Onaero Beach
Onaero Beach
Map
Coordinates: 39°00′S 174°21′E / 39.000°S 174.350°E / -39.000; 174.350
CountryNew Zealand
RegionTaranaki Region
Territorial authorityNew Plymouth District
Ward
  • North General Ward
  • Te Purutanga Mauri Pūmanawa Māori Ward
CommunityClifton Community
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityNew Plymouth District Council
 • Regional councilTaranaki Regional Council
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.15 km2 (0.06 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total
70
 • Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)

Onaero is a settlement in northern Taranaki, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 3 close to the shore of the North Taranaki Bight, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of Waitara.[3] Onaero was the site of the No. 2 Company Redoubt, a British military installation created during the Second Taranaki War by soldiers from the Tikorangi Redoubt in 1865, however it was abandoned several months later.[4]

Demographics

Onaero Beach is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement. It covers 0.15 km2 (0.058 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 70 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 467 people per km2. It is part of the wider Tikorangi statistical area,[5] which covers 167.79 km2 (64.78 sq mi).[1]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
200675—    
201378+0.56%
201875−0.78%
Source: [6]

Onaero had a population of 75 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 3 people (−3.8%) since the 2013 census, and unchanged since the 2006 census. There were 39 households, comprising 39 males and 36 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.08 males per female. The median age was 57.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 6 people (8.0%) aged under 15 years, 6 (8.0%) aged 15 to 29, 39 (52.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 21 (28.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 88.0% European/Pākehā, 16.0% Māori, and 4.0% Pacific peoples. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 52.0% had no religion, and 36.0% were Christian.

Of those at least 15 years old, 18 (26.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 6 (8.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $39,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 12 people (17.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 33 (47.8%) people were employed full-time, and 15 (21.7%) were part-time.[6]

Further reading

General historical works

  • Whilst strictly not an historical work (in the sense of being a published book/monograph), the papers of Dick Purdie Jonas (held at "Puke Ariki". Archived from the original on 20 June 2008. in New Plymouth) provide a wealth of historical, archaeological, and anthropological information about this region. See "Jonas, Dick Purdie (ARC2002-166)". Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2008.

Environment

  • Bristow, Margaret (1978). Onaero-Mohikatino (i.e. Mohakatino) survey (Report). Stratford, [N.Z.]: Taranaki Catchment Commission.
  • Jardine, Edward Handforth (1981). Water and land use: part I, Tikorangi-Motunui district: part II, Onaero Catchment (Report). Stratford, [N.Z.]: Taranaki Catchment Commission.

Geology

  • Hayward, Bruce W. (1981). Biostratigraphy of Onaero-1 onshore well (Report). Lower Hutt, [N.Z.]: New Zealand Geological Survey, Dept. of Scientific and Industrial Research.

Maori

Maps

Notes

  1. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Onaero Travel Guide". Jasons Travel Media.
  4. ^ Prickett, Nigel (1999). "British Army and Colonial Fortifications in North Taranaki, 1865–69". Records of the Auckland Museum. 36: 5–58. ISSN 1174-9202. JSTOR 42905837. Wikidata Q58623315.
  5. ^ 2018 Census place summary: Tikorangi
  6. ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7017184.