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Wainui
Wainui is a locality in the Rodney Ward of the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north-east of Waitoki and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of Orewa. The Wainui Stream flows south-west through the area and into the Kaukapakapa River.[1][2] EtymologyWainui is Māori for 'big river'.[3] The earliest recorded name for the area is Parakakau, which referred to the inland forested areas of the upper Weiti River during the mid-19th Century.[4] The locality was named after the Wainui Creek,[4] a tributary of the Waiwera River geographically distant from Wainui township, located to the northeast along Weranui Road.[5] HistoryThe area was settled soon after the Mahurangi purchase by the Crown in 1841. By the mid-19th century, kauri gum diggers often frequented the area.[4] Wainui was settled by people from England, Scotland and Ireland around 1850, including the Hutson, Thick, King, Lloyd and Jacobs families.[6] Early settlers to the area were met with mānuka and fern scrubland and kauri forest, and made a living by timber milling and kauri gum digging.[6] From around the year 1860, families began clearing land for agriculture.[6] New Zealand explorer Charles Heaphy owned much of the land at Wainui, selling 104 acres (42 ha) to brickmaker William Lamont in 1862.[7] In 1867, the Wainui Presbyterian Church was built, was the first public building constructed at Wainui. It quickly becoming the social hub of the Wainui community.[7] School lessons began informally in homes around the year 1860, and Wainui School was constructed in 1879.[6] In 1894, cartoonist Trevor Lloyd married Lamont's daughter Emily at the church.[7] Wainui was originally a rural farming area. During the 1960s the Waitemata County allowed for land to be subdivided into lifestyle blocks.[8] DemographicsWainui-Waiwera statistical area, which includes Waiwera, covers 62.24 km2 (24.03 sq mi)[9] and had an estimated population of 1,800 as of June 2024,[10] with a population density of 29 people per km2.
Wainui-Waiwera had a population of 1,686 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 129 people (8.3%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 363 people (27.4%) since the 2013 census. There were 828 males, 852 females and 6 people of other genders in 621 dwellings.[13] 1.8% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 48.7 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 246 people (14.6%) aged under 15 years, 279 (16.5%) aged 15 to 29, 816 (48.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 348 (20.6%) aged 65 or older.[12] People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 92.5% European (Pākehā); 9.4% Māori; 1.6% Pasifika; 4.1% Asian; 0.4% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.4% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.0%, Māori language by 1.4%, Samoan by 0.4%, and other languages by 10.0%. No language could be spoken by 1.4% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.2%. The percentage of people born overseas was 24.6, compared with 28.8% nationally. Religious affiliations were 33.5% Christian, 0.2% Hindu, 0.4% Islam, 0.2% Māori religious beliefs, 0.9% Buddhist, 0.7% New Age, 0.2% Jewish, and 1.4% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 58.0%, and 5.3% of people did not answer the census question. Of those at least 15 years old, 291 (20.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 786 (54.6%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 276 (19.2%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $44,100, compared with $41,500 nationally. 243 people (16.9%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 720 (50.0%) people were employed full-time, 243 (16.9%) were part-time, and 18 (1.2%) were unemployed.[12] EducationWainui School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school with a roll of 321 students as of November 2024.[14][15] The school opened in 1879[6] and celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2004.[16] Notes
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