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]
Wainui | |
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| Coordinates: 36°36′3″S 174°35′31″E / 36.60083°S 174.59194°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Auckland Region |
| Ward | Rodney ward |
| Local board | Rodney Local Board |
| Subdivision | Dairy Flat subdivision |
| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial authority | Auckland Council |
| Makarau | Tahekeroa | Waiwera |
  Wainui  |
Silverdale | |
| Waitoki |
Etymology
editWainui 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]
History
editThe 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]
Demographics
editWainui-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.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1,326 | — |
| 2013 | 1,413 | +0.91% |
| 2018 | 1,674 | +3.45% |
| Source: [11] | ||
Before the 2023 census, the statistical area had a larger boundary, covering 78.72 km2 (30.39 sq mi).[9] Using that boundary, Wainui-Waiwera had a population of 1,674 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 261 people (18.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 348 people (26.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 612 households, comprising 834 males and 840 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female. The median age was 45.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 291 people (17.4%) aged under 15 years, 276 (16.5%) aged 15 to 29, 819 (48.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 288 (17.2%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 93.0% European/Pākehā, 9.0% Māori, 2.0% Pacific peoples, 3.8% Asian, and 1.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 25.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 53.2% had no religion, 35.7% were Christian, 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% were Hindu, 0.7% were Muslim, 0.2% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 294 (21.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 162 (11.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $37,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 324 people (23.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 711 (51.4%) people were employed full-time, 285 (20.6%) were part-time, and 39 (2.8%) were unemployed.[11]
Education
editWainui School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school with a roll of 312 students as of August 2024.[12][13] The school opened in 1879[6] and celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2004.[14]
Notes
edit- ^ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 11. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
- ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 35. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
- ^ "Place name detail: Wainui". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ a b c Grover, Robin (2008). Why the Hibiscus? Place Names of the Hibiscus Coast. Silverdale Printing. pp. 49–50. ISBN 978-0-473-13484-6.
- ^ "Place name detail: Wainui Stream". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Wainui School - History". Wainui School. Archived from the original on 11 May 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
- ^ a b c "Church (Presbyterian)". Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ Bioletti, Harry (1992). Rodney Coast to Coast. p. 69–71. ISBN 0-473-01296-0.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Wainui-Waiwera (112100). 2018 Census place summary: Wainui-Waiwera
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ Education Counts: Wainui School
- ^ "Wainui School, 125th Jubilee". Education Gazette New Zealand. 82 (13). 21 July 2003. Retrieved 30 September 2008. [dead link]