Onetangi
Onetangi is a settlement on the north coast of Waiheke Island in New Zealand. It has a long white-sand beach fronting onto Onetangi Bay.
The name means "Weeping Sands" in the Māori language, and comes from a battle at Putiki o Kahu pā in 1821 during the Musket Wars. The area was subdivided for settlement in 1921.
The Museum of Waiheke opened in Onetangi in 1990. The beachfront is a popular area for holiday-makers and locals whom enjoy the temperate climate and fishing in the area. The bay also contains three restaurants; Charlie Farley’s,''Three Seven Two and Ki Maha''.
Demographics
Onetangi covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.Onetangi had a population of 1,368 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 66 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 234 people since the 2013 census. There were 693 males, 672 females and 6 people of other genders in 579 dwellings. 6.1% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 48.4 years. There were 186 people aged under 15 years, 198 aged 15 to 29, 681 aged 30 to 64, and 306 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 89.5% European ; 13.4% Māori; 4.4% Pasifika; 3.9% Asian; 3.3% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 2.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.9%, Māori language by 3.5%, Samoan by 0.4%, and other languages by 16.0%. No language could be spoken by 0.7%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.2%. The percentage of people born overseas was 33.1, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 21.3% Christian, 0.4% Hindu, 1.1% Māori religious beliefs, 0.9% Buddhist, 0.4% New Age, and 2.0% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 69.3%, and 5.3% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 399 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 522 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 261 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $41,100, compared with $41,500 nationally. 198 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 558 people were employed full-time, 195 were part-time, and 21 were unemployed.