Totara Heights
Totara Heights is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is located south of Goodwood Heights, east of Wiri and north of The Gardens.
Demographics
Totara Heights covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.Totara Heights had a population of 2,934 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 222 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 594 people since the 2013 census. There were 1,473 males, 1,452 females and 6 people of other genders in 849 dwellings. 2.9% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 34.9 years. There were 558 people aged under 15 years, 621 aged 15 to 29, 1,446 aged 30 to 64, and 309 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 31.8% European ; 13.7% Māori; 25.5% Pasifika; 42.1% Asian; 2.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 2.6% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 91.9%, Māori language by 2.7%, Samoan by 8.3%, and other languages by 32.3%. No language could be spoken by 2.6%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.6%. The percentage of people born overseas was 46.1, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 39.5% Christian, 10.9% Hindu, 3.8% Islam, 0.5% Māori religious beliefs, 3.0% Buddhist, 0.2% New Age, and 5.6% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 30.7%, and 6.2% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 678 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,062 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 633 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $50,000, compared with $41,500 nationally. 291 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,416 people were employed full-time, 261 were part-time, and 69 were unemployed.