Oneroa, New Zealand


Oneroa is a settlement on Waiheke Island in northern New Zealand.
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "long beach" for Oneroa.
Whittaker's Music Museum, a specialist music museum, has operated in Oneroa since 1996.

Demographics

The statistical area of Oneroa West, which includes the suburb and areas west of it, covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Oneroa West had a population of 1,344 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 90 people since the 2018 census, and a decrease of 81 people since the 2013 census. There were 636 males, 702 females and 6 people of other genders in 660 dwellings. 6.9% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 53.1 years. There were 159 people aged under 15 years, 138 aged 15 to 29, 654 aged 30 to 64, and 393 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 89.1% European ; 10.7% Māori; 2.2% Pasifika; 4.2% Asian; 4.9% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 1.8% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.2%, Māori language by 2.9%, Samoan by 0.2%, and other languages by 16.3%. No language could be spoken by 0.9%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 33.3, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 21.2% Christian, 0.2% Hindu, 0.2% Islam, 0.9% Māori religious beliefs, 1.1% Buddhist, 0.7% New Age, 0.4% Jewish, and 1.3% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 67.0%, and 7.4% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 456 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 492 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 243 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $39,300, compared with $41,500 nationally. 222 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 498 people were employed full-time, 228 were part-time, and 21 were unemployed.