Tōtara Vale
Coordinates: 36°45′47″S 174°43′55″E / 36.763°S 174.732°E / -36.763; 174.732
CountryNew Zealand
CityAuckland
Local authorityAuckland Council
Electoral wardNorth Shore ward
Local boardKaipātiki Local Board
Area
  Land177 ha (437 acres)
Population
 (June 2022)[2]
  Total7,220
Postcode(s)
0629
Unsworth Heights Windsor Park Sunnynook
Bayview
Tōtara Vale
Forrest Hill
Bayview Glenfield Wairau Valley

Tōtara Vale is a suburb located on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. It is under the local governance of Auckland Council.

The suburb contains Rewi Alley Reserve, which has a memorial to Rewi Alley, a New Zealander who lived most of his life in China.[3]

Demographics

Tōtara Vale covers 1.77 km2 (0.68 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 7,220 as of June 2022,[2] with a population density of 4,079 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20066,303    
20136,513+0.47%
20187,041+1.57%
Source: [4]

Tōtara Vale had a population of 7,041 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 528 people (8.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 738 people (11.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,220 households, comprising 3,534 males and 3,501 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.01 males per female, with 1,239 people (17.6%) aged under 15 years, 1,824 (25.9%) aged 15 to 29, 3,396 (48.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 579 (8.2%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 41.0% European/Pākehā, 6.8% Māori, 4.9% Pacific peoples, 49.6% Asian, and 6.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 57.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 41.9% had no religion, 40.1% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 5.7% were Hindu, 2.0% were Muslim, 2.7% were Buddhist and 2.8% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,890 (32.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 609 (10.5%) people had no formal qualifications. 798 people (13.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 3,240 (55.8%) people were employed full-time, 792 (13.7%) were part-time, and 189 (3.3%) were unemployed.[4]

Individual statistical areas
NameArea (km2)PopulationDensity (per km2)HouseholdsMedian ageMedian income
Totara Vale North0.873,17497532.7 years$34,600[5]
Totara Vale South0.903,8671,24533.2 years$35,500[6]
New Zealand37.4 years$31,800

Education

Target Road School is a coeducational contributing primary school (years 1–6), with a roll of 380 students as of April 2023.[7][8] The school opened in 1967.[9]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. "Rewi Alley Reserve Path". Auckland Council. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Totara Vale North (121500) and Totara Vale South (121900).
  5. 2018 Census place summary: Totara Vale North
  6. 2018 Census place summary: Totara Vale South
  7. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  8. Education Counts: Target Road School
  9. "History of the School". Target Road School. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
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