Onewhero

Onewhero is a village and rural community in the Waikato District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. The village had a population of about 390 in the 2018 New Zealand census;[1]

Onewhero
School and Community hall
Coordinates:
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWaikato
DistrictWaikato
Population
 (2018)
 • Total390

Pukekohe and Tuakau are located north of Onewhero, across the Waikato River;

The name Onewhero translates from Maori as "Red Earth", which describes the soil colour typical in the Franklin region.[2]

The Onewhero village consists of an Anglican church, school, fire station, garage, lawn bowls club and tennis club. The Onewhero Society of Performing Arts runs a local performing arts theatre, and the local rugby club hosts community events and community board meetings.[3] The Onewhero Golf Club is located in nearby Pukekawa.

The local Te Awamārah marae is a meeting ground for the Waikato Tainui hapū of Ngāti Āmaru, Ngāti Pou and Ngāti Tiipa.[4] It includes the wharenui (meeting house) of Whare Wōnanga.[5]

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20061,485—    
20131,542+0.54%
20181,605+0.80%
Source: [6]
Onewhero Society of Performing Arts Theatre

The statistical area of Onewhero, which at 205 square kilometres is much larger than the village and also includes Te Kohanga, had a population of 1,605 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 63 people (4.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 120 people (8.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 552 households. There were 822 males and 783 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.05 males per female. The median age was 40.8 years, with 357 people (22.2%) aged under 15 years, 243 (15.1%) aged 15 to 29, 813 (50.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 189 (11.8%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 83.4% European/Pākehā, 21.5% Māori, 3.7% Pacific peoples, 4.3% Asian, and 1.3% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 18.5%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 56.4% had no religion, 30.5% were Christian, 0.7% were Hindu, 0.0% were Muslim, 0.2% were Buddhist and 2.8% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 216 (17.3%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 234 (18.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $37,600. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 738 (59.1%) people were employed full-time, 186 (14.9%) were part-time, and 42 (3.4%) were unemployed.[6]

Education

The main school is Onewhero Area School, which serves from Years 1 to 13.[7] with a roll of 542 as of March 2020.[8] There is also a pre-school for children under 5 years.

References
  1. "Meshblock Electoral Populations 2020 for proposed boundaries data". Statistics New Zealand. April 2020. Meshblocks 0844700 and 0844500.
  2. "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
  3. "Onewhero-Tuakau Community Board". www.waikatodistrict.govt.nz. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  4. "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  5. "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  6. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Onewhero (170100). 2018 Census place summary: Onewhero
  7. Education Counts: Onewhero Area School
  8. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
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