Totara Vale

Totara Vale is an Auckland suburb, which is under the local governance of Auckland Council.

Totara Vale
Suburb
CountryNew Zealand
Local authorityAuckland Council
Electoral wardNorth Shore Ward
Population
 (2018)
 • Total7,041
Unsworth Heights Sunnynook
Totara Vale
 Forrest Hill
Bayview Glenfield North Wairau Valley

The suburb contains Rewi Alley Reserve, which has a memorial to Rewi Alley, a New Zealander who lived most of his life in China.[1]

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20066,303—    
20136,513+0.47%
20187,041+1.57%
Source: [2]

Totara Vale, comprising the statistical areas of Totara Vale North and Totara Vale South, 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. There were 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 (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

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

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 41.9% had no religion, 40.1% were Christian, and 13.3% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,890 (32.6%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 609 (10.5%) people had no formal qualifications. 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.[2]

Education

Target Road School is a coeducational contributing primary school (years 1–6), with a roll of 385 students as of March 2020.[3][4] The school opened in 1967.[5]

Notes
  1. "Rewi Alley Reserve Path". Auckland Council. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Totara Vale North (121500) and Totara Vale South (121900). 2018 Census place summary: Totara Vale North 2018 Census place summary: Totara Vale South
  3. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  4. Education Counts: Target Road School
  5. "History of the School". Target Road School. Retrieved 16 January 2009.

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