Aotea, New Zealand

Aotea
Suburb
View of Aotea Lagoon, North Island, New Zealand from the north-east. Royal New Zealand Police College chalets in the foreground with Pipitea miniature railway station across the lagoon.
Coordinates: 41.130°S 174.850°E / -41.130; 174.850
Country	New Zealand
City	Porirua City
Local authority	Porirua City Council
Electoral ward	Onepoto General Ward Porirua Māori Ward
Area
• Land	268 ha (662 acres)
Population  (June 2024)
• Total	4,220
Postcode(s)	5024
Railway stations	Porirua Station
Ferry terminals	n/a
Airports	n/a

(Porirua Harbour)	Papakōwhai	Ascot Park
	Aotea	Waitangirua
Porirua City Centre	Ranui	Cannons Creek

Aotea is a suburb of Porirua.

It covers an area of 2.68 km², including a land area of 2.68 km². The area is entirely inland, but many homes have coastal views.

The suburb has two children's playgrounds and a retirement home.

Demography

Aotea statistical area covers 2.68 km² (1.03 sq mi). It had an estimated population of 4,220 as of June 2024, with a population density of 1,575 people per km².

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	117	—
2013	2,292	+52.96%
2018	3,138	+6.48%
Source:

Aotea had a population of 3,138 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 846 people (36.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 3,021 people (2582.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,062 households, comprising 1,491 males and 1,647 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.91 males per female. The median age was 38.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 765 people (24.4%) aged under 15 years, 348 (11.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,572 (50.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 453 (14.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 70.6% European/Pākehā, 8.2% Māori, 7.2% Pasifika, 22.0% Asian, and 2.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 31.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 44.6% had no religion, 42.2% were Christian, 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 4.0% were Hindu, 1.1% were Muslim, 1.1% were Buddhist and 2.1% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 846 (35.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 261 (11.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $52,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 903 people (38.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,395 (58.8%) people were employed full-time, 252 (10.6%) were part-time, and 60 (2.5%) were unemployed.

Economy

In 2018, 8% of the workforce worked in healthcare, 7.5% worked in education, 6% worked in construction, 4.2% worked in hospitality, 4.0% worked in transport, and 2.9% of the workforce worked in manufacturing.

Transportation

As of 2018, among those who commute to work, 63.8% drove a car and 4.9% rode in a car. Although Aotea is close to Porirua's main transit hub, less than 1% walked, ran, biked or took public transport to work.

Education

Aotea College is a co-educational state secondary school for Year 9 to 13 students that was founded in 1978. It has a roll of 1246 as of August 2024.