Onetangi
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{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2022}}
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{{Infobox New Zealand suburb
| name = Onetangi
| image = Waiheke Island Onetangi Beach.jpg
| caption1 = Onetangi Beach
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| city1 = Auckland
| ward = Waitematā and Gulf ward
| board = Waiheke Local Board
| council = Auckland Council
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| area = 596
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{{Adjacent place
| centre = Onetangi
| north = (Onetangi Bay)
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| east = Rural Waiheke
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| south = Rural Waiheke
| southwest = Ostend
| west = Palm Beach
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Onetangi is a settlement on the north coast of Waiheke Island in New Zealand. It has a long white-sand beach fronting onto Onetangi Bay.{{cite web|url=http://www.waihekelocal.co.nz/activities/waiheke-beaches/onetangi-beach/|title=Discover - Onetangi Beach|publisher=Waiheke Local|accessdate=25 August 2020}}
The name means "Weeping Sands" in the Māori language, and comes from a battle at Putiki o Kahu pā in 1821 during the Musket Wars.{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=11199910|title=Kia ora: Onetangi|newspaper=New Zealand Herald|date=14 February 2014|first=Elizabeth|last=Easther}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/the-island-of-the-day-before/|magazine=New Zealand Geographic|title=The Island of the Day Before…|at=Sidebar: Weeping Sands|first=Andrew|last=Caldwell|date=May-June 2010|issue=103}} The area was subdivided for settlement in 1921.{{cite web|url=http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/council/documents/hgidecision/docs/hgiAnn01a.pdf|title=The history of human settlement of the islands|page=6|publisher=Auckland Council|year=2013}}
The Museum of Waiheke opened in Onetangi in 1990.{{cite web |title=Museum of Waiheke |url=http://www.waihekemuseum.org.nz/ |publisher=Museum of Waiheke}}{{cite web |title=Waiheke Island Historic Museum on NZ Museums |url=https://www.nzmuseums.co.nz/collections/3269/waiheke-island-historic-museum |website=nzmuseums.co.nz |publisher=Te Papa}} The beachfront is a popular area for holiday-makers and locals whom enjoy the temperate climate and fishing in the area. The bay also contains three restaurants; Charlie Farley’s ,Three Seven Two and Ki Maha.
Demographics
Onetangi covers {{Convert|5.96|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Statistical Area 2 2023 (generalised)|access-date=31 January 2025}} and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Onetangi|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Onetangi|y}}|R}}/5.96|0}} people per km2.
{{Historical populations|2006|1,155|2013|1,134|2018|1,302|2023|1,368|percentages=pagr|align=left|source={{NZ census 2018|Onetangi (151100)|onetangi|Onetangi}}}}
Onetangi had a population of 1,368 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 66 people (5.1%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 234 people (20.6%) since the 2013 census. There were 693 males, 672 females and 6 people of other genders in 579 dwellings.{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_005&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.151100.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}} 6.1% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 48.4 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 186 people (13.6%) aged under 15 years, 198 (14.5%) aged 15 to 29, 681 (49.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 306 (22.4%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 89.5% European (Pākehā); 13.4% Māori; 4.4% Pasifika; 3.9% Asian; 3.3% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.9%, Māori language by 3.5%, Samoan by 0.4%, and other languages by 16.0%. No language could be spoken by 0.7% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.2%. The percentage of people born overseas was 33.1, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 21.3% Christian, 0.4% Hindu, 1.1% Māori religious beliefs, 0.9% Buddhist, 0.4% New Age, and 2.0% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 69.3%, and 5.3% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 399 (33.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 522 (44.2%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 261 (22.1%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $41,100, compared with $41,500 nationally. 198 people (16.8%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 558 (47.2%) people were employed full-time, 195 (16.5%) were part-time, and 21 (1.8%) were unemployed.{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.151100.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Onetangi (151100)}}