Dairy Flat
Dairy Flat is a rural district 8 km south of Orewa in the North Island of New Zealand, 28 km north of central Auckland. Until the early 1990s most of the district was in dairy farms of 40 to 60 hectares (100 to 150 acres), but with the growth of Auckland City and the extension of the Northern Motorway into the area, these are being gradually subdivided into lifestyle blocks of around 2 to 5 hectares (5 to 12 acres), many of which are grazing sheep, horses, beef cattle or deer. Although it still retains a rural character, it is counted as part of the Auckland urban area in official statistics.
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  Dairy Flat | |
| Coordinates: 36°39′24″S 174°38′29″E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Auckland |
| Territorial authority | Auckland Council |
| Ward | Rodney |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 4,827 |
'Dairy Flat' lies within the Rodney Ward on State Highway 1 and the former State Highway 17.[1][2]
There is a small village shopping centre and the Dairy Flat Primary School. A major facility is the North Shore Aerodrome owned and operated by the North Shore Aero Club. In addition to aero club and private aircraft, the field is used by Barrier Air to run a scheduled air service in passenger aircraft to Great Barrier Island, some 40 nm (75 km) offshore.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3,756 | — |
| 2013 | 4,428 | +2.38% |
| 2018 | 4,827 | +1.74% |
| Source: [3] | ||
Dairy Flat (comprising the statistical areas of Dairy Flat North, Dairy Flat West and Dairy Flat South) had a population of 4,827 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 399 people (9.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,071 people (28.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,557 households. There were 2,403 males and 2,424 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female, with 846 people (17.5%) aged under 15 years, 1,017 (21.1%) aged 15 to 29, 2,403 (49.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 561 (11.6%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 85.0% European/Pākehā, 6.2% Māori, 1.4% Pacific peoples, 12.8% Asian, and 1.9% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).
The proportion of people born overseas was 32.4%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 59.4% had no religion, 30.8% were Christian, and 3.6% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 1,041 (26.1%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 414 (10.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,115 (53.1%) people were employed full-time, 696 (17.5%) were part-time, and 108 (2.7%) were unemployed.[3]
Education
Dairy Flat School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1-6) school[4] with a roll of 288 as of March 2020.[5] The school was established in 1878.[6]
The secondary schools serving Dairy Flat are Orewa College, Westlake Boys High School, Westlake Girls High School, Long Bay College and Rangitoto College.[7]
References
- Peter Dowling (editor) (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. map 11. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. map 35. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
- "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Dairy Flat North (113400), Dairy Flat West (113500) and Dairy Flat South (115600). 2018 Census place summary: Dairy Flat North 2018 Census place summary: Dairy Flat West 2018 Census place summary: Dairy Flat South
- Education Counts: Dairy Flat School
- "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- "Dairy Flat School - Home Page". Dairy Flat School. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
- "About Our School". Dairy Flat School. Archived from the original on 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2008-09-02.