Oteha

Oteha is an Auckland suburb, which is under local governance of Auckland Council. The area is defined by Oteha Valley Road on the north, East Coast Road on the east, Spencer Road on the south, and the Auckland Northern Motorway on the west. Until the end of the 20th century, the area was rural.[1]

Oteha
Suburb
Country	New Zealand
Local authority	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Albany Ward
Population  (2018)
• Total	5,112

Dairy Flat	Fairview Heights	Northcross
Albany	Oteha	Browns Bay
Albany	Pinehill	Rothesay Bay

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	3,033	—
2013	4,509	+5.83%
2018	5,112	+2.54%
Source: [2]

Oteha, comprising the statistical areas of Oteha East and Oteha West, had a population of 5,112 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 603 people (13.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 2,079 people (68.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,665 households. There were 2,433 males and 2,679 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.91 males per female, with 1,023 people (20.0%) aged under 15 years, 1,155 (22.6%) aged 15 to 29, 2,391 (46.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 546 (10.7%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 37.0% European/Pākehā, 2.4% Māori, 1.5% Pacific peoples, 58.3% Asian, and 5.0% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 67.1%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 48.6% had no religion, 37.1% were Christian, and 9.6% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,464 (35.8%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 321 (7.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,076 (50.8%) people were employed full-time, 555 (13.6%) were part-time, and 138 (3.4%) were unemployed.[2]

Education

Oteha Valley School is a coeducational contributing primary school (years 1–6) with a roll of 565 students as at March 2020.[3][4] The school opened in 2004.[5]

City Impact Church School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) and a high school (years 9–13), with a roll of 162 primary and 67 secondary students as at March 2020.[3][6][7] It is a private Christian school.[8]

Notes

1. Whangaparaoa (Map). 1:50000. NZMS260. LINZ / Lands and Survey. 1999. § R10.
2. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Oteha East (117600) and Oteha West (117800). 2018 Census place summary: Oteha East 2018 Census place summary: Oteha West
3. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
4. Education Counts: Oteha Valley School
5. "Information Handbook" (DOC). Oteha Valley School. 13 June 2008. p. 1. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
6. Education Counts: City Impact Church School
7. Education Counts: City Impact Church School (Secondary)
8. "City Impact Church School - About Us". City Impact Church. Retrieved 21 July 2019.