Palm Beach is a settlement on Waiheke Island in northern New Zealand. The eponymous beach is named for phoenix palms at the eastern end, and has safe swimming and white sand.
The statistical area of Oneroa East-Palm Beach, which includes several bays on the north coast of Waiheke, covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km<sup>2</sup>.
Oneroa East-Palm Beach had a population of 1,242 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 12 people (âÂÂ1.0%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 63 people (5.3%) since the 2013 census. There were 624 males, 612 females and 9 people of other genders in 543 dwellings. 6.8% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 51.2 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 147 people (11.8%) aged under 15 years, 138 (11.1%) aged 15 to 29, 606 (48.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 357 (28.7%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 91.1% European (PÃÂkehÃÂ); 10.1% MÃÂori; 2.4% Pasifika; 3.1% Asian; 4.3% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.7% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.6%, MÃÂori language by 2.7%, Samoan by 0.7%, and other languages by 15.7%. No language could be spoken by 1.0% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 32.6, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 22.9% Christian, 0.2% Hindu, 0.7% MÃÂori religious beliefs, 0.7% Buddhist, 1.0% New Age, 1.0% Jewish, and 1.4% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 65.9%, and 6.0% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 414 (37.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 477 (43.6%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 204 (18.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $41,100, compared with $41,500 nationally. 213 people (19.5%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 480 (43.8%) people were employed full-time, 213 (19.5%) were part-time, and 18 (1.6%) were unemployed.