WaitÃÂkere, often called WaitÃÂkere Township or WaitÃÂkere Town, is a small, mostly rural settlement to the northwest of Auckland, New Zealand.
The settlement is in the traditional rohe of Te Kawerau ÃÂ Maki. The many hills of the area were known as NgÃÂ Rau Pou ÃÂ Maki, referring to the eponymous ancestor of the tribe.
During the latter 19th century, the King brothers established a flax mill at WaitÃÂkere. In 1881, the WaitÃÂkere railway station was opened, when the North Auckland Line was extended from New Lynn to Helensville.
Waitakere Road had two bridges constructed to bypass the now Township Road making it a dead-end or cul-de-sac.
WaitÃÂkere covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km<sup>2</sup>.
WaitÃÂkere had a population of 1,812 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 6 people (âÂÂ0.3%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 138 people (8.2%) since the 2013 census. There were 906 males, 900 females and 9 people of other genders in 612 dwellings. 2.8% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 41.7 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 360 people (19.9%) aged under 15 years, 282 (15.6%) aged 15 to 29, 933 (51.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 237 (13.1%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 90.7% European (PÃÂkehÃÂ); 14.6% MÃÂori; 7.6% Pasifika; 5.5% Asian; 0.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.0% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.0%, MÃÂori language by 2.6%, Samoan by 0.5%, and other languages by 7.8%. No language could be spoken by 1.3% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.2%. The percentage of people born overseas was 20.4, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 22.0% Christian, 1.0% Hindu, 0.7% Islam, 0.3% MÃÂori religious beliefs, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.8% New Age, and 1.7% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 65.6%, and 7.6% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 249 (17.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 798 (55.0%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 306 (21.1%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $51,100, compared with $41,500 nationally. 234 people (16.1%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 861 (59.3%) people were employed full-time, 216 (14.9%) were part-time, and 33 (2.3%) were unemployed.
Waitakere School is a coeducational full primary (years 1âÂÂ8) school with a roll of students as at . It was established in 1921.