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One Tree Hill
Suburb
A view of the suburb from Maungakiekie / One Tree Hill
A view of the suburb from Maungakiekie / One Tree Hill
One Tree Hill is located in New Zealand
One Tree Hill
One Tree Hill
Location in New Zealand
Country New Zealand
Local authority Auckland
Electoral ward Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward
Local board Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board
Area
 • Land 275 ha (680 acre)
Population
 (June 2023)
 • Total 4,800
Hospitals(s) Greenlane Clinical Centre

One Tree Hill, New Zealand

One Tree Hill is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. The residential part of the suburb is located to the east and south-east of Maungakiekie / One Tree Hill, from which it takes its name, with the volcanic peak located within the suburb's boundaries.

The suburb was established in the 1930s. Many period bungalows remain. Cornwall Park and Maungakiekie are major attractions within the suburb.

Demographics

One Tree Hill covers 2.75 km2 (1.06 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 4800 as of June 2023, with a population density of 1745 people per km2.

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
2006 4,125 —    
2013 4,161 +0.12%
2018 4,506 +1.61%

One Tree Hill had a population of 4,506 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 345 people (8.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 381 people (9.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,680 households, comprising 2,169 males and 2,340 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female. The median age was 34.7 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 810 people (18.0%) aged under 15 years, 945 (21.0%) aged 15 to 29, 2,301 (51.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 450 (10.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 65.3% European/Pākehā, 8.5% Māori, 10.9% Pacific peoples, 24.0% Asian, and 3.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 35.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 47.2% had no religion, 38.6% were Christian, 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.7% were Hindu, 2.1% were Muslim, 1.6% were Buddhist and 1.7% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,581 (42.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 318 (8.6%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $45,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. 1,116 people (30.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,205 (59.7%) people were employed full-time, 483 (13.1%) were part-time, and 129 (3.5%) were unemployed.

Education

Oranga School is a coeducational contributing primary school (years 1-6) with a roll of 260 as of February 2024.

Notable people

  • Cicely Hilda Farmer (1870–1955), novelist (born in One Tree Hill)
  • Arthur Hall (1880–1931), MP for the Reform Party and farmer (born in One Tree Hill)

Mayors

One Tree Hill existed as a separate borough from 1930 until 1989, when it was absorbed into Auckland City. During that time, the borough had eight mayors:

Name Term of office
1 Joseph Speight Hardwicke 1930 1931
2 Israel Goldstine 1931 1947
3 Brian Preston Stevenson 1947 1956
4 Francis William Laidlaw Milne 1956 1968
5 Walter Adolph Race 1968 1971
6 Leonard Jack Harley 1971 1971
7 Harold Cooper Sadgrove 1971 1974
8 Jack Dickey 1974 1989
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