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Ostend
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Ostend, September 2018
Basic information
Local authority Auckland Council
Electoral ward Waitematā and Gulf Ward
Local board Waiheke Local Board
Population 1905 (2018)
Surrounds
North Palm Beach
Northeast Onetangi
East Rural Waiheke
Southeast Omiha
South (Putiki Bay)
West Surfdale
Northwest Oneroa

Ostend is a settlement on Waiheke Island, in New Zealand's Hauraki Gulf within the Auckland Region. Ostend is located in the west of the island, on and around a small peninsula which juts into Putiki Bay, one of two large indentations in the island's southwest coast. The southwest of the island contains much of the island's population, with Ostend being located immediately to the east of the settlement of Surfdale, and to the southwest of Onetangi.

Ostend is connected to Surfdale by a causeway which crosses the western arm of Putiki Bay. The area is used by boatsmen who moor their boats on the beach, as it is easy to access from the mainland marina at Half Moon Bay. Ostend is home to the island's only supermarket (Countdown), a branch office of the Auckland council, the island's Baptist church, and a medical centre. It is known as the industrial area of the island.

Demographics

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
2006 1,617 —    
2013 1,734 +1.00%
2018 1,905 +1.90%

Ostend had a population of 1,905 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 171 people (9.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 288 people (17.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 771 households. There were 933 males and 972 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female. The median age was 45.3 years, with 285 people (15.0%) aged under 15 years, 315 (16.5%) aged 15 to 29, 891 (46.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 411 (21.6%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 87.7% European/Pākehā, 12.1% Māori, 3.6% Pacific peoples, 4.7% Asian, and 4.9% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 32.6%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 62.8% had no religion, 22.2% were Christian, and 6.6% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 405 (25.0%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 216 (13.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $28,500. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 750 (46.3%) people were employed full-time, 270 (16.7%) were part-time, and 39 (2.4%) were unemployed.

Education

One of the three schools on Waiheke Island is in Ostend. The others are in Surfdale.

Waiheke Primary School is a coeducational full primary school (years 1–8) with a roll of 259 as of April 2023.

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