Waiake

Waiake
Suburb
Country	New Zealand
City	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Albany
Population  (2018)
• Total	3,885

Torbay Heights	Torbay	Hauraki Gulf
Northcross	Waiake	Hauraki Gulf
Northcross	Browns Bay	Hauraki Gulf

Waiake is a suburb in the East Coast Bays of Auckland, New Zealand, between the suburbs of Browns Bay to the south and Torbay to the north. It has a beach (named Waiake Beach), which looks out to the Tor, after which Torbay is named. Waiake is under the local governance of the Auckland Council.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	3,615	—
2013	3,720	+0.41%
2018	3,885	+0.87%
Source:

Sunrise at Waiake Beach

Waiake had a population of 3,885 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 165 people (4.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 270 people (7.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,299 households. There were 1,911 males and 1,974 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female. The median age was 39 years, with 726 people (18.7%) aged under 15 years, 771 (19.8%) aged 15 to 29, 1,827 (47.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 561 (14.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 81.7% European/Pākehā, 4.9% Māori, 1.9% Pacific peoples, 14.9% Asian, and 2.9% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 46.1%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 54.0% had no religion, 37.0% were Christian, and 3.7% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 981 (31.1%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 300 (9.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $41,000. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,668 (52.8%) people were employed full-time, 501 (15.9%) were part-time, and 96 (3.0%) were unemployed.