Te Papapa

For the Museum, see Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.

Suburb in Auckland, New Zealand

Te Papapa

Suburb

A carpet factory in the south of the suburb

Coordinates: 36°55′11″S 174°48′08″E﻿ / ﻿36.919602°S 174.802262°E﻿ / -36.919602; 174.802262
Country| New Zealand
City| Auckland
Local authority| Auckland Council
Electoral ward| Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward
Local board| Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board
Board subdivision| Maungakiekie
Area

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• Land| 71 ha (175 acres)
Population

(June 2024)[2]

• Total

| 3,510
Train stations| Te Papapa railway station

Oranga | Penrose | Mount Wellington

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Onehunga |

Te Papapa

| Southdown
Māngere Bridge | (Māngere Inlet) |

Te Papapa is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is located nine kilometres to the southeast of Auckland city centre, on the northern shore of Māngere Inlet, an arm of the Manukau Harbour. The residential and light-industrial suburb lies between the suburbs of Onehunga, Penrose, and Southdown, and is at the northern end of the Māngere Bridge which connects it with the South Auckland suburb of Māngere. Train services on the Onehunga Line run through the suburb on the Onehunga Branch line, which reopened in 2010. Services at Te Papapa station commenced on 19 September 2010.[3] Carter Holt Harvey's head office is located at 173 Captain Springs Road in the Te Papapa area.[4] It has been suggested that the name of the suburb refers to a fortress built of rock slabs.[5] However, at the time Te Papapa Railway Station first opened the area around was commonly known as "Pumpkin Flat" and a short article in the Auckland Star[6] reported that the general manager of the railways had chosen to name the station after the "Maori long pumpkin or Te Papapa" in remembrance of the commonly used name.

## Demographics

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Te Papapa covers 0.71 km2 (0.27 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 3,510 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 4,944 people per km2.

Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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2006| 2,877| —
2013| 3,060| +0.88%
2018| 3,237| +1.13%
Source: [7]
Te Papapa Station

Te Papapa had a population of 3,237 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 177 people (5.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 360 people (12.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,128 households, comprising 1,572 males and 1,668 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female. The median age was 34.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 672 people (20.8%) aged under 15 years, 648 (20.0%) aged 15 to 29, 1,650 (51.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 264 (8.2%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 53.5% European/Pākehā, 12.2% Māori, 25.2% Pacific peoples, 20.9% Asian, and 3.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 35.3, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 40.1% had no religion, 43.9% were Christian, 1.0% had Māori religious beliefs, 3.2% were Hindu, 2.7% were Muslim, 1.0% were Buddhist and 1.6% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 858 (33.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 366 (14.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $42,800, compared with $31,800 nationally. 657 people (25.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,518 (59.2%) people were employed full-time, 261 (10.2%) were part-time, and 111 (4.3%) were unemployed.[7]

## Education

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Te Papapa School is a coeducational contributing primary school (years 1–6) with a roll of 307 as of August 2024.[8][9]

## References

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1. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
2. ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. ^ "Onehunga Branch Line". KiwiRail. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
4. ^ "ContactArchived 14 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine." Carter Holt Harvey. Retrieved on 28 January 2009.
5. ^ Simmons, D. R. (1979). "George Graham's Maori Place Names of Auckland". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 16: 11–39. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906272. Wikidata Q58677091.
6. ^ "Untitled". Auckland Star. 11 February 1879. p. 2.
7. ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Te Papapa (145600). 2018 Census place summary: Te Papapa
8. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
9. ^ Education Counts: Te Papapa School

## External links

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* Photographs of Te Papapa held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections.

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Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board Area, Auckland, New Zealand

Populated places|

* Glen Innes
* Mount Wellington
* Onehunga
* One Tree Hill
* Oranga
* Panmure
* Penrose
* Point England
* Southdown
* Tāmaki
* Te Papapa
* Wai o Taiki Bay
* Westfield

Geographic features|

* Maungakiekie / One Tree Hill
* Maungarei / Mount Wellington
* Mutukaroa / Hamlins Hill
* Panmure Basin

Facilities and attractions|

* Cornwall Park
* Acacia Cottage
* Māngere Bridge
* Mutukaroa / Hamlins Hill Regional Park
* St Peter's Anglican Church
* Our Lady of the Assumption
* Waikaraka Cycleway
* Westfield Freezing Works (former)

Government|

* Auckland Council
* Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board
* Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward
* Auckland City Council (defunct)

Organisations|

* Onehunga Sports
* Uni-Mount Bohemian AFC

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