Tāmaki | |
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 A view of typical houses in Tāmaki | |
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| Coordinates:36°53′27″S174°51′24″E / 36.890776°S 174.856546°E /-36.890776; 174.856546 | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Auckland |
| Local authority | Auckland Council |
| Electoral ward | Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward |
| Local board | Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board |
| Board subdivision | Tāmaki |
| Area | |
| • Land | 129 ha (319 acres) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 5,160 |
| St Johns | Point England | |
| Stonefields |   Tāmaki  | (Tāmaki River) |
| Mount Wellington | Panmure |
Tāmaki is a small suburb ofEast Auckland, 11 kilometres from theAuckland CBD, in theNorth Island of New Zealand. It is located by the banks of theestuarialTāmaki River, which is a southern arm of theHauraki Gulf. The suburb is between the suburbs ofPoint England to the north andPanmure to the south.
Tāmaki is under the local governance ofAuckland Council. It is part of the much largerTāmaki parliamentary electorate.
In the 1940s Tāmaki was chosen to be an area for large state housing development and continued to have state houses built for almost 20 years.[3]
Tāmaki covers 1.29 km2 (0.50 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 5,160 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 3,969 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3,933 | — |
| 2013 | 3,954 | +0.08% |
| 2018 | 4,275 | +1.57% |
| 2023 | 4,167 | −0.51% |
| Source:[4][5] | ||
Tāmaki had a population of 4,167 in the2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 108 people (−2.5%) since the2018 census, and an increase of 213 people (5.4%) since the2013 census. There were 2,073 males, 2,085 females and 12 people ofother genders in 1,272 dwellings.[6] 3.4% of people identified asLGBTIQ+. There were 924 people (22.2%) aged under 15 years, 936 (22.5%) aged 15 to 29, 1,887 (45.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 423 (10.2%) aged 65 or older.[5]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 30.8%European (Pākehā); 22.5%Māori; 40.1%Pasifika; 23.3%Asian; 2.2% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.5% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 90.5%, Māori language by 4.5%, Samoan by 7.3%, and other languages by 28.3%. No language could be spoken by 3.0% (e.g. too young to talk).New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 39.2, compared with 28.8% nationally.[5]
Religious affiliations were 46.1%Christian, 2.3%Hindu, 3.0%Islam, 3.1%Māori religious beliefs, 2.0%Buddhist, 0.4%New Age, and 1.7% other religions. People who answered that they hadno religion were 34.3%, and 7.7% of people did not answer the census question.[5]
Of those at least 15 years old, 753 (23.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,350 (41.6%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,158 (35.7%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 264 people (8.1%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,620 (50.0%) people were employed full-time, 318 (9.8%) were part-time, and 156 (4.8%) were unemployed.[5]
| Name | Area (km2) | Population | Density (per km2) | Dwellings | Median age | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamaki West | 0.63 | 2,592 | 4,114 | 789 | 32.8 years | $36,000[7] |
| Tamaki East | 0.66 | 1,575 | 2,386 | 483 | 32.5 years | $38,100[8] |
| New Zealand | 38.1 years | $41,500 |
Tāmaki Primary School is a contributing primary school (years 1–8) with a roll of 147.[9] Sommerville School is a school for students with special educational needs with a roll of 360.[10] These schools are adjacent to each other. Both schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of March 2025.[11]
To the west of the suburb isMount Wellington, a 137-metrevolcanic peak which is part of theAuckland volcanic field, and which was formed by an eruption around 9,000 years ago.
By a quirk of geographical naming, the suburb ofEast Tāmaki is located several kilometres to the south of Tāmaki because it takes its name from the fact that it is on the eastern side of the Tamaki River, rather than from its relationship to Tāmaki.
The nameTāmaki was theMāori name for theAuckland isthmus, and was later applied to the eastern part of early Auckland (towards the Tamaki River), as in the name of the Tamaki Road Board.[12]
The nameTāmaki is of contested origin. It is an ancientPolynesian word forbattle; it can also meanfull of people, i.e., heavily populated – an ironic possibility given that the Māori name of the heavily populated Auckland isthmus inMāori isTāmaki-makau-rau. A third possible origin of the names isTā-Maki, meaningsuccessful attack by Maki, which was the name of a local tribal chief.[citation needed]