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Palm Beach
Suburb
Coordinates: 36°46′52″S 175°02′38″E / 36.781°S 175.044°E / -36.781; 175.044
Country	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Local authority	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Waitematā and Gulf ward
Local board	Waiheke Local Board
Area
• Land	367 ha (907 acres)
Population
• Total	1,280

	(Hauraki Gulf)
Oneroa	Palm Beach	Onetangi
Surfdale		Ostend

Palm Beach is a settlement on Waiheke Island in northern New Zealand. The eponymous beach is named for phoenix palms at the eastern end, and has safe swimming and white sand.

Demographics

The statistical area of Oneroa East-Palm Beach, which includes several bays on the north coast of Waiheke, covers 3.67 km (1.42 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 1,280 as of June 2024, with a population density of 349 people per km.

Oneroa East-Palm Beach had a population of 1,254 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 75 people (6.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 117 people (10.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 513 households, comprising 612 males and 642 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female. The median age was 47.0 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 192 people (15.3%) aged under 15 years, 171 (13.6%) aged 15 to 29, 600 (47.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 288 (23.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 90.7% European/Pākehā, 10.8% Māori, 4.1% Pacific peoples, 3.1% Asian, and 3.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 31.1, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 60.8% had no religion, 24.6% were Christian, 1.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% were Hindu, 0.5% were Muslim, 0.7% were Buddhist and 5.0% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 384 (36.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 102 (9.6%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $33,700, compared with $31,800 nationally. 261 people (24.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 477 (44.9%) people were employed full-time, 189 (17.8%) were part-time, and 18 (1.7%) were unemployed.

Gallery

• Palm Beach Village
• Palm beach

References

1. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. "Beaches on Waiheke Island". Waiheke Unlimited. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
4. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Oneroa East-Palm Beach (146900). 2018 Census place summary: Oneroa East-Palm Beach

• Beaches of the Auckland Region
• Populated places on Waiheke Island