Homai

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use New Zealand English Template:Stack begin Template:Stack begin Template:Template other Template:Stack end Template:Adjacent place Template:Stack end Homai is a suburb of Auckland in New Zealand surrounded by Manukau Central, Wiri, Hillpark, Clendon Park and Manurewa. It was formerly under the local governance of the Manukau City Council. It has since been integrated with the rest of Auckland under Auckland Council in 2010.

History

In the early 1920s, local residents of Manurewa, including John Dreadon, lobbied the Manurewa Town Board for the creation of a second train station in the area, which opened in 1924. The train station was named Homai, suggested by Auckland resident Maurice Harding, referring to the gift of land and financing that Dreadon and his neighbours gave to create the station. Over time, the name became associated with the suburban area close to the train station. "Homai" is a Māori language verb, meaning "to give (to me)".

Demographics

Homai covers and had an estimated population of as of Template:NZ population data 2023 SA2 with a population density of people per km².

Homai had a population of 12,444 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 513 people (4.3%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 2,559 people (25.9%) since the 2013 census. There were 6,228 males, 6,180 females and 36 people of other genders in 3,054 dwellings. 2.1% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 3,288 people (26.4%) aged under 15 years, 3,291 (26.4%) aged 15 to 29, 5,088 (40.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 780 (6.3%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 16.9% European (Pākehā); 26.4% Māori; 48.8% Pasifika; 25.2% Asian; 1.9% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 0.8% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 89.8%, Māori language by 6.5%, Samoan by 17.1%, and other languages by 23.2%. No language could be spoken by 3.3% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 39.3, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 48.8% Christian, 8.1% Hindu, 2.9% Islam, 2.5% Māori religious beliefs, 1.6% Buddhist, 0.2% New Age, and 4.0% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 25.7%, and 6.4% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,017 (11.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 4,377 (47.8%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 3,750 (41.0%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 306 people (3.3%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 4,569 (49.9%) people were employed full-time, 801 (8.7%) were part-time, and 564 (6.2%) were unemployed.

Individual statistical areas

Name	Area (km2)	Population	Density (per km2)	Dwellings	Median age	Median income
Burbank	0.65	3,750	5,769	804	27.1 years	$31,000
Homai East	0.60	2,985	4,975	807	30.6 years	$38,500
Homai West	0.48	2,589	5,394	603	27.5 years	$33,300
Homai Central	0.54	3,120	5,778	840	28.4 years	$36,600
New Zealand					38.1 years	$41,500

Education

Manurewa High School is a secondary school (years 9–13) with a roll of Template:NZ school roll data. The school opened in 1960. Homai School is a contributing primary school (years 1–6) with a roll of Template:NZ school roll data, which opened in 1955 as Manurewa North School.

Both schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of Template:NZ school roll data

External links

• Photographs of Homai held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections.