Clevedon, New Zealand

Clevedon, previously known as Wairoa South, is a rural town in Auckland, New Zealand, located in the Franklin ward, one of the thirteen administrative divisions of Auckland city. The town is governed by the Auckland Council. The town is the centre of an administrative ward of Franklin which takes in much of the largely rural area to the east of the urban heart of the city.
Clevedon is located on the Wairoa River five kilometres from its estuary and outflow into the Tamaki Strait, an arm of the Hauraki Gulf. It is 14 kilometres from the centre of the suburb of Manukau, which lies to the northwest. To the south of Clevedon rise the rugged hills of the Hunua Ranges. Several popular beaches are located on the coast close to Clevedon, including Duder's Beach and Kawakawa Bay. Between these two beaches lies the Duder Regional Park.
History and culture.
Pre-European history.
Prior to human settlement, the area was swampy, and Bush moa, Mantell's moa and North Island giant moa bones have been found in the vicinity. Clevedon and surrounding area is traditionally the territory of the Ngāi Tai or Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki people, who are descendants of the "Tainui" waka. They call the area "Te Wairoa" (the Long River). Ngāi Tai traversed their tribal domain, including the inner islands of the Hauraki Gulf, in a seasonal cycle of harvesting, gathering and fishing.
Ngā Tai maintained settlements in several places, including:
Between the 1830s and 1863, the Te Hingawaka hapū of Ngāti Pāoa lived at the base of Te Oue pā.
European settlement.
The European settlement of Clevedon was established in 1866. It was named after the English town of Clevedon.
All Souls Church, built in the Selwyn style and located in Clevedon, is registered by Heritage New Zealand as a Category II structure, with registration number 682.
Marae.
The local Umupuia Marae and Ngeungeu meeting house is a traditional meeting place for Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki and the Waikato Tainui hapū of Ngāti Koheriki and Ngāi Tai.
Demographics.
The statistical area of Clevedon, which at 50 square kilometres is larger than the town, had a population of 1,515 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 63 people (4.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 171 people (12.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 507 households. There were 762 males and 753 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.01 males per female. The median age was 43 years, with 294 people (19.4%) aged under 15 years, 261 (17.2%) aged 15 to 29, 756 (49.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 207 (13.7%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 92.5% European/Pākehā, 7.1% Māori, 1.8% Pacific peoples, 5.0% Asian, and 1.8% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).
The proportion of people born overseas was 21.0%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 49.5% had no religion, 41.2% were Christian, 1.2% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 1.2% were Buddhist and 1.8% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 351 (28.7%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 144 (11.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $44,200. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 690 (56.5%) people were employed full-time, 234 (19.2%) were part-time, and 27 (2.2%) were unemployed.
Education.
Clevedon School is a coeducational full primary school (years 1–8) with a roll of as of The school began in 1859 as Wairoa School and moved to its current site in 1878. In 1895 it became Clevedon School.