Clover Park, New Zealand

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Clover Park
Clover Park, New Zealand
Coordinates: 36°59′06″S174°53′37″E / 36.9851°S 174.8937°E / -36.9851; 174.8937
CountryNew Zealand
City Auckland
Local authority Auckland Council
Electoral ward Manukau ward
Local board Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board
Area
[1]
  Land211 ha (521 acres)
Population
 (June 2023) [2]
  Total9,690
Papatoetoe Ōtara, Flat Bush Flat Bush
Manukau Central
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Clover Park is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is governed by the Auckland Council, and is in the Manukau ward, one of the thirteen administrative divisions of Auckland city.

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Demographics

Clover Park covers 2.11 km2 (0.81 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 9,690 as of June 2023, [2] with a population density of 4,592 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20068,064    
20137,941−0.22%
20188,922+2.36%
Source: [3]

Clover Park had a population of 8,922 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 981 people (12.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 858 people (10.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,938 households, comprising 4,425 males and 4,500 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female, with 2,448 people (27.4%) aged under 15 years, 2,277 (25.5%) aged 15 to 29, 3,510 (39.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 690 (7.7%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 14.9% European/Pākehā, 17.9% Māori, 56.4% Pacific peoples, 27.2% Asian, and 1.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 40.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 21.2% had no religion, 56.9% were Christian, 1.6% had Māori religious beliefs, 7.2% were Hindu, 2.4% were Muslim, 3.7% were Buddhist and 2.4% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 666 (10.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,467 (22.7%) people had no formal qualifications. 447 people (6.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 3,225 (49.8%) people were employed full-time, 759 (11.7%) were part-time, and 408 (6.3%) were unemployed. [3]

Individual statistical areas
NameArea
(km2)
PopulationDensity
(per km2)
HouseholdsMedian ageMedian
income
Clover Park North0.924,6835,09092426.9 years$23,800 [4]
Clover Park South1.184,2393,5921,01429.7 years$26,900 [5]
New Zealand37.4 years$31,800

Education

Redoubt North School is a full primary (years 1–8) school with a roll of 516. [6]

Kia Aroha College is a secondary school (years 7–13) school with a roll of 336. Some classes are taught in the Māori language and some in Pacific languages. [7] It was formed in January 2011 when Clover Park Middle School merged with Te Whānau o Tupuranga. [8]

Amenities

The Manukau Sports Bowl, a 21.6-hectare (53-acre) park, is located in Clover Park, immediately to the east of the Auckland Southern Motorway. [9] [10] Originally farmland, the land for the park was acquired in the 1960s and 1970s. By the early 1980s, the site included two sports fields. Substantial development took place between 1987 and 1989 with the construction of a greyhound track and a velodrome. Today, facilities in the park include the Auckland Greyhound Track, the Manukau Velodrome, a function centre, a tennis centre, various sports fields, a children's playground, bocce courts and a basketball court. [9]

Since 1996, the Manukau Sports Bowl has been the venue for the annual Polyfest, the world's largest Pacific dance festival, attracting up to 100,000 visitors. [9] [11]

Manukau Velodrome

The Manukau Velodrome was developed by the Manukau City Council at an estimated cost of $4,349,000, following a report setting out the requirement for a velodrome to host track cycling at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. [9] The facility was jointly paid for by the Manukau City Council and the government's Games Enhancement Fund, each providing 25 per cent of the funding, and the Auckland Regional Authority. [9] [12] It opened on 16 September 1989, and hosted the track cycling at the Auckland Commonwealth Games the following January. [10]

During the 2003 World Rally Championship, the velodrome formed part of the course and was the finishing venue for the 2003 Rally New Zealand. [9]

Auckland Greyhound Track

The Auckland Greyhound Track is home to the Auckland Greyhound Racing Club. [9] [13] The track was developed at a cost of $3.2 million, and held its first race meeting on 18 December 1989. [9] [14] In late 2023, the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board announced that the greyhound track would be replaced by an athletics track, and that negotiations were taking place between the Auckland Greyhound Racing Club and Auckland Council to facilitate the club's move away from the Manukau Sports Bowl. [15]

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