Randwick Park

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Randwick Park
Suburb
Randwick Park
Coordinates: 37°01′30″S174°55′12″E / 37.025°S 174.920°E / -37.025; 174.920
CountryNew Zealand
City Auckland
Local authority Auckland Council
Electoral ward Manurewa-Papakura ward
Local board Manurewa Local Board
Area
[1]
 • Land145 ha (358 acres)
Population
 (June 2023) [2]
 • Total6,870
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Manurewa
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Randwick Park is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.

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The suburb is located east of Manurewa and is in the Manurewa-Papakura ward, one of the thirteen administrative divisions of Auckland Council.

The suburb had high unemployment and high crime rates in the early 2000s, but after a liquor store owner was killed in 2008, [3] a residents' association was formed to improve local sports and community facilities, [4] with support from the Manurewa Local Board and Auckland Council's Southern Initiative program. [5] It was named the Mitre10 Community of the Year in 2017. [6]

Demographics

Randwick Park covers 1.45 km2 (0.56 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 6,870 as of June 2023, [2] with a population density of 4,738 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20065,553—    
20135,775+0.56%
20186,150+1.27%
Source: [7]

Randwick Park had a population of 6,150 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 375 people (6.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 597 people (10.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,518 households, comprising 3,057 males and 3,096 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female, with 1,788 people (29.1%) aged under 15 years, 1,638 (26.6%) aged 15 to 29, 2,454 (39.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 270 (4.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 21.1% European/Pākehā, 27.8% Māori, 37.7% Pacific peoples, 28.4% Asian, and 3.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 38.4, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 27.1% had no religion, 44.5% were Christian, 3.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 9.7% were Hindu, 2.2% were Muslim, 1.8% were Buddhist and 6.7% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 561 (12.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 897 (20.6%) people had no formal qualifications. 348 people (8.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,286 (52.4%) people were employed full-time, 465 (10.7%) were part-time, and 336 (7.7%) were unemployed. [7]

Individual statistical areas
NameArea
(km2)		PopulationDensity
(per km2)		HouseholdsMedian ageMedian
income
Randwick Park East0.752,5323,37668430.7 years$31,500 [8]
Randwick Park West0.703,6185,16983424.7 years$22,600 [9]
New Zealand37.4 years$31,800

Education

Randwick Park School is a full primary school (years 1–8) with a roll of 628. [10] About half the students have Pacific heritage, and over a fifth are Māori. Some classes are taught in the Māori language. [11]

Te Kura Ākonga o Manurewa is a full primary school (years 1–8) with a roll of 91. [12] The school teaches primarily in the Māori language. [13]

Both these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of April 2023. [14]

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  1. 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "'It's a rough area, eh'". Stuff. 31 January 2009.
  4. ↑ "Auckland suburb Randwick Park goes from crime ghetto to a 'taste of heaven'". Manukau Courier. 30 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "South Auckland is home to New Zealand's best neighbourhood". Our Auckland. 23 February 2017.
  6. ↑ Ford, Emily (27 February 2017). "Randwick Park named NZ's Community of the Year". Stuff.
  7. 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Randwick Park East (161000) and Randwick Park West (161300).
  8. ↑ 2018 Census place summary: Randwick Park East
  9. ↑ 2018 Census place summary: Randwick Park West
  10. ↑ Education Counts: Randwick Park School
  11. ↑ "Randwick Park School – 06/07/2020". Education Review Office. 6 July 2020.
  12. ↑ Education Counts: Te Kura Akonga o Manurewa
  13. ↑ "Te Kura Akonga o Manurewa – 30/01/2019". Education Review Office. 30 January 2019.
  14. ↑ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
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