Randwick Park

Randwick Park
Suburb
Coordinates: 37°01′30″S174°55′12″E / 37.025°S 174.920°E / -37.025; 174.920
Country	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Local authority	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Manurewa-Papakura ward
Local board	Manurewa Local Board
Area [1]
• Land	145 ha (358 acres)
Population  (June 2024) [2]
• Total	6,620

Hillpark	Alfriston	Clevedon
Manurewa	Randwick Park	Ardmore
Conifer Grove	Takanini	Papakura

Randwick Park is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.

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 6,620 as of June 2024, ^[2] with a population density of 4,566 people per km².

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	5,553	—
2013	5,772	+0.55%
2018	6,150	+1.28%
2023	5,949	−0.66%
Source: [7] [8]

Randwick Park had a population of 5,949 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 201 people (−3.3%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 177 people (3.1%) since the 2013 census. There were 3,036 males, 2,910 females and 6 people of other genders in 1,602 dwellings. ^[9] 1.8% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 28.9 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 1,596 people (26.8%) aged under 15 years, 1,497 (25.2%) aged 15 to 29, 2,502 (42.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 354 (6.0%) aged 65 or older. ^[8]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 18.8% European (Pākehā); 28.0% Māori; 40.5% Pasifika; 29.7% Asian; 3.2% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 90.1%, Māori language by 6.7%, Samoan by 13.2%, and other languages by 26.9%. No language could be spoken by 3.2% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 39.8, compared with 28.8% nationally. ^[8]

Religious affiliations were 40.5% Christian, 9.3% Hindu, 3.0% Islam, 2.8% Māori religious beliefs, 2.0% Buddhist, 0.1% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 7.5% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 27.6%, and 7.4% of people did not answer the census question. ^[8]

Of those at least 15 years old, 588 (13.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 2,082 (47.8%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,686 (38.7%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $36,800, compared with $41,500 nationally. 183 people (4.2%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,295 (52.7%) people were employed full-time, 393 (9.0%) were part-time, and 264 (6.1%) were unemployed. ^[8]

Individual statistical areas

Name	Area (km2)	Population	Density (per km2)	Dwellings	Median age	Median income
Randwick Park East	0.75	2,475	3,300	708	32.4 years	$40,800 [10]
Randwick Park West	0.70	3,477	4,967	894	26.5 years	$33,600 [11]
New Zealand					38.1 years	$41,500

Education

Randwick Park School is a full primary school (years 1–8) with a roll of 670. ^[12] About half the students have Pacific heritage, and over a fifth are Māori. Some classes are taught in the Māori language. ^[13]

Te Kura Ākonga o Manurewa is a full primary school (years 1–8) with a roll of 89. ^[14] The school teaches primarily in the Māori language. ^[15]

Both these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of November 2024. ^[16]

References

1. "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Statistical Area 3 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 13 February 2025.
2. "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 26 October 2024.
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. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Randwick Park East (161000) and Randwick Park West (161300).
8. "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Randwick Park (52120). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
9. "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
10. "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer. Randwick Park East. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
11. "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer. Randwick Park West. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
12. Education Counts: Randwick Park School
13. "Randwick Park School – 06/07/2020". Education Review Office. 6 July 2020.
14. Education Counts: Te Kura Akonga o Manurewa
15. "Te Kura Akonga o Manurewa – 30/01/2019". Education Review Office. 30 January 2019.
16. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2025.