Sunnynook, New Zealand

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Sunnynook
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Sunnynook Shopping Centre
Sunnynook, New Zealand
Coordinates: 36°45′18″S174°44′13″E / 36.755°S 174.737°E / -36.755; 174.737 Coordinates: 36°45′18″S174°44′13″E / 36.755°S 174.737°E / -36.755; 174.737
Country New Zealand
City Auckland
Local authority Auckland Council
Electoral ward North Shore ward
Local board Devonport-Takapuna Local Board
Area
[1]
  Land154 ha (381 acres)
Population
 (June 2021) [2]
  Total5,830
Postcode(s)
0620
Busway station(s) Sunnynook busway station
Rosedale Mairangi Bay Campbells Bay
Totara Vale
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Castor Bay
Glenfield North Wairau Valley Forrest Hill

Sunnynook is a suburb on the North Shore in the Auckland metropolitan area in New Zealand. It is currently under the governance of Auckland Council.

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The suburb is centred on the Sunnynook Shopping Centre and the nearby Sunnynook Park. A skateboard bowl is located in the park, which is also home to the Glenfield Greyhounds rugby league club. Sunnynook residents have access to the Northern Busway rapid transit bus link via the Sunnynook busway station.

Demographics

Sunnynook covers 1.54 km2 (0.59 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 5,830 as of June 2021, [2] with a population density of 3,786 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20065,034    
20135,121+0.25%
20185,538+1.58%
Source: [3]

Sunnynook had a population of 5,538 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 417 people (8.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 504 people (10.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,734 households, comprising 2,769 males and 2,772 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female, with 1,116 people (20.2%) aged under 15 years, 1,353 (24.4%) aged 15 to 29, 2,616 (47.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 450 (8.1%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 45.2% European/Pākehā, 6.0% Māori, 3.8% Pacific peoples, 49.2% Asian, and 4.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 57.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 46.2% had no religion, 38.3% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 3.5% were Hindu, 2.4% were Muslim, 2.1% were Buddhist and 2.1% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,569 (35.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 390 (8.8%) people had no formal qualifications. 717 people (16.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,358 (53.3%) people were employed full-time, 651 (14.7%) were part-time, and 195 (4.4%) were unemployed. [3]

Individual statistical areas
NameArea (km2)PopulationDensity (per km2)HouseholdsMedian ageMedian income
Sunnynook South0.802,6733,34183133.1 years$31,300 [4]
Sunnynook North0.742,8653,87290333.5 years$34,200 [5]
New Zealand37.4 years$31,800

Education

Notes

  1. 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Sunnynook South (121200) and Sunnynook North (121300).
  4. 2018 Census place summary: Sunnynook South
  5. 2018 Census place summary: Sunnynook North
  6. 1 2 "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  7. Education Counts: Wairau Intermediate
  8. "Our History". Wairau Intermediate. Archived from the original on 1 April 2007. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
  9. Education Counts: Sunnynook School
  10. "Calling all pupils". North Shore Times Advertiser. 26 February 1993. p. 9.

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