Westlake, New Zealand

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Aerial view of Westlake in 1975
Westlake, New Zealand
Coordinates: 36°46′37″S174°45′14″E / 36.777°S 174.754°E / -36.777; 174.754
CountryNew Zealand
City Auckland
Local authority Auckland Council
Electoral ward North Shore ward
Local board Devonport-Takapuna Local Board
Area
[1]
  Land69 ha (171 acres)
Population
 (June 2022) [2]
  Total
2,890
Busway stations Smales Farm busway station
Wairau Valley Forrest Hill Milford
Glenfield
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Lake Pupuke
Hillcrest Takapuna Takapuna

Westlake is a suburb of the North Shore in New Zealand's Auckland urban area. It lies eight kilometres to the northwest of the Auckland CBD between the major suburbs of Milford and Glenfield. The name arises from its position on the western shoreline of Lake Pupuke.

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Demographics

Westlake covers 0.69 km2 (0.27 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 2,890 as of June 2022, [2] with a population density of 4,188 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20062,523    
20132,796+1.48%
20182,994+1.38%
20232,862−0.90%
Source: [3] [4]

Westlake had a population of 2,862 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 132 people (−4.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 66 people (2.4%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,335 males, 1,521 females and 6 people of other genders in 1,002 dwellings. [5] 2.7% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 39.4 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 498 people (17.4%) aged under 15 years, 495 (17.3%) aged 15 to 29, 1,353 (47.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 516 (18.0%) aged 65 or older. [4]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 49.7% European (Pākehā); 4.6% Māori; 2.1% Pasifika; 45.8% Asian; 3.2% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.6% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 91.5%, Māori language by 0.5%, Samoan by 0.3%, and other languages by 40.5%. No language could be spoken by 2.0% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.1%. The percentage of people born overseas was 53.4, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 36.9% Christian, 2.2% Hindu, 1.9% Islam, 1.7% Buddhist, 0.2% New Age, 0.5% Jewish, and 1.3% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 50.3%, and 5.0% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 972 (41.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 852 (36.0%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 540 (22.8%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $46,300, compared with $41,500 nationally. 372 people (15.7%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,194 (50.5%) people were employed full-time, 294 (12.4%) were part-time, and 39 (1.6%) were unemployed. [4]

Education

Westlake Boys High School and Westlake Girls High School are single-sex secondary (years 9-13) private schools with rolls of 2,676 and 2,275 respectively, as of November 2024. [6] [7] [8]

Westlake High School, which opened in 1958, became Westlake Girls High School in 1962 after Westlake Boys High School opened. [9]

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  2. 1 2 "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Westlake (125500). 2018 Census place summary: Westlake
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  6. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  7. Education Counts: Westlake Boys High School
  8. Education Counts: Westlake Girls High School
  9. Sparks, Zizi (17 February 2017). "Former Westlake High School students celebrate 60-year reunion". North Shore Times.