Windsor Park, New Zealand

Last updated

Windsor Park
Windsor Park, New Zealand
Coordinates: 36°44′17″S174°44′10″E / 36.738°S 174.736°E / -36.738; 174.736
CountryNew Zealand
City Auckland
Local authority Auckland Council
Electoral ward Albany ward
Local board Upper Harbour Local Board
Area
[1]
  Land84 ha (208 acres)
Population
 (June 2023) [2]
  Total1,710
Postcode(s)
0632
Pinehill Browns Bay Murrays Bay
Rosedale
Pfeil oben.svg
Pfeil links.svgWindsor ParkPfeil rechts.svg
Pfeil unten.svg
Mairangi Bay
Totara Vale Sunnynook Campbells Bay

Windsor Park is a small suburb located on the North Shore of Auckland, which is in New Zealand.

Contents

Demographics

Windsor Park covers 0.84 km2 (0.32 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 1,710 as of June 2023, [2] with a population density of 2,036 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20061,500    
20131,614+1.05%
20181,683+0.84%
Source: [3]

Windsor Park had a population of 1,683 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 69 people (4.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 183 people (12.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 642 households, comprising 747 males and 936 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.8 males per female. The median age was 43.3 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 258 people (15.3%) aged under 15 years, 315 (18.7%) aged 15 to 29, 675 (40.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 438 (26.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 49.7% European/Pākehā, 3.2% Māori, 1.6% Pacific peoples, 47.2% Asian, and 3.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 58.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 49.4% had no religion, 39.0% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.4% were Hindu, 0.7% were Muslim, 2.5% were Buddhist and 1.6% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 471 (33.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 168 (11.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $27,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. 222 people (15.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 558 (39.2%) people were employed full-time, 174 (12.2%) were part-time, and 33 (2.3%) were unemployed. [3]

Education

Maths Building at Rangitoto College Maths Building, Rangitoto College, Auckland 20100211 1.jpg
Maths Building at Rangitoto College

Rangitoto College is a coeducational secondary (years 9-13) school with a roll of 3,696 students as at February 2024. [4] [5] Founded in 1956, [6] it is now the largest secondary school in New Zealand. [7]

Te Pūrongo Arotake Mātauranga (Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Raki Paewhenua) is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a roll of 115 students as at February 2024. [4] [8] It is a Kura Kaupapa Māori school which places a strong emphasis on the revitalisation and retention of te reo Māori. [9]

Sport

East Coast Bays Rugby Club is located in Windsor Park and is one of the largest rugby clubs in the southern hemisphere. [10] It shares its clubrooms with East Coast Bays Cricket Club [11] [12]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Windsor Park (119700). 2018 Census place summary: Windsor Park
  4. 1 2 "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  5. Education Counts: Rangitoto College
  6. "50th Jubilee 2006". Rangitoto College. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
  7. "Rangitoto College". Education Review Office. Retrieved 26 December 2021. Rangitoto College is New Zealand's largest, co-educational school.
  8. Education Counts: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Raki Paewhenua
  9. "TKKM o Te Raki Paewhenua". Education Review Office. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  10. "Club Background". East Coast Bays Rugby Club. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  11. "East Coast Bays Cricket Club" . Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  12. "Where Are We". East Coast Bays Rugby Club. Retrieved 6 April 2014.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dannevirke</span> Town in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand

Dannevirke, is a rural service town in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of the North Island, New Zealand. It is the main centre of the Tararua District.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kaikohe</span> Town in the Northland Region of New Zealand

Kaikohe is the seat of the Far North District of New Zealand, situated on State Highway 12 about 260 km from Auckland. It is the largest inland town and highest community above sea level in the Northland Region. With a population of over 4000 people it is a shopping and service centre for an extensive farming district and is sometimes referred to as "the hub of the north".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richmond, Tasman</span> Town in Tasman District, New Zealand

Richmond is a town and the seat of the Tasman District Council in New Zealand. It lies 13 kilometres (8 mi) south of Nelson in the South Island, close to the southern extremity of Tasman Bay. The town, first settled by Europeans in 1842, was named in 1854 after the town of Richmond on Thames near London. The town has an estimated population of 19,200 as of June 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Murupara</span> Town in the Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand

Murupara is a town in the Whakatāne District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. The town is in an isolated part of the region between the Kaingaroa Forest and Te Urewera protected area, on the banks of the Rangitaiki River, 65 kilometres southeast of Rotorua. Indigenous Māori also make up over 90% of the population.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Papamoa</span> Suburb of Tauranga, New Zealand

Papamoa or Papamoa Beach is a suburb of Tauranga, located about 11 kilometres from the city centre. It is the largest residential suburb in Tauranga. It is bordered to the west by Arataki and Mount Maunganui, the east by the Kaituna River and to the south by State Highway 2.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ōpunake</span> Settlement in Taranaki Region, New Zealand

Ōpunake is a small town on the southwest coast of Taranaki in New Zealand's North Island. It is located 45 kilometres southwest of New Plymouth. Rahotu is 16 km to the northwest. Manaia is 29 km to the southeast. State Highway 45 passes through the town. The town has a population of 1,440.

Flaxmere is a township in the Hastings District and outlying suburb of Hastings City, in the Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's North Island. It consists of a series of cul-de-sacs, radiating from a main street.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Moerewa</span> Place in Northland Region, New Zealand

Moerewa is a small town in the Northland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located close to the Bay of Islands five kilometres to the west of Kawakawa.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ōtaki, New Zealand</span> Settlement in Wellington Region, New Zealand

Ōtaki is a town in the Kāpiti Coast District of the North Island of New Zealand, situated half way between the capital city Wellington, 70 km (43 mi) to the southwest, and Palmerston North, 70 km (43 mi) to the northeast.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Seatoun</span> Suburb of Wellington City, New Zealand

Seatoun, an eastern suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand, lies on the east coast of the Miramar Peninsula, close to the entrance to Wellington Harbour, some seven kilometres southeast of the CBD. The suburb sits on an exposed promontory close to Barrett Reef, a dangerous area of rocky shallows upon which many ships have foundered, most notably the inter-island ferry TEV Wahine in 1968.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mairangi Bay</span> Suburb in Auckland, New Zealand

Mairangi Bay is a coastal suburb of North Shore, Auckland, located in the northern North Island of New Zealand, on the south-east-facing peninsula forming the northern side of the Waitematā Harbour. Mairangi Bay came under the local governance of the North Shore City Council until subsumed into the Auckland Council in 2010.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Matauri Bay</span> Locality in Far North District, Northland Region, New Zealand

Matauri Bay is a bay in New Zealand, situated 30 km north of Kerikeri, in Whangaroa county, just north of the Bay of Islands. It has over a kilometre of white sand and crystal clear water, making it a popular summer destinations for surfers, divers, fishers and holidaymakers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tikipunga</span> Suburb in Whangārei, New Zealand

Tikipunga is one of the biggest suburbs in Whangārei, New Zealand. It is in the north-east part of the city and has the landmark Whangārei Falls nearby.

Onekawa is a suburb of the city of Napier, in the Hawke's Bay Region of the eastern North Island of New Zealand. Development of the suburb began in the late 1940s, after the land was acquired from then-Harbour Board.

Kennedy Bay is a locality in the north eastern Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand. The Harataunga and Omoho Streams flow from the Coromandel Range past the settlement and into the bay to the east.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Clendon Park</span> Suburb in Auckland, New Zealand

Clendon Park is a suburb of Auckland in northern New Zealand. It is located to the west of Manurewa and north of Weymouth. The suburb is in the Manurewa-Papakura ward, one of the 21 local boards of Auckland Council.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Welcome Bay</span> Suburb of Tauranga, New Zealand

Welcome Bay is a suburb of Tauranga, New Zealand. It is located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from central Tauranga. Neighbouring suburbs include Hairini and Maungatapu. There are a number of schools in Welcome Bay, including three primary schools.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Masterton East</span> Suburb of Masterton, New Zealand

Masterton East is a suburb of Masterton, a town on New Zealand's North Island.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rānui</span> Suburb in Auckland, New Zealand

Rānui is a suburb of West Auckland, New Zealand, which is under the local governance of Auckland Council. The area is densely populated but close to the western fringe of the Auckland urban area.