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Botany Downs is an eastern suburb of the city of Auckland, New Zealand. This residential area previously formed part of the East Tamaki area.

In terms of local-body administration, the suburb lies in the Howick ward, one of the thirteen administrative divisions of the Auckland Council. Since 2008, a general electorate, Botany, has reflected the name of the suburb.

Demographics

Botany Downs covers 1.49 km² (0.58 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 5,200 as of June 2022,[2] with a population density of 3,490 people per km².

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	4,800	—
2013	4,860	+0.18%
2018	5,154	+1.18%
Source: [3]

Botany Downs had a population of 5,154 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 294 people (6.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 354 people (7.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,680 households, comprising 2,496 males and 2,658 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female, with 975 people (18.9%) aged under 15 years, 921 (17.9%) aged 15 to 29, 2,457 (47.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 804 (15.6%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 60.5% European/Pākehā, 5.1% Māori, 3.1% Pacific peoples, 35.2% Asian, and 3.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 49.4, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 46.6% had no religion, 39.3% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.4% were Hindu, 1.3% were Muslim, 1.9% were Buddhist and 2.2% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,188 (28.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 504 (12.1%) people had no formal qualifications. 906 people (21.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,253 (53.9%) people were employed full-time, 525 (12.6%) were part-time, and 120 (2.9%) were unemployed.[3]

Individual statistical areas

Name	Area (km2)	Population	Density (per km2)	Households	Median age	Median income
Botany Downs West	0.81	2,862	3,533	900	39.4 years	$37,600[4]
Botany Downs East	0.68	2,292	3,371	780	39.0 years	$39,700[5]
New Zealand					37.4 years	$31,800

Economy

Retail

The Botany Town Centre shopping precinct opened in 2001.[6] It was expanded to 62,700 m² in 2019.[7] It has 200 stores including Farmers, New World, Hoyts and Whitcoulls.[8]

Education

Botany Downs School is a contributing primary school (years 1–6) with a roll of 574.[9]

Elim Christian College is a state-integrated Christian composite school (years 1–13) with a roll of 1285.[10]

All these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of July 2022.[11]

The main secondary schools for the area are Botany Downs Secondary College and Howick College

References

External links

• Botany Library
• Photographs of Botany Downs held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections.

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