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Buckland is in the Franklin ward of Auckland Regional Council,[3] on the south-east side of Pukekohe, between Pukekohe and Tuakau, and on the northern boundary of Waikato District. It is part of the Pukekohe urban area.[1]

Buckland
Village
St Paul's Church
Coordinates: 37.22338°S 174.92408°E / -37.22338; 174.92408
Country	New Zealand
Region	Auckland Region
Ward	Franklin ward
Board	Franklin Local Board
Government
• Territorial Authority	Auckland Council
Area [1]
• Territorial	8.62 km2 (3.33 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (June 2021)[2]
• Territorial	1,230
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+12 (NZST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+13 (NZDT)

Buckland is probably named after a local land owner. The 2010 publication, Place Names of New Zealand, says that was Alfred Buckland,[4] but in 2017 the Specialist Built Heritage Unit of Auckland Council named William Thorne Buckland.[5]

There is a church, opened in 1900,[5] a hall and a primary school. Buckland had a railway station from 1875 to 1969.[6]

Demographics

The statistical area of Buckland, which includes rural land to the south and east of Pukekohe,Buckland covers 8.62 km² (3.33 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 1,230 as of June 2021,[2] with a population density of 143 people per km².

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	969	—
2013	1,041	+1.03%
2018	1,173	+2.42%
Source: [7]

Buckland had a population of 1,173 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 132 people (12.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 204 people (21.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 384 households, comprising 588 males and 585 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.01 males per female. The median age was 40.7 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 246 people (21.0%) aged under 15 years, 222 (18.9%) aged 15 to 29, 528 (45.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 177 (15.1%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 82.1% European/Pākehā, 16.1% Māori, 4.1% Pacific peoples, 10.0% Asian, and 2.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 17.4, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 55.2% had no religion, 33.8% were Christian, 0.5% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.6% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 1.0% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 150 (16.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 183 (19.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $37,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. 234 people (25.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 501 (54.0%) people were employed full-time, 153 (16.5%) were part-time, and 24 (2.6%) were unemployed.[7]

Education

Buckland School is a full primary school (years 1–8) with a roll of 239.[8] The school opened in 1894.[9]

Pukekohe Christian School is a private composite school (years 1–13) with a roll of 331.[10] It is about 1.3 km northeast of Buckland.

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

Other Bucklands in New Zealand

Buckland is also the name of small settlements east of Cambridge, in the Waikato region,[12] and north east of Feilding.[13]

References

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