Highland Park is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand,[3] located between Howick and Pakuranga. It belongs to the Pakuranga electorate which is currently represented by Simeon Brown.

Suburb of Auckland in Auckland Council, New Zealand

Highland Park
Suburb of Auckland
Coordinates: 36°53′58″S 174°54′21″E
Country	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Local authority	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Howick ward
Local board	Howick Local Board
Area [1]
• Land	138 ha (341 acres)
Population  (June 2022)[2]
• Total	4,630

Half Moon Bay	Bucklands Beach	Mellons Bay
Sunnyhills	Highland Park	Howick
Pakuranga Heights	Golflands	Botany Downs

Demographics

Highland Park covers 1.38 km² (0.53 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 4,630 as of June 2022,[2] with a population density of 3,355 people per km².

Highland Park had a population of 4,512 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 234 people (5.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 321 people (7.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,575 households, comprising 2,163 males and 2,352 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.92 males per female. The median age was 40.3 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 699 people (15.5%) aged under 15 years, 936 (20.7%) aged 15 to 29, 2,001 (44.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 873 (19.3%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 47.9% European/Pākehā, 4.5% Māori, 4.1% Pacific peoples, 45.1% Asian, and 4.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 56.3, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 44.7% had no religion, 38.4% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.9% were Hindu, 1.5% were Muslim, 3.5% were Buddhist and 3.1% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,083 (28.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 498 (13.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $28,800, compared with $31,800 nationally. 576 people (15.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,857 (48.7%) people were employed full-time, 486 (12.7%) were part-time, and 114 (3.0%) were unemployed.[4]

References

External links

• Photographs of Highland Park held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections.