Meadowbank is a suburb of Auckland city, situated in the North Island of New Zealand. Meadowbank is governed under the local governance of the Auckland Council. It has one shopping centre: Meadowbank Shopping Centre, on the corner of Gerard Way and St John's Road. Purewa Cemetery, one of central Auckland's largest cemeteries, is situated in Meadowbank and can be accessed from St John's Road.

Suburb of Auckland in Auckland Council, New Zealand

Meadowbank
Suburb of Auckland
Ōrākei Creek in Meadowbank, as seen from the Waiatarua Road overbridge
Coordinates: 36.871924°S 174.826907°E / -36.871924; 174.826907
Country	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Local authority	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Ōrākei ward
Local board	Ōrākei Local Board
Area [1]
• Land	169 ha (418 acres)
Population  (June 2021)[2]
• Total	5,680
Postcode(s)	1072
Train station(s)	Meadowbank Railway Station

Parnell (3.9 km)	Ōrākei (1.6 km)	Mission Bay (2.0 km)
Remuera (2.2 km)	Meadowbank	Glen Innes (3.6 km)
Greenlane (3.6 km)	Ellerslie (3.2 km)	St Johns (1.9 km)

History

In 1930, an extension of the Remuera electric tramway was opened, servicing Meadowbank.[3]

Demographics

Meadowbank covers 1.69 km² (0.65 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 5,680 as of June 2021,[2] with a population density of 3,361 people per km².

Meadowbank had a population of 5,328 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 279 people (5.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 633 people (13.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,947 households, comprising 2,499 males and 2,829 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.88 males per female, with 1,188 people (22.3%) aged under 15 years, 840 (15.8%) aged 15 to 29, 2,619 (49.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 684 (12.8%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 76.5% European/Pākehā, 6.2% Māori, 4.8% Pacific peoples, 16.8% Asian, and 4.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 33.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 44.3% had no religion, 43.2% were Christian, 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.5% were Hindu, 1.3% were Muslim, 1.6% were Buddhist and 2.7% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,914 (46.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 291 (7.0%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,449 people (35.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,325 (56.2%) people were employed full-time, 600 (14.5%) were part-time, and 138 (3.3%) were unemployed.[4]

Education

St John's College and Trinity Theological College are also located on St John's Road. Local primary schools include Meadowbank School (public) and Mt Carmel School, Meadowbank (state-integrated Catholic). Local secondary schools comprise Selwyn College and Baradene College of the Sacred Heart. Mount Carmel School is a coeducational state-integrated Catholic primary school (years 1–6) with a roll of 232 as of July 2022.[7][8]

References

External links

• Photographs of Meadowbank held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections.