Somerville is an eastern suburb of the city of Auckland, New Zealand. Most of the houses were built in the 1990s.[3] Before 1990, the area was rural.[4]

Suburb of Auckland in Auckland Council, New Zealand

Somerville
Suburb of Auckland
Coordinates: 36.912°S 174.936°E / -36.912; 174.936
Country	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Local authority	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Howick ward
Local board	Howick Local Board
Area [1]
• Land	156 ha (385 acres)
Population  (June 2022)[2]
• Total	4,520

Botany Downs	Howick	Cockle Bay
Botany Downs	Somerville	Shelly Park
Northpark	Shamrock Park	Whitford

A large area of land was bought by Archibald Somerville in 1863, and his descendents farmed it until subdivision in 1988. Development of residential housing was well under way in 1996.[5]

Demographics

Somerville covers 1.56 km² (0.60 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 4,520 as of June 2022,[2] with a population density of 2,897 people per km².

Somerville had a population of 4,473 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 144 people (3.3%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 63 people (−1.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,392 households, comprising 2,193 males and 2,280 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female. The median age was 41.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 795 people (17.8%) aged under 15 years, 810 (18.1%) aged 15 to 29, 2,133 (47.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 729 (16.3%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 47.1% European/Pākehā, 3.5% Māori, 2.4% Pacific peoples, 49.3% Asian, and 2.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 56.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 49.8% had no religion, 34.5% were Christian, 3.7% were Hindu, 1.4% were Muslim, 4.2% were Buddhist and 1.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,170 (31.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 423 (11.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $32,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 789 people (21.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,728 (47.0%) people were employed full-time, 477 (13.0%) were part-time, and 138 (3.8%) were unemployed.[6]

Education

Howick College is a secondary school (years 9–13) with a roll of 2037.[7] It opened in 1974.[8]

Somerville Intermediate School is an intermediate school (years 7–8) with a roll of 926.[9] The school opened in 1997.[5]

Both schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of July 2022.[10]

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