Sunnyhills is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is part of the Pakuranga Electorate.

Suburb of Auckland in Auckland Council, New Zealand

Sunnyhills
Suburb of Auckland
Moreton Bay fig tree in a public park in Sunnyhills on a foggy morning
Coordinates: 36°54′16″S 174°52′58″E
Country	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Local authority	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Howick ward
Local board	Howick Local Board
Area [1]
• Land	240 ha (590 acres)
Population  (June 2022)[2]
• Total	7,020

(Tāmaki River)	Farm Cove	Half Moon Bay
(Tāmaki River)	Sunnyhills	Highland Park
Pakuranga	Pakuranga Heights

Demographics

Sunnyhills covers 2.40 km² (0.93 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 7,020 as of June 2022,[2] with a population density of 2,925 people per km².

Sunnyhills had a population of 6,885 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 270 people (4.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 501 people (7.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,334 households, comprising 3,282 males and 3,603 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.91 males per female, with 1,302 people (18.9%) aged under 15 years, 1,230 (17.9%) aged 15 to 29, 3,042 (44.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,311 (19.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 55.2% European/Pākehā, 6.2% Māori, 3.8% Pacific peoples, 40.1% Asian, and 3.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 47.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 45.4% had no religion, 36.6% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 4.2% were Hindu, 1.7% were Muslim, 2.6% were Buddhist and 3.5% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,674 (30.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 708 (12.7%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,128 people (20.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,601 (46.6%) people were employed full-time, 729 (13.1%) were part-time, and 177 (3.2%) were unemployed.[3]

Education

Sunnyhills School is a coeducational full primary school (years 1-8) with a roll of 465 as of July 2022.[6][7]

St Mark's Catholic School is a state-integrated coeducational contributing primary school (years 1-6) with a roll of 204 as of July 2022.[6][8]

Other schools in the Pakuranga area close to Sunnyhills are: Riverina Primary School, Wakaaranga Primary School, Anchorage Park Primary School, Farm Cove Intermediate, Pakuranga Intermediate, Saint Kentigern College, Pakuranga College and Edgewater College.

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