Wesley is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, located in the south-west of the Auckland isthmus. The southern part of the suburb is almost entirely made up of the Southwestern Motorway and commercial areas.

Suburb of Auckland in Auckland Council, New Zealand

Wesley
Suburb of Auckland
Underwood Park / Walsmley Park in the west of Wesley
Coordinates: 36°53′58″S 174°43′51″E
Country	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Local authority	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward
Local board	Puketāpapa Local Board
Area [1]
• Land	205 ha (507 acres)
Population  (June 2021)[2]
• Total	5,910

Mount Albert	Sandringham	Balmoral
Owairaka	Wesley	Three Kings
New Windsor	Mount Roskill	Hillsborough

Demographics

Wesley covers 2.05 km² (0.79 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 5,910 as of June 2021,[2] with a population density of 2,883 people per km².

Wesley had a population of 5,652 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 282 people (5.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 489 people (9.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,491 households, comprising 2,889 males and 2,760 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.05 males per female, with 1,296 people (22.9%) aged under 15 years, 1,605 (28.4%) aged 15 to 29, 2,241 (39.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 504 (8.9%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 18.4% European/Pākehā, 8.8% Māori, 38.3% Pacific peoples, 37.5% Asian, and 8.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 50.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 23.5% had no religion, 43.9% were Christian, 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 8.1% were Hindu, 15.0% were Muslim, 1.9% were Buddhist and 2.3% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 927 (21.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 798 (18.3%) people had no formal qualifications. 315 people (7.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,848 (42.4%) people were employed full-time, 612 (14.0%) were part-time, and 291 (6.7%) were unemployed.[3]

Education

Wesley Intermediate is an intermediate school (years 7–8) with a roll of 112.[7] Wesley Primary School is a contributing primary school (years 1–6) with a roll of 140.[8]

Both schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of March 2022.[9]

Local state or state-integrated secondary schools include Mount Albert Grammar School, Marist College and St Peter's College.

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