Weymouth, also known as Weymouth by the sea, is a southern suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.[3] It is located adjacent to Clendon Park and Manurewa, some 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Auckland city centre, and is sited on a peninsula between the southeastern shore of the Manukau Harbour and that Harbour's Pahurehure Inlet.

Suburb of Auckland in Auckland Council, New Zealand

Weymouth
Suburb of Auckland
Laurie Gibbons Memorial Park
Coordinates: 37°02′30″S 174°51′55″E
Country	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Local authority	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Manurewa-Papakura ward
Local board	Manurewa Local Board
Area [1]
• Land	307 ha (759 acres)
Population  (June 2021)[2]
• Total	13,710

	Clendon Park	Manurewa
(Manukau Harbour)	Weymouth	Conifer Grove
	(Pahurehure Inlet) Karaka	Wattle Downs

Weymouth is connected to the Auckland Southern Motorway via Mahia Road, an arterial route which cuts across the suburb's northeastern corner.

Demographics

Weymouth covers 3.07 km² (1.19 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 13,710 as of June 2021,[2] with a population density of 4,466 people per km².

Weymouth had a population of 12,213 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 2,523 people (26.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 2,940 people (31.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,949 households, comprising 5,994 males and 6,213 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female, with 3,516 people (28.8%) aged under 15 years, 2,967 (24.3%) aged 15 to 29, 4,896 (40.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 831 (6.8%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 28.1% European/Pākehā, 30.9% Māori, 42.1% Pacific peoples, 19.9% Asian, and 3.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 33.0, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 27.3% had no religion, 50.3% were Christian, 3.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 7.7% were Hindu, 2.8% were Muslim, 1.0% were Buddhist and 1.7% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,116 (12.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,998 (23.0%) people had no formal qualifications. 777 people (8.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 4,422 (50.8%) people were employed full-time, 891 (10.2%) were part-time, and 540 (6.2%) were unemployed.[4]

Education

South Auckland Middle School is a junior secondary school (years 7–10), with a roll of 179.[8] It is a former charter school,[9] and is now a designated special character school which teaches according to "applied Christian values".[10]

Weymouth School is a contributing primary school (years 1–6), with a roll of 481.[11] Their Māori language unit caters for years 1–8.[12]

Both these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of July 2022.[13]

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