Windsor Park, New Zealand

Coordinates: 36°44′17″S 174°44′10″E / 36.738°S 174.736°E / -36.738; 174.736
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Windsor Park
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Coordinates: 36°44′17″S 174°44′10″E / 36.738°S 174.736°E / -36.738; 174.736
CountryNew Zealand
CityAuckland
Local authorityAuckland Council
Electoral wardAlbany ward
Local boardUpper Harbour Local Board
Area
 • Land84 ha (208 acres)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total1,710
Postcode(s)
0632
Pinehill Browns Bay Murrays Bay
Rosedale
Windsor Park
Mairangi Bay
Totara Vale Sunnynook Campbells Bay

Windsor Park is a small suburb located on the North Shore of Auckland, which is in New Zealand. There are multiple shops at Windsor Park, including a KFC, a lawnmower shop, a bakery, and a dairy (grocery).[3]

Demographics[edit]

Windsor Park covers 0.84 km2 (0.32 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 1,710 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 2,036 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20061,500—    
20131,614+1.05%
20181,683+0.84%
Source: [4]

Windsor Park had a population of 1,683 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 69 people (4.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 183 people (12.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 642 households, comprising 747 males and 936 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.8 males per female. The median age was 43.3 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 258 people (15.3%) aged under 15 years, 315 (18.7%) aged 15 to 29, 675 (40.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 438 (26.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 49.7% European/Pākehā, 3.2% Māori, 1.6% Pacific peoples, 47.2% Asian, and 3.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 58.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 49.4% had no religion, 39.0% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.4% were Hindu, 0.7% were Muslim, 2.5% were Buddhist and 1.6% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 471 (33.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 168 (11.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $27,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. 222 people (15.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 558 (39.2%) people were employed full-time, 174 (12.2%) were part-time, and 33 (2.3%) were unemployed.[4]

Education[edit]

Maths Building at Rangitoto College

Rangitoto College is a coeducational secondary (years 9-13) school with a roll of 3,696 students as at February 2024.[5][6] Founded in 1956,[7] it is now the largest secondary school in New Zealand.[8]

Te Pūrongo Arotake Mātauranga (Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Raki Paewhenua) is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a roll of 115 students as at February 2024.[5][9] It is a Kura Kaupapa Māori school which places a strong emphasis on the revitalisation and retention of te reo Māori.[10]

Sport[edit]

East Coast Bays Rugby Club is located in Windsor Park and is one of the largest rugby clubs in the southern hemisphere.[11] It shares its clubrooms with East Coast Bays Cricket Club[12][13]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. ^ Gregory's Auckland & Surrounds Street Directory (3rd ed.). 2008. map 57. ISBN 978-0-7319-2048-8.
  4. ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Windsor Park (119700). 2018 Census place summary: Windsor Park
  5. ^ a b "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  6. ^ Education Counts: Rangitoto College
  7. ^ "50th Jubilee 2006". Rangitoto College. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
  8. ^ "Rangitoto College". Education Review Office. Retrieved 26 December 2021. Rangitoto College is New Zealand's largest, co-educational school.
  9. ^ Education Counts: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Raki Paewhenua
  10. ^ "TKKM o Te Raki Paewhenua". Education Review Office. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Club Background". East Coast Bays Rugby Club. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  12. ^ "East Coast Bays Cricket Club". Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  13. ^ "Where Are We". East Coast Bays Rugby Club. Retrieved 6 April 2014.

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