Western Heights, Auckland

Western Heights is a neighbourhood of Henderson, in West Auckland, New Zealand. Western Heights School and the nearby shops are the centre of the community. Western Heights is a "frontier suburb", separating suburban Auckland from lifestyle farming blocks, orchards and the Waitākere Ranges.

Western Heights
Suburb
View from Palomino Drive, looking toward the Waitākere Ranges
View from Palomino Drive, looking toward the Waitākere Ranges
Coordinates: 36°52′59″S 174°36′54″E
CountryNew Zealand
CityAuckland
Local authorityAuckland Council
Electoral wardWaitākere Ward
Local boardHenderson-Massey
Area
[1]
 • Land354 ha (875 acres)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total9,900
Rānui Lincoln
Western Heights
 Henderson
Henderson Valley McLaren Park Sunnyvale

History

In the 1920s, the area was sparsely populated. The Sturges Road area was home to orchards, primarily grown by immigrant families from Dalmatia.[3]

Demographics

Western Heights covers 3.54 km2 (1.37 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 9,900 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 2,797 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20067,956—    
20139,333+2.31%
201810,272+1.94%
Source: [4]

Western Heights had a population of 10,272 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 939 people (10.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 2,316 people (29.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 3,015 households, comprising 5,061 males and 5,211 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female, with 2,016 people (19.6%) aged under 15 years, 2,193 (21.3%) aged 15 to 29, 4,842 (47.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,233 (12.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 46.8% European/Pākehā, 8.6% Māori, 9.1% Pacific peoples, 42.8% Asian, and 4.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 46.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 40.3% had no religion, 37.1% were Christian, 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 8.2% were Hindu, 3.9% were Muslim, 2.0% were Buddhist and 2.4% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 2,298 (27.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,161 (14.1%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,560 people (18.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 4,473 (54.2%) people were employed full-time, 1,026 (12.4%) were part-time, and 297 (3.6%) were unemployed.[4]

Individual statistical areas
NameArea (km2)PopulationDensity (per km2)HouseholdsMedian ageMedian income
Summerland South1.333,2132,41693336.9 years$34,200[5]
Summerland North0.852,5803,03580137.4 years$35,800[6]
Western Heights (Auckland)1.364,4793,2931,28134.8 years$36,300[7]
New Zealand37.4 years$31,800

Education

Western Heights School and Summerland Primary are coeducational contributing primary (years 1–6) schools with rolls of 636 and 588 respectively, as of April 2023.[8][9][10] Summerland Primary opened in 2002. The area is named for the summerland apple variety once grown there.[11]

The local State secondary schools are Henderson High School, Waitakere College, Massey High School, Liston College and St Dominic's College.

References
  1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  2. "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. Flude, Anthony G. (2008). Henderson's Mill: a history of Henderson 1849-1939. West Auckland Historical Society. pp. 77–80. ISBN 9781877431210.
  4. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Summerland South (126000), Summerland North (126100) and Western Heights (Auckland) (126900).
  5. 2018 Census place summary: Summerland South
  6. 2018 Census place summary: Summerland North
  7. 2018 Census place summary: Western Heights (Auckland)
  8. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  9. Education Counts: Western Heights School
  10. Education Counts: Summerland Primary School
  11. "Summerland Primary's History". Retrieved 26 June 2020.
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