Westlake, New Zealand

Westlake covers 0.69 km² (0.27 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 2,890 as of June 2022,[2] with a population density of 4,188 people per km².

Westlake had a population of 2,994 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 198 people (7.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 471 people (18.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,104 households, comprising 1,338 males and 1,656 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.81 males per female. The median age was 38.9 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 516 people (17.2%) aged under 15 years, 561 (18.7%) aged 15 to 29, 1,305 (43.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 612 (20.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 55.5% European/Pākehā, 3.3% Māori, 2.1% Pacific peoples, 41.5% Asian, and 3.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 51.3, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 45.8% had no religion, 41.3% were Christian, 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.3% were Hindu, 1.6% were Muslim, 2.3% were Buddhist and 1.1% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 900 (36.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 246 (9.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $33,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 501 people (20.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,164 (47.0%) people were employed full-time, 306 (12.3%) were part-time, and 72 (2.9%) were unemployed.[3]

Westlake Boys High School and Westlake Girls High School are single-sex secondary (years 9-13) private schools with rolls of 2585 and 2146 respectively, as of April 2023.[4][5][6]

Westlake High School, which opened in 1958, became Westlake Girls High School in 1962 after Westlake Boys High School opened.[7]