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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 2024)[2]
 • Total
1,800
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.

Demographics

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Windsor Park covers 0.84 km2 (0.32 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 1,800 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 2,143 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20061,500—    
20131,614+1.05%
20181,683+0.84%
Source: [3]

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.[3]

Education

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Maths Building at Rangitoto College

Rangitoto College is a coeducational secondary (years 9-13) school with a roll of 3813 students as at August 2024.[4][5] Founded in 1956,[6] it is now the largest secondary school in New Zealand.[7]

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 124 students as at August 2024.[4][8] It is a Kura Kaupapa Māori school which places a strong emphasis on the revitalisation and retention of te reo Māori.[9]

Sport

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East Coast Bays Rugby Club as well as East Coast Bays Cricket are located in Windsor Park. East Coast Bays Rugby Club is one of the largest rugby clubs in the southern hemisphere.[10] The Park and all its facilities including the Clubrooms are owned by Windsor Park Community and Multisport Hub Inc. East Coast Bays Rugby Club and East Coast Bays Cricket Club are joint tenants of the Park and its clubrooms[11][12]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Windsor Park (119700). 2018 Census place summary: Windsor Park
  4. ^ a b "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  5. ^ Education Counts: Rangitoto College
  6. ^ "50th Jubilee 2006". Rangitoto College. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
  7. ^ "Rangitoto College". Education Review Office. Retrieved 26 December 2021. Rangitoto College is New Zealand's largest, co-educational school.
  8. ^ Education Counts: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Raki Paewhenua
  9. ^ "TKKM o Te Raki Paewhenua". Education Review Office. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Club Background". East Coast Bays Rugby Club. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  11. ^ "East Coast Bays Cricket Club". Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  12. ^ "Where Are We". East Coast Bays Rugby Club. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
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