Mission Heights is an eastern suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, comprising Mission Heights North and Mission Heights South. It is located in the wider suburb of Flat Bush.
Mission Heights | |
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Coordinates: 36.961700°S 174.932300°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
City | Auckland |
Local authority | Auckland Council |
Electoral ward | Howick ward |
Local board | Howick Local Board |
Area | |
• Land | 194 ha (479 acres) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 7,160 |
East Tāmaki Heights | ||
Flat Bush |
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Flat Bush | Flat Bush | Regis Park |
Mission Heights covers 1.94 km2 (0.75 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 7,160 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 3,691 people per km2.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 150 | — |
2013 | 4,959 | +64.83% |
2018 | 6,174 | +4.48% |
Source: [3] |
Mission Heights North
Mission Heights North had a population of 3,369 at the 2018 New Zealand census. There were 951 households, 1,674 males and 1,695 females, with 23.7% male and 22.8% females aged under 15 years, 20.4% and 17.9% aged 15 – 29 years, 47.7% and 50.4% aged 30 – 64, and 8.2% and 8.8% aged 65 and over.
Ethnicities were 20.2% European/Pākehā, 5.0% Māori, 4.7% Pacific peoples, 72.8% Asian and 1.7% other (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 36.8% had no religion, 26.7% were Christian, and 36.5% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old or above, 24.4% people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 18.2% people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 or above was that 52.4% of people were employed full-time, 12.6% were part-time, and 3.1% were unemployed.[4]
Mission Heights South
Mission Heights South had a population of 2,805 at the 2018 New Zealand census. There were 792 households, 1,443 males and 1,362 females, with 25.4% male and 22% females aged under 15 years, 21.4% and 22.5% aged 15 – 29 years, 47.6% and 50.4% aged 30 – 64, and 5.4% and 5.3% aged 65 and over.
Ethnicities were 16.0% European/Pākehā, 3.7% Māori, 5.6% Pacific peoples, 76.8% Asian and 4% other (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 35.2% had no religion, 27.3% were Christian, and 37.4% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old or above, 23.7% people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 10.3% people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 or above was that 62.5% of people were employed full-time, 16.7% were part-time, and 3.2% were unemployed.[5]
Mission Heights Junior College is a junior secondary school (years 7–10) located in the suburb. The school has a decile of 7[6] and a roll of 871 as of 2022.[7] Mission Heights School is a contributing primary school (years 1–6) with 681 students.[8] The two schools are adjacent. Both schools opened in 2009.[9][10][11]
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