Pinehill, New Zealand

For the suburb of Dunedin, see Pine Hill, New Zealand.

Pinehill is a small suburb in the East Coast Bays area of Auckland, New Zealand. The suburb has only recently grown because of the housing estates being built in the area for the rapidly growing Albany area. Pinehill is regularly serviced by buses which go to Takapuna and the Auckland city centre. The Auckland Northern Motorway passes to the west of the suburb.^[3]

Pinehill
Suburb
View of Pinehill from Pinehill Reserve
Coordinates: 36.730903°S 174.723299°E / -36.730903; 174.723299
Country	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Local authority	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Albany ward
Local board	Upper Harbour Local Board
Area [1]
• Land	163 ha (403 acres)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Total	4,990
Postcode(s)	0632

Albany Heights	Oteha	Browns Bay
Albany	Pinehill	Rothesay Bay
Rosedale	Rosedale	Windsor Park

Demographics

Pinehill covers 1.63 km² (0.63 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 4,990 as of June 2024,^[2] with a population density of 3,061 people per km².

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	2,700	—
2013	3,954	+5.60%
2018	4,275	+1.57%
2023	4,821	+2.43%
Source: [4][5]

Pinehill had a population of 4,821 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 546 people (12.8%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 867 people (21.9%) since the 2013 census. There were 2,412 males, 2,403 females and 6 people of other genders in 1,284 dwellings.^[6] 3.9% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 36.4 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 882 people (18.3%) aged under 15 years, 1,062 (22.0%) aged 15 to 29, 2,367 (49.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 510 (10.6%) aged 65 or older.^[5]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 20.8% European (Pākehā); 2.9% Māori; 1.6% Pasifika; 76.6% Asian; 2.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 81.8%, Māori language by 0.8%, Samoan by 0.2%, and other languages by 63.7%. No language could be spoken by 2.1% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 69.8, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 26.1% Christian, 2.3% Hindu, 1.6% Islam, 0.1% Māori religious beliefs, 3.3% Buddhist, 0.1% New Age, and 0.9% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 60.5%, and 5.0% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,272 (32.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,266 (32.1%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,164 (29.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $39,200, compared with $41,500 nationally. 474 people (12.0%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,992 (50.6%) people were employed full-time, 492 (12.5%) were part-time, and 108 (2.7%) were unemployed.^[5]

Individual statistical areas

Name	Area (km2)	Population	Density (per km2)	Dwellings	Median age	Median income
Pinehill North	0.70	2,313	3,304	636	36.0 years	$42,100[7]
Pinehill South	0.93	2,511	2,700	654	36.9 years	$36,500[8]
New Zealand					38.1 years	$41,500

Education

Pinehill School is a coeducational contributing primary school (years 1–6) with a roll of 433 students as at March 2025.^[9][10] The school opened in 1997.^[11]