Clendon Park

Clendon Park is a suburb of Auckland in northern New Zealand. It is located to the west of Manurewa and north of Weymouth. The suburb is in the Manurewa-Papakura ward,[1] one of the 21 local boards of Auckland Council.[2]

Clendon Park
Suburb
CountryNew Zealand
Local authorityAuckland Council
Electoral wardManurewa-Papakura Ward
Local boardManurewa Local Board
Population
 (2018)
 • Total8,871
Manukau Harbour Wiri Homai, Manurewa
Manukau Harbour
Clendon Park
Manukau Harbour Weymouth Wattle Downs

Clendon Park is named after Captain James Reddy Clendon who in 1840 traded land he owned in the Bay of Islands with the newly formed New Zealand Government for 10,000 acres (40 km²) of land, then south of Auckland CBD.[3]

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20067,965—    
20137,794−0.31%
20188,871+2.62%
Source: [4]

Clendon Park, comprising the statistical areas of Clendon Park North, Clendon Park West and Clendon Park East, had a population of 8,871 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 1,077 people (13.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 906 people (11.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,986 households. There were 4,347 males and 4,524 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female, with 2,760 people (31.1%) aged under 15 years, 2,337 (26.3%) aged 15 to 29, 3,399 (38.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 381 (4.3%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 16.6% European/Pākehā, 29.6% Māori, 55.4% Pacific peoples, 16.5% Asian, and 1.8% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 34.2%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 23.4% had no religion, 55.3% were Christian, 6.9% were Hindu, 3.1% were Muslim, 0.7% were Buddhist and 5.7% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 522 (8.5%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 1,341 (21.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,946 (48.2%) people were employed full-time, 594 (9.7%) were part-time, and 513 (8.4%) were unemployed.[4]

Education

Waimahia Intermediate School is an intermediate school (years 7–8), with a roll of 226.[5]

Clendon Park School, Te Matauranga and Roscommon School are contributing primary schools (years 1–6), with rolls of 621, 374 and 549 students, respectively.[6][7][8] Clendon Park School opened in 1971.[9] Te Matauranga has some Samoan classes up to year 8.

Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Manurewa is a full primary school (years 1–8), with a roll of 74.[10]

All these schools are coeducational. Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Manurewa teaches primarily in the Māori language.[11] All other schools here include classes in Māori and Samoan languages.[12][13][14][15] Rolls are as of March 2020.[16]

See also

References
  1. "Manukau & Howick Wards Postcode Boundaries" (PDF). New Zealand Post. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  2. "Local Boards". Aukland Council. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  3. Phoebe Falconer (15 July 2014). "Ask Phoebe: How Auckland landmarks got their names". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  4. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Clendon Park North (158700), Clendon Park West (159500) and Clendon Park East (159700). 2018 Census place summary: Clendon Park North 2018 Census place summary: Clendon Park West 2018 Census place summary: Clendon Park East
  5. Education Counts: Waimahia Intermediate
  6. Education Counts: Clendon Park School
  7. Education Counts: Te Matauranga
  8. Education Counts: Roscommon School
  9. "Our History". Clendon Park School. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  10. Education Counts: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Manurewa
  11. "Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Manurewa - 12/01/2017". Education Review Office. 12 January 2017.
  12. "Waimahia Intermediate School - 07/10/2019". Education Review Office. 7 October 2019.
  13. "Clendon Park School - 12/11/2015". Education Review Office. 12 November 2015.
  14. "Te Matauranga - 07/09/2017". Education Review Office. 7 September 2017.
  15. "Roscommon School - 21/12/2017". Education Review Office. 21 December 2017.
  16. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.

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