Wesley, New Zealand

Wesley is a suburb of Auckland New Zealand, located in the south of the former Auckland City area.

Wesley
Suburb
Underwood Park / Walsmley Park in the west of Wesley
Country	New Zealand
Local authority	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa Ward
Population  (2018)
• Total	5,652

Mount Albert	Sandringham	Balmoral
Owairaka	Wesley	Three Kings
New Windsor	Mount Roskill	Hillsborough

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	5,163	—
2013	5,370	+0.56%
2018	5,652	+1.03%
Source: [1]

Wesley, comprising the statistical areas of Wesley West, Wesley South and Wesley East, had a population of 5,652 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 282 people (5.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 489 people (9.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,491 households. There were 2,889 males and 2,760 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.05 males per female, with 1,296 people (22.9%) aged under 15 years, 1,605 (28.4%) aged 15 to 29, 2,241 (39.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 504 (8.9%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 18.4% European/Pākehā, 8.8% Māori, 38.3% Pacific peoples, 37.5% Asian, and 8.2% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 50.5%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 23.5% had no religion, 43.9% were Christian, and 27.6% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 927 (21.3%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 798 (18.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,848 (42.4%) people were employed full-time, 612 (14.0%) were part-time, and 291 (6.7%) were unemployed.[1]

Education

Wesley Intermediate is an intermediate school (years 7-8) with a roll of 157.[2] Wesley Primary School is a contributing primary school (years 1-6) with a roll of 167.[3]

Both schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of March 2020.[4]

Local state or state-integrated secondary schools include Mount Albert Grammar School, Marist College and St Peter's College.

References

1. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Wesley West (137900), Wesley South (138800) and Wesley East (139100). 2018 Census place summary: Wesley West 2018 Census place summary: Wesley South 2018 Census place summary: Wesley East
2. Education Counts: Wesley Intermediate School
3. Education Counts: Wesley Primary School
4. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.