Mount Wellington, New Zealand

Mount Wellington is a suburb in East Auckland, New Zealand, located 10 kilometres southeast of the city centre. It is surrounded by the suburbs of Stonefields, Tamaki, Panmure, Penrose, and Ellerslie, and by the Tamaki River. The suburb is named after the volcanic peak of Maungarei / Mount Wellington. Sylvia Park is a large business park and shopping centre located in the suburb.

For the volcano, see Maungarei.

Mount Wellington
Suburb
CountryNew Zealand
Local authorityAuckland Council
Electoral wardMaungakiekie-Tāmaki Ward
Local boardMaungakiekie-Tamaki
Population
 (2018)
 • Total19,974
Train station(s)Sylvia Park Railway Station
Ellerslie, St. John's Park, Panmure
Penrose
Mount Wellington
 Tamaki River, Pakuranga, Panmure
Westfield Panmure

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
200616,323—    
201318,444+1.76%
201819,974+1.61%
Source: [1]
Looking southeast over the Mt Wellington Highway Interchange, with the Sylvia Park shopping centre to the left (north)

Mount Wellington, comprising the statistical areas of Mount Wellington North West, Mount Wellington North East, Mount Wellington Ferndale, Mount Wellington East, Mount Wellington West, Mount Wellington Central and Sylvia Park, had a population of 19,974 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 1,530 people (8.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 3,651 people (22.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 6,504 households. There were 9,906 males and 10,062 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female, with 3,534 people (17.7%) aged under 15 years, 4,806 (24.1%) aged 15 to 29, 9,201 (46.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 2,430 (12.2%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 41.9% European/Pākehā, 10.2% Māori, 16.2% Pacific peoples, 40.3% Asian, and 3.2% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 48.8%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 34.6% had no religion, 42.1% were Christian, and 18.4% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 5,121 (31.1%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 2,049 (12.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 9,267 (56.4%) people were employed full-time, 1,815 (11.0%) were part-time, and 639 (3.9%) were unemployed.[1]

Maungarei

Maungarei / Mount Wellington is a 135-metre[2] volcanic peak of the Auckland volcanic field. It is the youngest onshore volcano of the Auckland volcanic field, having been formed by an eruption around 10,000 years ago. It is the largest of Auckland's scoria cones.[3] It is not expected to erupt again.

Education

Bailey Road School, Stanhope Road School and Sylvia Park School are state coeducational full primary schools (years 1-8) with rolls of 447, 545 and 483 students, respectively.[4][5][6] Rolls are as of March 2020.[7]

References
  1. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Mount Wellington North West (145300), Mount Wellington North East (146000), Mount Wellington Ferndale (146200), Mount Wellington East (146500), Mount Wellington West (146600), Mount Wellington Central (147200) and Sylvia Park (147400). 2018 Census place summary: Mount Wellington North West 2018 Census place summary: Mount Wellington North East 2018 Census place summary: Mount Wellington Ferndale 2018 Census place summary: Mount Wellington East 2018 Census place summary: Mount Wellington West 2018 Census place summary: Mount Wellington Central 2018 Census place summary: Sylvia Park
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Volcanoes of Auckland: Mt Wellington". Auckland Regional Council. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
  4. Education Counts: Bailey Road School
  5. Education Counts: Stanhope Road School
  6. Education Counts: Sylvia Park School
  7. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  • Volcanoes of Auckland: The Essential guide - Hayward, B.W., Murdoch, G., Maitland, G.; Auckland University Press, 2011.

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