Konini

Konini is a suburb in the west of Auckland, New Zealand, under the local governance of Auckland Council.

Konini
Suburb
Country	New Zealand
Local authority	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Waitākere Ward
Population  (2018)
• Total	3,555

Oratia	Glen Eden	Glen Eden
Waiatarua	Konini	Kaurilands
Waima	Titirangi	Titirangi

Konini is enclosed in lush bush at the western ends and tranquil suburban streets to the east. Konini Road is a long bending street that moves from the suburb of Glen Eden to the Waitākere Ranges and native rain forest.

Kōnini is the Māori language name for the fruit of the tree fuchsia.[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	3,393	—
2013	3,492	+0.41%
2018	3,555	+0.36%
Source: [2]

Konini had a population of 3,555 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 63 people (1.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 162 people (4.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,203 households. There were 1,758 males and 1,800 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female. The median age was 37.9 years, with 789 people (22.2%) aged under 15 years, 609 (17.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,770 (49.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 390 (11.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 83.5% European/Pākehā, 10.4% Māori, 7.6% Pacific peoples, 10.4% Asian, and 3.3% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 28.8%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 58.4% had no religion, 30.0% were Christian, and 5.7% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 891 (32.2%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 297 (10.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $42,100. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,584 (57.3%) people were employed full-time, 435 (15.7%) were part-time, and 72 (2.6%) were unemployed.[2]

Education

Konini School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a roll of 438 as of March 2020.[3][4] The school opened in 1976.[5]

The local State secondary schools are Kelston Boys' High School and Kelston Girls' College.

References

1. "kōnini". Te Aka Online Māori Dictionary. Te Ipukarea Research Institute.
2. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Konini (132500). 2018 Census place summary: Konini
3. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
4. Education Counts: Konini School
5. "About us - A Bit of history of our unique school". Konini School. Retrieved 18 July 2020.