Favona is a mostly industry-dominated suburb of

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, and is part of the

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area. The suburb is in the Manukau ward, one of the thirteen administrative divisions of Auckland city, and is under governance of the Auckland Council. The area has a long history of habitation, due to its fertile lands, a productive harbour, and proximity to the Manukau-Tamaki

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were the inhabitants until they were supplanted by European farmers in the 19th century. The development of

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ing brought more people into the area and the land remained used in this way until the 1960s when housing developments were created to service Auckland's growing population and industry in nearby

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and Otahuhu. Some areas of Favona also historically had large areas of greenhouses, such as for

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production. The area is one is of

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and until 2005 had one of New Zealand's largest

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s. It hosts the Mangere campus of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa. Numerous shipping and freight forwarding companies have premises in the industrial areas, including the national distribution headquarters of supermarket chain Progressive Enterprises.

Demographics

Favona covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Favona had a population of 9,684 at the

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, an increase of 1,170 people (13.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 2,196 people (29.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,959 households, comprising 4,866 males and 4,824 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.01 males per female, with 2,592 people (26.8%) aged under 15 years, 2,517 (26.0%) aged 15 to 29, 3,840 (39.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 735 (7.6%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 12.2% European/

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, 14.2%

, 64.8% Pacific peoples, 21.3% Asian, and 1.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 43.5, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 15.1% had no religion, 64.6% were Christian, 1.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 7.4% were

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, 4.3% were Muslim, 1.1% were

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and 1.1% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 873 (12.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,572 (22.2%) people had no formal qualifications. 468 people (6.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 3,507 (49.5%) people were employed full-time, 777 (11.0%) were part-time, and 507 (7.1%) were unemployed.

Education

Favona School is a contributing primary school (years 1-6) with a roll of . Koru School is a full primary (years 1-6) with a roll of . Sir Keith Park School is a special school with a roll of . It caters for students with intellectual disability or special needs. All these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of

References

External links

Photographs of Favona
held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections. {{Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Area Suburbs of Auckland Poverty in New Zealand Working class in New Zealand Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Area Populated places around the Manukau Harbour