Glendowie is a
suburb
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in
Auckland
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, New Zealand. It is under the local governance of
Auckland Council
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. It was under
Auckland City Council
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from 1989 until the
merger
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of all of Auckland's councils into the "super city" in 2010.
Location
Glendowie is located on the north-eastern extent of the
Auckland isthmus
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. Its northern and eastern boundaries are defined by the
Waitematā Harbour
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and the
Tamaki Estuary.
The suburbs exhibit an affluent suburban residential character.
History
Historically, the area of Glendowie around
Taylors Hill was a forest of mostly
puriri
''Vitex lucens'', or pūriri, is an evergreen tree endemic to New Zealand.
History
Pūriri was first collected (by Europeans) at Tolaga Bay by Banks and Solander during Cook's first visit in 1769. The plant was excellently described by Solan ...
trees.
The eastern edge of Glendowie bordering the
Tāmaki River
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Te Waiohua
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, the largest settlement of which was called Te Taurere (located at
Taylors Hill).
Around 1750,
Ngāti Whātua
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expanded their territory further into
Tāmaki Makaurau
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, and gifted the land to
Ngāti Pāoa
Ngāti Pāoa is a Māori people, Māori ''iwi'' (tribe) that has extensive links to the Hauraki and Waikato tribes of New Zealand. Its traditional lands stretch from the western side of the Hauraki Plains to Auckland. They also settled on Hauraki ...
in the late 1700s.
The suburb of Glendowie was established in the 1920s, when George Riddell created a loop road through the area. It takes its name from one of the much earlier Taylor Brothers' farm estates, Glen Dowie, owned by Richard James Taylor. Two of his brothers also had farms in this area and built houses,;
Charles John Taylor
Charles John Taylor (1826 – 22 April 1897) was a New Zealand politician.
He was the second son of General Taylor (1790–1868) who owned land at west Tamaki, now absorbed into the Auckland suburban area. Charles was a judge in India bef ...
at Glen Orchard (now
St. Heliers) and William Innes Taylor at Glen Innes (gave its name to the suburb
Glen Innes).
Their brother,
Allen Kerr Taylor, lived near
Mount Albert in a house called
Alberton.
Demographics
Glendowie covers
and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km
2.
Glendowie had a population of 8,832 at the
2018 New Zealand census
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, an increase of 381 people (4.5%) since the
2013 census, and an increase of 861 people (10.8%) since the
2006 census
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. There were 2,877 households, comprising 4,359 males and 4,476 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female, with 1,932 people (21.9%) aged under 15 years, 1,515 (17.2%) aged 15 to 29, 3,987 (45.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,398 (15.8%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 81.0% European/
Pākehā
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, 4.8%
Māori
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, 3.7%
Pacific peoples, 15.0%
Asian
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, and 3.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 36.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 44.6% had no religion, 44.4% were
Christian
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, 0.2% had
Māori religious beliefs, 1.2% were
Hindu
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, 1.4% were
Muslim
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, 1.3% were
Buddhist
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and 1.9% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 2,886 (41.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 576 (8.3%) people had no formal qualifications. 2,268 people (32.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 3,324 (48.2%) people were employed full-time, 1,149 (16.7%) were part-time, and 204 (3.0%) were unemployed.
Education
Glendowie College
Glendowie College is a public secondary school in Auckland, New Zealand.
History
The college was opened in 1961, with fewer than 200 pupils. The technology block, now Addams Building, was the only building established at the time of the school ...
is a secondary school (years 9-13) with a roll of .
Glendowie School (an IB World School),
Churchill Park School
Churchill Park School is a co-ed primary and intermediate school in Glendowie, Auckland, New Zealand. It teaches from year one until year eight. It is surrounded by Churchill Park, Glendowie, Churchill Park. It is a relatively small school, with a ...
and Glen Taylor School are full primary schools (years 1-8) with rolls of , and students, respectively.
Sacred Heart College is a state-integrated Catholic boys' school (years 7-13) with a roll of .
Apart from Sacred Heart, all of these schools are co-educational. Rolls are as of
Sports clubs
Glendowie has a
tennis
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club,
bowls
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club and
taekwondo
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club, all located adjacent to Churchill Park. The
Eastern Suburbs Eastern Suburbs may refer to:
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Sports clubs
;Association football
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soccer
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club and Bayside Westhaven
baseball
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clubs hold matches at Crossfield Reserve.
Notable residents
*
Graeme Hart
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, former New Zealand leader of the opposition (National Party 2003–2006)
Further reading
* ''Delving into The Past Of Auckland's Eastern Suburbs''; Section 6, St.Heliers, Elizabeth T. Jackson
References
External links
Photographs of Glendowieheld in
Auckland Libraries' heritage collections.
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Suburbs of Auckland
Populated places on the Tāmaki River
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