Highland Park is a suburb of

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, located between Howick and

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. It belongs to the Pakuranga electorate which is currently represented by

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Demographics

Highland Park covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Highland Park had a population of 4,512 at the

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, an increase of 234 people (5.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 321 people (7.7%) since the

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. There were 1,575 households, comprising 2,163 males and 2,352 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.92 males per female. The median age was 40.3 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 699 people (15.5%) aged under 15 years, 936 (20.7%) aged 15 to 29, 2,001 (44.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 873 (19.3%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 47.9% European/

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, 4.5%

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, 4.1% Pacific peoples, 45.1%

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, and 4.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 56.3, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 44.7% had no religion, 38.4% were

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, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.9% were

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, 1.5% were

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, 3.5% were

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and 3.1% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 1,083 (28.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 498 (13.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $28,800, compared with $31,800 nationally. 576 people (15.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,857 (48.7%) people were employed full-time, 486 (12.7%) were part-time, and 114 (3.0%) were unemployed.

References

External links

Photographs of Highland Park
held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections. {{Howick Local Board Area Suburbs of Auckland Howick Local Board Area