Lincoln is a suburb in
West Auckland,
New Zealand
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. It is also the filming location of Shortland Street. The suburb is sometimes called Lincoln North or treated as part of
Henderson North to avoid confusion with
Lincoln
Lincoln most commonly refers to:
* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States
* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
* Lincoln ...
in Canterbury.
Demographics
Lincoln comprises four statistical areas. Henderson Larnoch, Henderson Lincoln West and Henderson Lincoln South are primarily residential. Henderson Lincoln East is primarily commercial.
Residential area
The residential area of Lincoln covers
and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km
2.
The residential areas had a population of 9,951 at the
2018 New Zealand census
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* 18 (number), the natural number following 17 and preceding 19
* one of the years 18 BC, AD 18, 1918, 2018
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, an increase of 888 people (9.8%) since the
2013 census, and an increase of 1,506 people (17.8%) since the
2006 census
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. There were 2,859 households, comprising 4,965 males and 4,986 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female, with 2,331 people (23.4%) aged under 15 years, 2,247 (22.6%) aged 15 to 29, 4,404 (44.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 972 (9.8%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 35.5% European/
Pākehā
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, 18.7%
Māori
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Relating to the Māori people
* Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group
* Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand
* Māori culture
* Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the C ...
, 24.7%
Pacific peoples, 34.5%
Asian
Asian may refer to:
* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, and 4.0% 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, 35.4% had no religion, 44.7% were
Christian
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, 1.5% had
Māori religious beliefs, 5.7% were
Hindu
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, 2.5% were
Muslim
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, 2.6% were
Buddhist
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and 2.3% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 1,509 (19.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,503 (19.7%) people had no formal qualifications. 702 people (9.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 3,783 (49.6%) people were employed full-time, 912 (12.0%) were part-time, and 468 (6.1%) were unemployed.
Commercial area
The commercial area covers
and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km
2.
The commercial area had a population of 138 at the
2018 New Zealand census
Eighteen or 18 may refer to:
* 18 (number), the natural number following 17 and preceding 19
* one of the years 18 BC, AD 18, 1918, 2018
Film, television and entertainment
* ''18'' (film), a 1993 Taiwanese experimental film based on the sho ...
, a decrease of 171 people (−55.3%) since the
2013 census, and a decrease of 168 people (−54.9%) since the
2006 census
6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number.
In mathematics
Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second small ...
. There were 24 households, comprising 75 males and 63 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.19 males per female. The median age was 35.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 21 people (15.2%) aged under 15 years, 33 (23.9%) aged 15 to 29, 78 (56.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 9 (6.5%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 60.9% European/
Pākehā
Pākehā (or Pakeha; ; ) is a Māori term for New Zealanders primarily of European descent. Pākehā is not a legal concept and has no definition under New Zealand law. The term can apply to fair-skinned persons, or to any non-Māori New Ze ...
, 10.9%
Māori
Māori or Maori can refer to:
Relating to the Māori people
* Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group
* Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand
* Māori culture
* Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the C ...
, 8.7%
Pacific peoples, 30.4%
Asian
Asian may refer to:
* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, and 4.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 34.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 30.4% had no religion, 56.5% were
Christian
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, 4.3% were
Hindu
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and 4.3% were
Buddhist
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.
Of those at least 15 years old, 27 (23.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 12 (10.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $24,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 21 people (17.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 60 (51.3%) people were employed full-time, 24 (20.5%) were part-time, and 6 (5.1%) were unemployed.
Individual statistical areas
Main Roads
The
Northwestern Motorway
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passes through the northern part of the suburb, with the "Lincoln Road" junction providing access.
Lincoln Road runs through the suburb and is the main road for the suburb with Universal Drive and Central Park Drive the main support routes in and out of the suburbs.
Main centres
Lincoln North mall is a small shopping centre on the corner of Lincoln Road and Universal Drive, and across Universal Drive are a
Pak'n Save
PAK'nSAVE (stylised PAK'nSAVE, originally PAK 'N SAVE) is a New Zealand discount food warehouse chain owned by the Foodstuffs cooperative. It is one of the three main supermarket chains, alongside Countdown and New World.
There are 56 store ...
supermarket and
Mitre 10
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megastore.
Schools
![ACG Sunderland Front building shot](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/ACG_Sunderland_Front_building_shot.jpg)
Pomaria Road School is a contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a roll of students. The school opened about 1960. It has operated a
Kohanga Reo (Māori language immersion kindergarten) since 1992.
ACG Sunderland School and College
ACG Sunderland is a private school and is part of ACG Education (formerly known as Academic Colleges Group). It is located in Henderson, a western suburb of Auckland.
History
The Sunderland Education Trust founded Sunderland in 2007 as "Sunderl ...
is a private school with a roll of students. They opened at the beginning of 2007.
Both schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of
Henderson High School,
Liston College
Liston College is a school in Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand, for year seven to 13 boys and offers a Catholic education to its students. It was the second school opened by the Christian Brothers in Auckland. It was named after Archbishop List ...
and
St Dominic's College are in Henderson North to the south of Lincoln.
Notes
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Suburbs of Auckland
Henderson-Massey Local Board Area
Populated places around the Waitematā Harbour
West Auckland, New Zealand