The Gardens is a suburb of

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. It is located to the north of

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, east of

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and south of Totara Heights. It was formerly under the local governance of

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until it was merged with all of Auckland's councils to form the Auckland 'super city' in 2010. It is now under the local governance of

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are on the west side of the suburb.

Demographics

The Gardens covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². The Gardens had a population of 3,909 at the

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, an increase of 438 people (12.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 837 people (27.2%) since the

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. There were 1,107 households, comprising 1,899 males and 2,007 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female. The median age was 37.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 777 people (19.9%) aged under 15 years, 789 (20.2%) aged 15 to 29, 1,875 (48.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 465 (11.9%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 52.1% European/

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, 9.4%

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, 10.7% Pacific peoples, 37.9%

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, and 3.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 39.9, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 36.6% had no religion, 35.5% were

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, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 8.1% were

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, 2.2% were

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, 2.7% were

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and 9.0% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 840 (26.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 417 (13.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $41,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. 780 people (24.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,794 (57.3%) people were employed full-time, 411 (13.1%) were part-time, and 87 (2.8%) were unemployed.

Education

The Gardens School is a coeducational full primary school (years 1–8) with a roll of as of

References

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