Sunnynook is a

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on the North Shore in the

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metropolitan area in

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. It is currently under the governance of

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. The suburb is centred on the Sunnynook Shopping Centre and the nearby Sunnynook Park. A skateboard bowl is located in the park, which is also home to the Glenfield Greyhounds rugby league club. Sunnynook residents have access to the Northern Busway rapid transit bus link via the

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Demographics

Sunnynook covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Sunnynook had a population of 5,532 in the

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, a decrease of 6 people (−0.1%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 408 people (8.0%) since the 2013 census. There were 2,793 males, 2,724 females and 15 people of other genders in 1,794 dwellings. 3.6% of people identified as

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. The median age was 35.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 1,065 people (19.3%) aged under 15 years, 1,191 (21.5%) aged 15 to 29, 2,793 (50.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 483 (8.7%) aged 65 or older. People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 40.3%

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(

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); 6.9%

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; 4.1% Pasifika; 52.7% Asian; 3.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 89.3%, Māori language by 1.3%, Samoan by 0.6%, and other languages by 45.7%. No language could be spoken by 2.2% (e.g. too young to talk).

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was known by 0.2%. The percentage of people born overseas was 58.9, compared with 28.8% nationally. Religious affiliations were 33.5%

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, 3.1%

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, 3.4%

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, 0.3%

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, 3.3%

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, 0.3%

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, 0.1%

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, and 0.8% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 49.7%, and 5.5% of people did not answer the census question. Of those at least 15 years old, 1,725 (38.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,683 (37.7%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,053 (23.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $46,300, compared with $41,500 nationally. 597 people (13.4%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,532 (56.7%) people were employed full-time, 630 (14.1%) were part-time, and 159 (3.6%) were unemployed.

Education

* Wairau Intermediate is an intermediate (years 7–8) school with a roll of students as of It opened in 1980. * Sunnynook Primary School is a contributing primary (years 1–6) school with a roll of students as of It opened in 1968. Both schools are coeducational.

Gallery

Image:Sunnynook Park.JPG, Playing sports on Sunnynook Park Image:Sunnynook Scout Den.JPG, Sunnynook Scout Den on the edge of Sunnynook Park Image:Sunnynook Park in Spring.JPG, Sunnynook Park on a warm Spring morning

Notes

External links

Wairau Intermediate websiteSunnynook Primary School website
{{Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area Suburbs of Auckland North Shore, New Zealand