Three Kings is a

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that is built around the Te Tātua-a-Riukiuta volcano. It is home to an ethnically diverse population of about 3,500 people. Three Kings is located six kilometres south of the city centre, between the suburbs of

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and

Mount Roskill Mount Roskill is a suburban area in the city of Auckland, New Zealand. It is named for the volcanic peak Puketāpapa (commonly called "Mount Roskill" in English). Description The suburb, named after the Mount, is located seven kilometres to ...

. Three Kings features a small shopping mall and supermarket complex called Three Kings Plaza. It also has a commercial area, and an accident and medical clinic. The Mount Roskill library is situated above the Fickling Convention Centre which hosts a wide range of community events. Te Tātua-a-Riukiuta, also known as Three Kings, had three prominent peaks and a number of smaller peaks until most of them were quarried away, leaving a sole remaining large peak (often called Big King). It was probably the most complex volcano in the

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Demographics

Three Kings covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Three Kings panorama Auckland

Three Kings had a population of 3,645 at the

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, an increase of 312 people (9.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 372 people (11.4%) since the

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. There were 1,206 households, comprising 1,743 males and 1,902 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.92 males per female, with 741 people (20.3%) aged under 15 years, 909 (24.9%) aged 15 to 29, 1,641 (45.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 357 (9.8%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 48.5% European/

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, 8.6%

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, 19.9% Pacific peoples, 29.1%

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, and 5.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 40.6, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 42.1% had no religion, 39.3% were

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, 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.8% were

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, 5.1% were

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, 2.1% were

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and 2.5% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 1,014 (34.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 378 (13.0%) people had no formal qualifications. 594 people (20.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,443 (49.7%) people were employed full-time, 432 (14.9%) were part-time, and 126 (4.3%) were unemployed.

Education

Three Kings School is a contributing primary school (years 1-6) with a roll of students. St Therese School is a state-integrated full primary Catholic school (years 1-8) with a roll of students. Central Auckland Specialist School is a school for students with high specialist educational needs. It has a roll of students. All these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of The local state secondary school is

Mount Roskill Grammar School Mount Roskill Grammar School is a secondary school in the suburb of Mount Roskill, Auckland. Officially opened in 1953, the school is widely regarded as one of the most diverse schools in Auckland, having students of over 70 different national ...

. Catholic students attend Marcellin College (coed), St Peter's College (boys) or

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(girls). The local intermediate is

Mount Roskill Intermediate Mount Roskill Intermediate is a co-educational school for boys and girls in years 7 and 8. It is located in Denbigh Avenue, Mount Roskill, Auckland, New Zealand next to Mount Roskill Primary and Mount Roskill Grammar School. It currently has a ro ...

Notable people

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and former MP for the Mt Roskill electorate, attended Three Kings Primary School.

References

External links

Description aimed at home buyers
New Zealand Herald, 2004
QuickStats from Statistics NZ

* ttp://www.aucklandartgallery.com/the-collection/browse-artwork/982/auckland,-the-three-kings Painting of Three Kings from 1875
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held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections. {{Puketāpapa Local Board Area Suburbs of Auckland