Golflands

Golflands is an eastern suburb of the city of Auckland, New Zealand. The Pakuranga Golf Club is part of the suburb, and many of the streets have names related to golf or notable golf players, such as Bob Charles drive. The golf club was formed in 1969 on leased farmland, which it purchased in 1974 and sold on to Pakuranga Country Club. In 2012, part of the land was sold to Elim Christian College to provide playing fields for their Golflands campus.[2] Another part of the golf course was developed as a retirement home in 2020.[3]

Golflands
Suburb
Country	New Zealand
Local authority	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Howick Ward
Local board	Howick Local Board
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	2,460

	Highland Park	Botany Downs
	Golflands	Northpark
Burswood	Huntington Park

The area is bounded by Cascades Drive on the north, Botany Road on the east, Te Rakau Drive on the south, and Pakuranga Stream on the west.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	2,388	—
2013	2,373	−0.09%
2018	2,460	+0.72%
Source: [1]

Golflands had a population of 2,460 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 87 people (3.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 72 people (3.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 873 households. There were 1,188 males and 1,272 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female. The median age was 43.2 years, with 390 people (15.9%) aged under 15 years, 435 (17.7%) aged 15 to 29, 1,188 (48.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 450 (18.3%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 54.6% European/Pākehā, 4.3% Māori, 3.4% Pacific peoples, 40.7% Asian, and 4.3% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 52.9%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 41.8% had no religion, 41.3% were Christian, and 12.4% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 567 (27.4%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 252 (12.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $35,500. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,062 (51.3%) people were employed full-time, 246 (11.9%) were part-time, and 75 (3.6%) were unemployed.[1]

References

1. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Golflands (153100). 2018 Census place summary: Golflands
2. "Our History". Pakuranga Golf Club. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
3. Pullar-Strecker, Tom (17 January 2020). "Work tees off on Fairway Gardens retirement home in Auckland". Stuff.