Somerville, New Zealand

Somerville is an eastern suburb of the city of Auckland, New Zealand. Most of the houses were built in the 1990s.[2] Before 1990, the area was rural.[3]

Somerville
Suburb
Country	New Zealand
Local authority	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Howick Ward
Local board	Howick Local Board
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	4,473

Botany Downs	Howick	Cockle Bay
Botany Downs	Somerville	Shelly Park
Northpark	Shamrock Park	Whitford

A large area of land was bought by Archibald Somerville in 1863, and his descendents farmed it until subdivision in 1988. Development of residential housing was well under way in 1996.[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	4,536	—
2013	4,329	−0.67%
2018	4,473	+0.66%
Source: [1]

Somerville had a population of 4,473 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 144 people (3.3%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 63 people (-1.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,392 households. There were 2,193 males and 2,280 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female. The median age was 41.5 years, with 795 people (17.8%) aged under 15 years, 810 (18.1%) aged 15 to 29, 2,133 (47.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 729 (16.3%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 47.1% European/Pākehā, 3.5% Māori, 2.4% Pacific peoples, 49.3% Asian, and 2.7% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 56.5%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 49.8% had no religion, 34.5% were Christian, 3.7% were Hindu, 1.4% were Muslim, 4.2% were Buddhist and 1.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,170 (31.8%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 423 (11.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $32,400. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,728 (47.0%) people were employed full-time, 477 (13.0%) were part-time, and 138 (3.8%) were unemployed.[1]

Education

Howick College is a secondary school (years 9–13) with a roll of 2137.[5] It opened in 1974.[6]

Somerville Intermediate School is an intermediate school (years 7–8) with a roll of 971.[7] The school opened in 1997.[4]

Both schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of March 2020.[8]

References

1. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Somerville (153800). 2018 Census place summary: Somerville
2. "Somerville, Manukau City". One Roof. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
3. Auckland (Map). 1:50000. NZMS260. LINZ / Lands and Survey. 1981. § R11.
4. "Our History". Somerville Intermediate. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
5. Education Counts: Howick College
6. "Our History". Howick College. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
7. Education Counts: Somerville Intermediate
8. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.