Unsworth Heights
Unsworth Heights is a suburb of North Shore in the Auckland metropolitan area in northern New Zealand. New Zealand State Highway 18 (Upper Harbour Highway) passes to the north of the suburb, and the Albany Highway to the south. The two routes intersect just to the west of Unsworth Heights. Unsworth Reserve is to the east.[1]
Unsworth Heights | |
|---|---|
Suburb | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Local authority | Auckland Council |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 5,889 |
| North Harbour | Rosedale | Sunset North |
| Chester Park |
  Unsworth Heights  |
The Palms |
| Cuthill | Bayview | Glenfield North |
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 5,250 | — |
| 2013 | 5,502 | +0.67% |
| 2018 | 5,889 | +1.37% |
| Source: [2] | ||
Unsworth Heights, comprising the statistical areas of Unsworth Heights West and Unsworth Heights East, had a population of 5,889 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 387 people (7.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 639 people (12.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,860 households. There were 2,889 males and 3,003 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female, with 945 people (16.0%) aged under 15 years, 1,335 (22.7%) aged 15 to 29, 2,766 (47.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 849 (14.4%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 45.8% European/Pākehā, 5.0% Māori, 3.8% Pacific peoples, 42.3% Asian, and 10.1% 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, 40.2% had no religion, 42.9% were Christian, and 12.7% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 1,656 (33.5%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 525 (10.6%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,583 (52.2%) people were employed full-time, 684 (13.8%) were part-time, and 174 (3.5%) were unemployed.[2]
Education
Westminster Christian School was established in 1981 to provide education for children of Christian families, using a Christ-centred curriculum founded on a Biblical World View. It is an inter-denominational, state-integrated, co-educational, full primary school for students from New Entrant to Year 8. The school has a roll of 328 students as of March 2020.[3][4]
The school is set on a sunny, 2½ hectare site in Albany, on Auckland’s North Shore. The clean environment and well-established trees provide a peaceful backdrop to modern buildings, classrooms and playgrounds.
Notes
- Gregory's Auckland & Surrounds Street Directory (3rd ed.). 2008. map 56. ISBN 978-0-7319-2048-8.
- "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Unsworth Heights West (119900) and Unsworth Heights East (120400). 2018 Census place summary: Unsworth Heights West 2018 Census place summary: Unsworth Heights East
- "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- Education Counts: Westminster Christian School