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Glendowie
Suburb
Churchill Park
Coordinates: 36°51′05″S 174°52′14″E / 36.85152°S 174.87045°E / -36.85152; 174.87045
Country	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Local authority	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Ōrākei ward
Local board	Ōrākei Local Board
Area
• Land	405 ha (1,001 acres)
Population
• Total	9,050

Saint Heliers	(Hauraki Gulf)
	Glendowie	(Tamaki River)
Glen Innes	Wai o Taiki Bay

Glendowie is a suburb in Auckland, New Zealand. It is under the local governance of Auckland Council. It was under Auckland City Council from 1989 until the merger of all of Auckland's councils into the "super city" in 2010.

Location

Glendowie is located on the north-eastern extent of the Auckland isthmus. Its northern and eastern boundaries are defined by the Waitematā Harbour and the Tamaki Estuary.

The suburbs exhibit an affluent suburban residential character.

History

Historically, the area of Glendowie around Taylors Hill was a forest of mostly pūriri trees. The eastern edge of Glendowie bordering the Tāmaki River was called Tauoma, and was the Eastern edge of the area settled by Te Waiohua, the largest settlement of which was called Te Taurere (located at Taylors Hill). Around 1750, Ngāti Whātua expanded their territory further into Tāmaki Makaurau, and gifted the land to Ngāti Pāoa in the late 1700s.

The suburb of Glendowie was established in the 1920s, when George Riddell created a loop road through the area. It takes its name from one of the much earlier Taylor Brothers' farm estates, Glen Dowie, owned by Richard James Taylor. Two of his brothers also had farms in this area and built houses; Charles John Taylor at Glen Orchard (now St. Heliers) and William Innes Taylor at Glen Innes (gave its name to the suburb Glen Innes). Their brother, Allen Kerr Taylor, lived near Mount Albert in a house called Alberton.

Demographics

Glendowie covers 4.05 km (1.56 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 9,050 as of June 2024, with a population density of 2,235 people per km.

Glendowie had a population of 8,832 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 381 people (4.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 861 people (10.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,877 households, comprising 4,359 males and 4,476 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female, with 1,932 people (21.9%) aged under 15 years, 1,515 (17.2%) aged 15 to 29, 3,987 (45.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,398 (15.8%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 81.0% European/Pākehā, 4.8% Māori, 3.7% Pacific peoples, 15.0% Asian, and 3.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 36.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 44.6% had no religion, 44.4% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.2% were Hindu, 1.4% were Muslim, 1.3% were Buddhist and 1.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 2,886 (41.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 576 (8.3%) people had no formal qualifications. 2,268 people (32.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 3,324 (48.2%) people were employed full-time, 1,149 (16.7%) were part-time, and 204 (3.0%) were unemployed.

Education

Glendowie College is a secondary school (years 9–13) with a roll of 1201.

Glendowie School (an IB World School), Churchill Park School and Glen Taylor School are full primary schools (years 1–8) with rolls of , 418 and 195 students, respectively.

Sacred Heart College is a state-integrated Catholic boys' school (years 7–13) with a roll of 1275.

Apart from Sacred Heart, all of these schools are co-educational. Rolls are as of August 2024.

Sports clubs

Glendowie has a tennis club, bowls club and taekwondo club, all located adjacent to Churchill Park. The Eastern Suburbs soccer club and Bayside Westhaven baseball clubs hold matches at Crossfield Reserve.

Notable residents

• Graeme Hart, businessman
• Don Brash, former New Zealand leader of the opposition (National Party 2003–2006)

Further reading

• Delving into The Past Of Auckland's Eastern Suburbs; Section 6, St.Heliers, Elizabeth T. Jackson

References

1. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. ^ Leahy, Anne (1991). "Excavations at Taylor's Hill, R11/96, Auckland". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 28: 33–68. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906413. Wikidata Q58677409.
4. Te Ākitai Waiohua (24 August 2010). "CULTURAL VALUES ASSESSMENT BY TE ĀKITAI WAIOHUA for MATUKUTŪREIA QUARRY PRIVATE PLAN CHANGE" (PDF). Auckland Council. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
5. Cossar, Charlotte (14 June 2003). "Glendowie". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
6. Stacpoole, John. "Allan Kerr Taylor". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
7. "Alberton". Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
8. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Glendowie North (144000) and Glendowie South (145100).
9. 2018 Census place summary: Glendowie North
10. 2018 Census place summary: Glendowie South
11. Education Counts: Glendowie College
12. Education Counts: Glendowie School
    - Education Counts: Churchill Park School
    - Education Counts: Glen Taylor School
13. Education Counts: Sacred Heart College
14. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
15. "Graeme Hart surpasses wealth of more famous peers". TV3. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
16. Mandow, Nikki (July 2007). "Glendowie". Metro (312).

External links

• Photographs of Glendowie held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections.

• Suburbs of Auckland
• Populated places on the Tāmaki River
• Ōrākei Local Board Area