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Randwick Park is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.

The suburb is located east of Manurewa and is in the Manurewa-Papakura ward, one of the thirteen administrative divisions of Auckland Council.

The suburb had high unemployment and high crime rates in the early 2000s, but after a liquor store owner was killed in 2008, a residents' association was formed to improve local sports and community facilities, with support from the Manurewa Local Board and Auckland Council's Southern Initiative program. It was named the Mitre10 Community of the Year in 2017.

Demographics

Randwick Park covers 1.45 km (0.56 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 6,620 as of June 2024, with a population density of 4,566 people per km.

Randwick Park had a population of 6,150 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 375 people (6.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 597 people (10.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,518 households, comprising 3,057 males and 3,096 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female, with 1,788 people (29.1%) aged under 15 years, 1,638 (26.6%) aged 15 to 29, 2,454 (39.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 270 (4.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 21.1% European/Pākehā, 27.8% Māori, 37.7% Pacific peoples, 28.4% Asian, and 3.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 38.4, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 27.1% had no religion, 44.5% were Christian, 3.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 9.7% were Hindu, 2.2% were Muslim, 1.8% were Buddhist and 6.7% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 561 (12.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 897 (20.6%) people had no formal qualifications. 348 people (8.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,286 (52.4%) people were employed full-time, 465 (10.7%) were part-time, and 336 (7.7%) were unemployed.

Education

Randwick Park School is a full primary school (years 1–8) with a roll of 656. About half the students have Pacific heritage, and over a fifth are Māori. Some classes are taught in the Māori language.

Te Kura Ākonga o Manurewa is a full primary school (years 1–8) with a roll of 89. The school teaches primarily in the Māori language.

Both these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of August 2024.

References

1. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. "'It's a rough area, eh'". Stuff. 31 January 2009.
4. "Auckland suburb Randwick Park goes from crime ghetto to a 'taste of heaven'". Manukau Courier. 30 December 2016.
5. "South Auckland is home to New Zealand's best neighbourhood". Our Auckland. 23 February 2017.
6. Ford, Emily (27 February 2017). "Randwick Park named NZ's Community of the Year". Stuff.
7. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Randwick Park East (161000) and Randwick Park West (161300).
8. 2018 Census place summary: Randwick Park East
9. 2018 Census place summary: Randwick Park West
10. Education Counts: Randwick Park School
11. "Randwick Park School – 06/07/2020". Education Review Office. 6 July 2020.
12. Education Counts: Te Kura Akonga o Manurewa
13. "Te Kura Akonga o Manurewa – 30/01/2019". Education Review Office. 30 January 2019.
14. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.

• Suburbs of Auckland
• Manurewa Local Board Area