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Royal Heights
Suburb
Moire Park in Royal Heights
Coordinates: 36°49′44″S 174°37′48″E / 36.829°S 174.630°E / -36.829; 174.630
Country	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Local authority	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Waitākere ward
Local board	Henderson-Massey
Area
• Land	262 ha (647 acres)
Population
• Total	8,230

Westgate	West Harbour	Hobsonville
Massey	Royal Heights	(Waitematā Harbour)
Massey	Lincoln	Te Atatū Peninsula

Royal Heights is a suburb in West Auckland, under the local governance of Auckland Council. Moire Park is a large park in Royal Heights, which has both sports grounds and areas of bush with walking tracks. The Manutewhau Walkway in Moire Park follows the Manutewhau Stream.

Demographics

Royal Heights covers 2.62 km (1.01 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 8,230 as of June 2024, with a population density of 3,141 people per km.

Royal Heights had a population of 7,278 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 510 people (7.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 813 people (12.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,160 households, comprising 3,597 males and 3,678 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female, with 1,635 people (22.5%) aged under 15 years, 1,734 (23.8%) aged 15 to 29, 3,168 (43.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 738 (10.1%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 54.1% European/Pākehā, 17.5% Māori, 21.8% Pacific peoples, 21.2% Asian, and 4.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 34.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 43.0% had no religion, 41.1% were Christian, 1.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.4% were Hindu, 3.0% were Muslim, 1.4% were Buddhist and 1.6% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,140 (20.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 939 (16.6%) people had no formal qualifications. 846 people (15.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 3,009 (53.3%) people were employed full-time, 714 (12.7%) were part-time, and 288 (5.1%) were unemployed.

Education

Colwill School is a coeducational full primary school (years 1–8), with a roll of 257 students as of August 2024.

Amenities

The Manutewhau Walk Reserve is an area of native bush reserve found in West Harbour, along the banks of the Manutewhau Stream. The reserve is adjacent to Moire Park, a large public park and sportsfield.

Gallery

• Entrance to Manutewhau Walkway in Moire Park
• Intersection of Royal Road and Moire Road in Royal Heights

Notes

1. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. "Moire Park". Places New Zealand. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
4. "Moire Park Path". Auckland Council. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
5. "Manutewhau Walkway". Auckland Council. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
6. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Royal Heights North (121600) and Royal Heights South (122300).
7. 2018 Census place summary: Royal Heights North
8. 2018 Census place summary: Royal Heights South
9. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
10. Education Counts: Colwill School
11. Janssen, Peter (January 2021). Greater Auckland Walks. New Holland Publishers. p. 62-63. ISBN 978-1-86966-516-6. Wikidata Q118136068.

• Suburbs of Auckland
• Populated places around the Waitematā Harbour
• Henderson-Massey Local Board Area
• West Auckland, New Zealand