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This article is about the Auckland suburb. For the Auckland local board area, see Manurewa (local board area). For the electorate, see Manurewa (New Zealand electorate).

Manurewa
Suburb of Auckland
Coordinates: 37°01′25″S 174°53′56″E / 37.023481°S 174.898937°E / -37.023481; 174.898937Coordinates: 37°01′25″S 174°53′56″E / 37.023481°S 174.898937°E / -37.023481; 174.898937
CountryNew Zealand
CityAuckland
Local authorityAuckland Council
Electoral wardManurewa-Papakura ward
Local boardManurewa Local Board
Area
[1]
 • Land530 ha (1,310 acres)
Population
 (June 2022)[2]
 • Total21,590
Train station(s)Manurewa Train Station
Homai Hillpark, Manukau Central Manurewa East
Clendon Park
Manurewa
 Randwick Park
Weymouth Wattle Downs Takanini

Manurewa is a major suburb in South Auckland, New Zealand. It was part of Manukau City before the creation of the Auckland super city in 2010. It is located 6 km (3.7 mi) south of the Manukau City Centre, and 26 km (16 mi) southeast of Auckland CBD. The suburb is bisected by the Auckland Southern Motorway. Real estate values in Manurewa vary greatly.

Manurewa is Māori for "drifting kite". The name refers to a kite flying competition where a kite line was severed and drifted away. The kite's owner was the chief Tamapahore who had a pā (fortified village) on Matuku-tururu (Wiri Mountain). The name Manurewa commemorates the incident by the name.[3]

Manurewa has a high proportion of non-European ethnicities, making it one of the most multi-cultural suburbs in New Zealand. Employment for many is at the many companies of nearby Wiri, Papakura, and at the steel mill at Glenbrook.

Southmall was one of the first shopping malls in New Zealand. It is located on the Great South Road. This shopping centre is no longer the main centre for many shoppers after the opening of Westfield Manukau City approximately 10 minutes away.

Auckland Botanic Gardens entrance

Manurewa is the home of Auckland Botanic Gardens which receives over a million visitors a year.

Demographics

Manurewa covers 5.30 km2 (2.05 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 21,590 as of June 2022,[2] with a population density of 4,074 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
200615,591—    
201316,842+1.11%
201819,236+2.69%
Source: [4]

Manurewa had a population of 19,236 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 2,394 people (14.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 3,645 people (23.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 4,572 households, comprising 9,765 males and 9,474 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.03 males per female, with 5,160 people (26.8%) aged under 15 years, 5,226 (27.2%) aged 15 to 29, 7,461 (38.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,392 (7.2%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 24.5% European/Pākehā, 30.9% Māori, 41.1% Pacific peoples, 23.0% Asian, and 2.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 34.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 27.3% had no religion, 46.3% were Christian, 3.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 6.7% were Hindu, 2.4% were Muslim, 1.4% were Buddhist and 6.4% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,494 (10.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 3,153 (22.4%) people had no formal qualifications. 891 people (6.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 6,927 (49.2%) people were employed full-time, 1,515 (10.8%) were part-time, and 996 (7.1%) were unemployed.[4]

Individual statistical areas
Name Area
(km2)		 Population Density
(per km2)		 Households Median age Median
income
Rowandale West 0.69 3,471 5,030 738 25.2 years $22,900[5]
Rowandale East 0.83 3,813 4,594 828 27.0 years $26,600[6]
Manurewa Central 1.07 3,678 3,437 948 29.5 years $26,800[7]
Leabank 1.49 4,350 2,919 1,047 28.0 years $24,200[8]
Manurewa South 1.22 3,924 3,216 1,011 28.6 years $25,600[9]
New Zealand 37.4 years $31,800

Sport and recreation

Rugby union

The Manurewa Rugby Football Club is based at Mountfort Park Manurewa. They were founded in 1921 and now play within the Counties Manukau Rugby Union Club competition and are one of the biggest and most successful Rugby clubs within the region. They have a large junior section plus and string Golden Oldies Section made up of many past players. They also have associated sports of AFL, Netball & Softball operating within the club. They were originally based at Jellicoe Park in Manurewa and had a club room affectionately known as the "Old Black Shed". They built the new clubrooms at Mountfort Park and moved to this site officially in 1978. Notable current Super 15 Chiefs players Tim Nanai-Williams, Viliami Taulani and Bundee Aki are former Manurewa Rugby Club players.

Association football

The football (soccer) club Manurewa AFC who play in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1A are based in Manurewa.

Rugby league

The Manurewa Marlins are based in Manurewa.

Local government

Manurewa had a local government just like other suburbs of Auckland at that time. The local government was called Manurewa Borough Council, which started in 1937 and merged into Manukau City Council in 1965, eventually amalgamated into Auckland Council in November 2010.

Mayors during Manurewa Borough Council

  • 1937–1944 William Johnston Ferguson
  • 1944–1946 Fred Barnard
  • 1946–1948 John Augusta Kelly
  • 1948–1953 Reginald Frank Judson
  • 1953–1956 Cecil Millington Crawford
  • 1956–1965 Harry Beaumont

Education

James Cook High School is a secondary school (years 9–13) with a roll of 1362.[10]

Manurewa Intermediate is an intermediate school (years 7–8) with a roll of 857.[11]

Finlayson Park School, Leabank School. Manurewa Central School, Manurewa South School, Manurewa West School and Rowandale School are contributing primary schools (years 1–6) with rolls of 944, 390, 505, 361, 426 and 597 students, respectively.[12][13][14][15][16][17] In 2020 Finlayson Park School in Auckland became the first school in New Zealand to set up a Kiribati language unit, where Erika Taeang was employed as the teacher.[18][19]

St Anne's Catholic School is a state-integrated full primary school (years 1–8) with a roll of 537.[20] Notable alumni includes libertarian politician Stephen Berry.[21]

Manukau Christian School is a private composite school (years 1–13) with a roll of 272.[22]

All these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of July 2022.[23]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Local History". Manurewa Marae. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Rowandale West (159900), Rowandale East (160000), Manurewa Central (160100), Leabank (160600) and Manurewa South (160900).
  5. ^ 2018 Census place summary: Rowandale West
  6. ^ 2018 Census place summary: Rowandale East
  7. ^ 2018 Census place summary: Manurewa Central
  8. ^ 2018 Census place summary: Leabank
  9. ^ 2018 Census place summary: Manurewa South
  10. ^ Education Counts: James Cook High School
  11. ^ Education Counts: Manurewa Intermediate
  12. ^ Education Counts: Finlayson Park School
  13. ^ Education Counts: Leabank School
  14. ^ Education Counts: Manurewa Central School
  15. ^ Education Counts: Manurewa South School
  16. ^ Education Counts: Manurewa West School
  17. ^ Education Counts: Rowandale School
  18. ^ "Auckland school establishes Kiribati language unit | RNZ". Radio New Zealand. 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  19. ^ "Kiribati / Pacific languages / Home - Pasifika". 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  20. ^ Education Counts: St Anne's Catholic School
  21. ^ Berry, Stephen (21 September 2019). "Manurewa-Papakura Ward: An Absolutely Biased Guide to Auckland Local Elections". The BFD. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  22. ^ Education Counts: Manukau Christian School
  23. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  24. ^ Berry, Stephen (21 September 2019). "Manurewa-Papakura Ward: An Absolutely Biased Guide to Auckland Local Elections". The BFD. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  25. ^ "WATCH: Auckland teen Jawsh 685 is #1 on the iTunes chart". RNZ. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.

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