Glendene is a suburb of West Auckland, in New Zealand. It is under the local governance of the Auckland Council.

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Glendene
Suburb
Coordinates: 36°53′22″S 174°39′13″E
Country	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Local authority	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Waitākere ward Whau ward
Local board	Henderson-Massey Local Board Whau Local Board
Area [1]
• Land	251 ha (620 acres)
Population  (June 2023)[2]
• Total	8,130
Postcode(s)	0602

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Henderson	Te Atatū South	(Whau River)
Sunnyvale	Glendene	Kelston
Oratia	Glen Eden	New Lynn

Glendene is a mainly residential suburb with the north-eastern portion devoted to light industry.

Glendene is named after a farm in the area owned by Percy Jones, which was later subdivided for housing.^[3][4] The Western shores of the Whau River were home to many clay and pottery yards in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including the Malam, Laurie, Black & Scott and Hepburn yards.^[5] Most of the development of Glendene as a residential suburb occurred in the 1960s and 1970s.^[6]

In April 2014, Glendene became a part of the new Kelston electorate.

The Glendene Community Hub was opened in March 2015 in response to Council studies that showed a need for community development in the area.

Glendene covers 2.51 km² (0.97 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 8,130 as of June 2023,^[2] with a population density of 3,239 people per km².

Glendene had a population of 7,563 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 642 people (9.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 942 people (14.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,226 households, comprising 3,819 males and 3,747 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.02 males per female, with 1,626 people (21.5%) aged under 15 years, 1,686 (22.3%) aged 15 to 29, 3,468 (45.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 789 (10.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 41.8% European/Pākehā, 14.0% Māori, 26.0% Pacific peoples, 30.2% Asian, and 4.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 38.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 33.6% had no religion, 41.8% were Christian, 1.0% had Māori religious beliefs, 7.9% were Hindu, 4.6% were Muslim, 1.9% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,143 (19.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,110 (18.7%) people had no formal qualifications. 702 people (11.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 3,087 (52.0%) people were employed full-time, 687 (11.6%) were part-time, and 345 (5.8%) were unemployed.^[7]

The local primary school (years 1 - 6) is Glendene School (opened in 1965)^[10] It is coeducational. The roll was 120 as of February 2024.^[11][12]

Nearby secondary schools are Henderson High School, Kelston Boys' High School, Kelston Girls' College, Liston College and St Dominic's College.