Woodlands Park is a small, affluent and quiet suburb on the western outskirts of West Auckland, New Zealand. Nestled in the Waitākere Ranges, Woodlands Park lies in a valley, bush clad hills separating it from Titirangi (to the north east), Parau and Huia (to the south east) and Laingholm (to the south).[3]
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Most housing was built in the 1950s to 1970s, and lies within native bush. Although largely composed of workers commuting to Auckland, and socially linked to Titirangi, Woodlands Park is a small reasonably active community. There is a primary school, which forms the communal heart, 2 dairies and a mechanic. Original home of the Commercial bus company.
Woodlands Park covers 1.30 km2 (0.50 sq mi).[1] It is part of the Waima-Woodlands Park statistical area.[6]
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Historical populationYear | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 978 | — |
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2013 | 993 | +0.22% |
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2018 | 1,077 | +1.64% |
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Woodlands Park had a population of 1,077 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 84 people (8.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 99 people (10.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 351 households, comprising 510 males and 564 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.9 males per female, with 261 people (24.2%) aged under 15 years, 168 (15.6%) aged 15 to 29, 570 (52.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 87 (8.1%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 89.4% European/Pākehā, 8.4% Māori, 1.7% Pacific peoples, 8.4% Asian, and 3.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 65.5% had no religion, 22.6% were Christian, 0.6% were Hindu, 0.8% were Muslim and 3.1% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 294 (36.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 78 (9.6%) people had no formal qualifications. 273 people (33.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 504 (61.8%) people were employed full-time, 129 (15.8%) were part-time, and 15 (1.8%) were unemployed.[2]