| East Tāmaki Heights | |||||
| City1: | Auckland | ||||
| Council: | Auckland Council | ||||
| Board: | Howick Local Board | ||||
| Ward: | Howick ward | ||||
| Coordinates: | -36.942°N 174.92°W | ||||
| Area: | 123 | ||||
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East Tāmaki Heights is an eastern suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
The earliest houses date from the 1880s, but most of the houses were built in the 2000s.[1] Between 1998 and 2009, the major streets were defined.[2] [3]
East Tāmaki Heights covers 1.23km2[4] and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
East Tāmaki Heights had a population of 2,751 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 192 people (7.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 558 people (25.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 813 households, comprising 1,329 males and 1,422 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female. The median age was 40.0 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 486 people (17.7%) aged under 15 years, 597 (21.7%) aged 15 to 29, 1,335 (48.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 333 (12.1%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 41.4% European/Pākehā, 3.7% Māori, 2.8% Pacific peoples, 53.3% Asian, and 4.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 51.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 44.7% had no religion, 30.5% were Christian, 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 8.5% were Hindu, 3.7% were Muslim, 3.9% were Buddhist and 3.9% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 705 (31.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 276 (12.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $35,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 537 people (23.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,116 (49.3%) people were employed full-time, 366 (16.2%) were part-time, and 60 (2.6%) were unemployed.