Clendon Park
Clendon Park, also known as "Clendon" is a suburb of Auckland in northern New Zealand. It is located to the west of Manurewa and South of Wiri, and North of Weymouth, New Zealand. The suburb is in the Manurewa-Papakura ward, one of the 21 local boards of Auckland Council.
Clendon Park is connected to the Auckland Southwestern Motorway via Roscommon Road, an arterial route which cuts across the suburb's northeastern corner.
History
Clendon Park is named after Captain James Reddy Clendon who in 1840 traded land he owned in the Bay of Islands with the newly formed New Zealand Government for 10,000 acres of land, then south of Auckland CBD.The name Clendon Park was chosen in October 1976 by the Manukau City Council.
Clendon Park's first stage of development was at Finlayson Avenue, where the Clendon Park Community House opened in April 1979. The first stage of the Clendon Park Shopping Centre opened in 1984. The development later expanded south to Weymouth.
Demographics
Clendon Park covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.Clendon Park had a population of 8,463 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 411 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 672 people since the 2013 census. There were 4,233 males, 4,209 females and 15 people of other genders in 2,040 dwellings. 2.1% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 27.7 years. There were 2,340 people aged under 15 years, 2,202 aged 15 to 29, 3,399 aged 30 to 64, and 519 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 15.3% European ; 29.2% Māori; 54.7% Pasifika; 19.5% Asian; 1.0% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 0.5% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 91.0%, Māori language by 8.7%, Samoan by 20.7%, and other languages by 20.6%. No language could be spoken by 3.0%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 36.4, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 49.6% Christian, 7.6% Hindu, 3.5% Islam, 3.4% Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% Buddhist, 0.1% New Age, and 1.9% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 26.3%, and 7.1% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 609 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 2,979 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 2,532 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $35,200, compared with $41,500 nationally. 201 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,982 people were employed full-time, 486 were part-time, and 384 were unemployed.
| Name | Area | Population | Density | Dwellings | Median age | Median income |
| Clendon Park North | 0.75 | 3,117 | 4,156 | 750 | 27.8 years | $35,800 |
| Clendon Park West | 0.59 | 3,132 | 5,308 | 747 | 28.6 years | $35,800 |
| Clendon Park East | 0.46 | 2,214 | 4,813 | 540 | 26.4 years | $32,800 |
| New Zealand | 38.1 years | $41,500 |
Education
Waimahia Intermediate School is an intermediate school, with a roll of.Clendon Park School, Te Matauranga and Roscommon School are contributing primary schools , with rolls of, and students, respectively. Clendon Park School opened in 1971. Te Matauranga has some Samoan classes up to year 8.
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Manurewa is a full primary school, with a roll of.
All these schools are coeducational. Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Manurewa teaches primarily in the Māori language. All other schools here include classes in Māori and Samoan languages. Rolls are as of