Glendowie, New Zealand


Glendowie is a suburb in Auckland, New Zealand. It is under the local governance of Auckland Council. It was under Auckland City Council from 1989 until the merger of all of Auckland's councils into the "super city" in 2010.

Location

Glendowie is located on the north-eastern extent of the Auckland isthmus. Its northern and eastern boundaries are defined by the Waitematā Harbour and the Tamaki Estuary.
The suburbs exhibit an affluent suburban residential character.

History

Historically, the area of Glendowie around Taylors Hill was a forest of mostly pūriri trees. The eastern edge of Glendowie bordering the Tāmaki River was called Tauoma, and was the Eastern edge of the area settled by Te Waiohua, the largest settlement of which was called Te Taurere. Around 1750, Ngāti Whātua expanded their territory further into Tāmaki Makaurau, and gifted the land to Ngāti Pāoa in the late 1700s.
The suburb of Glendowie was established in the 1920s, when George Riddell created a loop road through the area. It takes its name from one of the much earlier Taylor Brothers' farm estates, Glen Dowie, owned by Richard James Taylor. Two of his brothers also had farms in this area and built houses; Charles John Taylor at Glen Orchard and William Innes Taylor at Glen Innes. Their brother, Allen Kerr Taylor, lived near Mount Albert in a house called Alberton.

Demographics

Glendowie covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Glendowie had a population of 8,493 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 342 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 45 people since the 2013 census. There were 4,137 males, 4,341 females and 15 people of other genders in 2,862 dwellings. 2.5% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 43.1 years. There were 1,707 people aged under 15 years, 1,482 aged 15 to 29, 3,903 aged 30 to 64, and 1,404 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 78.8% European ; 5.9% Māori; 3.7% Pasifika; 17.0% Asian; 3.1% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 1.8% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.4%, Māori language by 0.9%, Samoan by 0.6%, and other languages by 22.4%. No language could be spoken by 1.1%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 38.5, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 37.4% Christian, 1.3% Hindu, 1.6% Islam, 0.2% Māori religious beliefs, 1.2% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, 0.8% Jewish, and 1.0% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 50.6%, and 5.8% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 3,111 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 2,598 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,074 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $52,900, compared with $41,500 nationally. 1,953 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 3,399 people were employed full-time, 1,068 were part-time, and 171 were unemployed.
NameArea
PopulationDensity
DwellingsMedian ageMedian
income
Glendowie North1.713,2701,9121,06243.5 years$59,400
Glendowie South West0.973,1473,2441,06539.9 years$55,700
Glendowie South East1.372,0761,51573548.3 years$42,500
New Zealand38.1 years$41,500

Education

Glendowie College is a secondary school with a roll of.
Glendowie School, Churchill Park School and Glen Taylor School are full primary schools with rolls of, and students, respectively.
Sacred Heart College is a state-integrated Catholic boys' school with a roll of.
Apart from Sacred Heart, all of these schools are co-educational. Rolls are as of

Sports clubs

Glendowie has a tennis club, bowls club and taekwondo club, all located adjacent to Churchill Park. The Glendowie Boating Club, home of the Starling class, is located on Glendowie Road. The Eastern Suburbs soccer club and Bayside Westhaven baseball clubs hold matches at Crossfield Reserve.

Notable residents