Shamrock Park, New Zealand
Shamrock Park is an eastern suburb of the city of Auckland, New Zealand.
Geography
Shamrock Park is located in Auckland near Howick, adjacent to the suburbs of Somerville, Northpark and Dannemora. Major roads in the suburb include Whitford Road, Chapel Road and Santa Ana Drive. The area is bounded on the northwest by Chapel Road and Kilkenny Drive, on the northeast by Whitford Road, and on the east by Mangemangeroa Creek.History
Most of the houses were built in the 1990s. In 1998, the major streets were defined, but the land to the south was rural.By 2011, Shamrock Park had become the suburb with the largest average house size in New Zealand, with residences having an average floor size of. Shamrock Park had become one of the most expensive suburbs in Auckland by the early 2020s, being the area with the highest median house price outside of the Auckland isthmus in 2021.
Demographics
The statistical area of Dannemora North-Shamrock Park, which was called Botany North before the 2023 census, covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.Dannemora North-Shamrock Park had a population of 2,397 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 135 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 297 people since the 2013 census. There were 1,119 males, 1,272 females and 6 people of other genders in 774 dwellings. 2.1% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 50.1 years. There were 336 people aged under 15 years, 372 aged 15 to 29, 939 aged 30 to 64, and 753 aged 65 or older.
People could identify with more than one ethnicity. The results were 42.8% European ; 3.8% Māori; 3.4% Pasifika; 53.6% Asian; 2.4% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 1.3% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 88.9%, Māori language by 0.5%, Samoan by 0.8%, and other languages by 46.6%. No language could be spoken by 0.9%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.1%. The percentage of people born overseas was 54.2, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 34.0% Christian, 7.0% Hindu, 1.6% Islam, 0.4% Māori religious beliefs, 3.1% Buddhist, 0.1% New Age, and 3.0% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 45.6%, and 5.4% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 636 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 795 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 636 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $32,500, compared with $41,500 nationally. 282 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 762 people were employed full-time, 246 were part-time, and 30 were unemployed.