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Brookby
Locality in Auckland Council, New Zealand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Brookby is a rural settlement, south of Auckland, New Zealand. Brookby is approximately 5 kilometres west of Clevedon and 5 km southeast of Whitford.
The original post-office was located near a Brook (Papakura Stream), and so was named by the brook, or Brookby.[4]
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Notable places
Meadowbrook is the oldest extant home in the area. Meadowbrook was constructed by a Mr Lord in 1880 from locally milled kauri. The property also features a 26 m (85 ft) well.[5]
Brookby Unsectarian Church is an 1878 Church that served as the centre of the community at Brookby.The Church contains a memorial stone to John and Leah Embling, who settled in Brookby in 1854.[5]
Demographics
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Brookby is in an SA1 statistical area which covers 3.36 km2 (1.30 sq mi).[6] The SA1 area is part of the larger Turanga statistical area.[7]
The SA1 statistical area had a population of 129 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 6 people (4.9%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 12 people (10.3%) since the 2013 census. There were 66 males and 60 females in 39 dwellings.[10] The median age was 42.3 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 21 people (16.3%) aged under 15 years, 21 (16.3%) aged 15 to 29, 63 (48.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 24 (18.6%) aged 65 or older.[9]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 86.0% European (Pākehā), 16.3% Māori, 2.3% Pasifika, and 9.3% Asian. English was spoken by 97.7%, and other languages by 9.3%. No language could be spoken by 2.3% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 27.9, compared with 28.8% nationally.[9]
Religious affiliations were 25.6% Christian. People who answered that they had no religion were 62.8%, and 9.3% of people did not answer the census question.[9]
Of those at least 15 years old, 24 (22.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 63 (58.3%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 18 (16.7%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $51,900, compared with $41,500 nationally. 27 people (25.0%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 69 (63.9%) people were employed full-time and 15 (13.9%) were part-time.[9]
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Education
Brookby School is a coeducational full primary school (years 1–8) with a roll of 117 as of July 2025.[11][12] The school opened in 1875.[4]
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