Pakuranga Heights

Pakuranga Heights is an Auckland suburb.

Pakuranga Heights
Suburb
Coordinates: 36°54′58″S 174°53′21″E
Country	New Zealand
City	Auckland
Local authority	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Howick ward
Local board	Howick Local Board
Area [1]
• Land	353 ha (872 acres)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Total	9,930

(Tamaki River), Panmure	Sunnyhills	Highland Park
Pakuranga	Pakuranga Heights	Botany Downs
(Tamaki River), Ōtāhuhu	East Tāmaki	Burswood

Demographics

Pakuranga Heights covers 3.53 km² (1.36 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 9,930 as of June 2024,^[2] with a population density of 2,813 people per km².

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	8,577	—
2013	8,802	+0.37%
2018	9,234	+0.96%
2023	9,180	−0.12%
Source: [3][4]

Pakuranga Heights had a population of 9,180 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 54 people (−0.6%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 378 people (4.3%) since the 2013 census. There were 4,662 males, 4,485 females and 30 people of other genders in 2,826 dwellings.^[5] 3.1% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 35.1 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 1,875 people (20.4%) aged under 15 years, 1,938 (21.1%) aged 15 to 29, 4,311 (47.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,056 (11.5%) aged 65 or older.^[4]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 40.9% European (Pākehā); 13.0% Māori; 15.1% Pasifika; 42.5% Asian; 3.0% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.7% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 87.4%, Māori language by 2.3%, Samoan by 3.4%, and other languages by 37.5%. No language could be spoken by 2.7% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 48.1, compared with 28.8% nationally.^[4]

Religious affiliations were 35.2% Christian, 4.0% Hindu, 3.5% Islam, 0.8% Māori religious beliefs, 2.5% Buddhist, 0.4% New Age, 0.2% Jewish, and 2.3% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 44.8%, and 6.7% of people did not answer the census question.^[4]

Of those at least 15 years old, 2,007 (27.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 3,108 (42.5%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 2,196 (30.1%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $43,600, compared with $41,500 nationally. 717 people (9.8%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 4,017 (55.0%) people were employed full-time, 837 (11.5%) were part-time, and 216 (3.0%) were unemployed.^[4]

Individual statistical areas

Name	Area (km2)	Population	Density (per km2)	Dwellings	Median age	Median income
Pakuranga Heights North West	0.76	2,739	3,604	870	34.6 years	$44,100[6]
Pakuranga Heights East	1.79	3,006	1,679	918	36.0 years	$42,200[7]
Pakuranga Heights South West	0.97	3,432	3,538	1,038	34.9 years	$44,800[8]
New Zealand					38.1 years	$41,500

Education

Elm Park School, Pakuranga Heights School and Riverhills School are coeducational contributing primary schools (years 1–6) with rolls of 476, 475 and 97 students, respectively.^[9][10][11] Rolls are as of March 2025.^[12]