Glendene, New Zealand

Glendene is named after a farm in the area owned by Percy Jones, which was later subdivided for housing.{{cite book|last= Reed|first=Alexander Wyclif|title=Place names of New Zealand|year=1975|pages=140|isbn=0-589-00933-8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=It8JAQAAIAAJ&q=Glendene+"Percy+Jones"&dq=Glendene+"Percy+Jones"}}{{cite book|title=Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide|edition=9th|year=1994|page=17}} The Western shores of the Whau River were home to many clay and pottery yards in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including the Malam, Laurie, Black & Scott and Hepburn yards.{{Cite book| editor-first=James| editor-last=Northcote-Bade |title=West Auckland Remembers, Volume 2 |year=1992 |publisher=West Auckland Historical Society |isbn=0-473-01587-0 |chapter=The Brick and Pottery Industry in the Western Districts |first1=John T. |last1=Diamond |author-link1=J. T. Diamond |pages=47}} Most of the development of Glendene as a residential suburb occurred in the 1960s and 1970s.{{cite book|title=Where to Live in Auckland|editor=Stephen Hart|publisher=Barbican Publishing|year=2008|isbn=978-0-473-14244-5|page=119}}

In April 2014, Glendene became a part of the new Kelston electorate.

The [http://glendenecommunity.org.nz/the-hub-2/ Glendene Community Hub] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200121061049/http://glendenecommunity.org.nz/the-hub-2/ |date=21 January 2020 }} was opened in March 2015 in response to Council studies that showed a need for community development in the area.

Glendene covers {{Convert|2.51|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Statistical Area 3 2023 (generalised)|access-date=5 January 2025}} and had an estimated population of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Glendene North East|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Glendene North West|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Glendene South|y}}|R}}|0}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|({{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Glendene North East|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Glendene North West|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Glendene South|y}}|R}})/2.51|0}} people per km².

{{Historical populations|2006|6,621|2013|6,921|2018|7,563|2023|7,719|percentages=pagr|align=left|source={{NZ census 2018|Glendene North (128900) and Glendene South (129500)}}}}

Glendene had a population of 7,719 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 156 people (2.1%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 798 people (11.5%) since the 2013 census. There were 3,900 males, 3,789 females and 30 people of other genders in 2,403 dwellings.{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_005&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.51310%2B128901%2B128902%2B129501.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}} 3.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 35.5 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 1,494 people (19.4%) aged under 15 years, 1,632 (21.1%) aged 15 to 29, 3,645 (47.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 948 (12.3%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 37.9% European (Pākehā); 15.0% Māori; 28.2% Pasifika; 33.1% Asian; 2.9% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.4% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 92.7%, Māori language by 3.6%, Samoan by 8.6%, and other languages by 30.2%. No language could be spoken by 2.5% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 40.7, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 39.6% Christian, 8.7% Hindu, 5.1% Islam, 1.1% Māori religious beliefs, 2.1% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 1.5% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 34.2%, and 7.5% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,389 (22.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 2,949 (47.4%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,890 (30.4%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $41,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. 501 people (8.0%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 3,309 (53.2%) people were employed full-time, 642 (10.3%) were part-time, and 252 (4.0%) were unemployed.{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.51310.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Glendene (51310)}}

The local primary school (years 1 - 6) is Glendene School (opened in 1965)[http://www.glendene.school.nz/ Glendene School] It is coeducational. The roll was {{NZ school roll data|1293|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}{{TKI|1293|Glendene School}}

Nearby secondary schools are Henderson High School, Kelston Boys' High School, Kelston Girls' College, Liston College and St Dominic's College.

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• [https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/search/searchterm/Glendene/field/title/ Photographs of Glendene] held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections.
• [http://glendenecommunity.org.nz/ Glendene Community Society]

{{Henderson-Massey Local Board Area}}

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Category:Populated places around the Waitematā Harbour

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