McLaren Park, New Zealand

{{Distinguish|McLaren Falls}}

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{{Use New Zealand English|date=August 2015}}

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{{Infobox New Zealand suburb

| name = McLaren Park

| image = 20230220 191413 Bruce McLaren Memorial Park.jpg

| caption1 = A McLaren M7C-themed playground at the Bruce McLaren Memorial Park

| city1 = Auckland

| ward = Waitākere ward

| council = Auckland Council

| board = {{ubl|Henderson-Massey Local Board|Waitākere Ranges Local Board}}

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| area = 79

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| population = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|McLaren Memorial Park|y}}

| popdate = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y}}

| popsource = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2||||y}}

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| coordinates = {{coord|-36.898129|174.617678|region:NZ_type:city|display=it}}

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{{Adjacent place

| centre = McLaren Park

| north = Western Heights

| northeast = Henderson

| east = Sunnyvale

| southeast = Glen Eden

| south = Oratia

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| west = Henderson Valley

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McLaren Park is a suburb of West Auckland, New Zealand.{{LINZ|37290|McLaren Park|2010-05-05}} It is named after New Zealand Formula One driver and founder of the McLaren Formula One Team Bruce McLaren. The local State secondary schools are Henderson High School, Rutherford College, St Dominic's College and Liston College.

Demographics

The statistical area of McLaren Memorial Park covers {{Convert|0.79|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Statistical Area 2 2023 (generalised)|access-date=5 January 2025}} and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|McLaren Memorial Park|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|McLaren Memorial Park|y}}|R}}/0.79|0}} people per km2.

{{Historical populations|2006|3,894|2013|3,246|2018|3,342|2023|3,495|percentages=pagr|align=left|source={{NZ census 2018|McLaren Park (128300)|mclaren-park|McLaren Park}}|footnote=The 2006 population is for a larger area of 1.09 km2.}}

McLaren Memorial Park had a population of 3,495 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 153 people (4.6%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 249 people (7.7%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,692 males, 1,794 females and 9 people of other genders in 1,026 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%2Bdo1.128301.2023&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}} 3.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 32.2 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 828 people (23.7%) aged under 15 years, 774 (22.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,587 (45.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 306 (8.8%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 36.8% European (Pākehā); 18.3% Māori; 36.8% Pasifika; 26.2% Asian; 2.1% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.3% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 90.1%, Māori language by 5.2%, Samoan by 12.9%, and other languages by 24.8%. No language could be spoken by 3.5% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 36.7, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 44.1% Christian, 5.3% Hindu, 2.2% Islam, 1.5% Māori religious beliefs, 1.3% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, 0.2% Jewish, and 1.2% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 36.9%, and 7.3% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 513 (19.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,251 (46.9%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 903 (33.9%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $40,800, compared with $41,500 nationally. 153 people (5.7%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,440 (54.0%) people were employed full-time, 252 (9.4%) were part-time, and 120 (4.5%) 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.128301.2013%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=McLaren Memorial Park (128301)}}

Education

Bruce McLaren Intermediate is an intermediate (years 7-8) school with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1238|y}} students.{{TKI|1238|Bruce McLaren Intermediate}}

Waitakere Seventh-day Adventist School is a full primary (years 1-8) school with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|4151|y}} students.{{TKI|4151|Waitakere Seventh-day Adventist School}}

Both schools are coeducational. Rolls are as at {{NZ school roll data|||y}}.{{NZ school roll data||||y}}

References

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Category:Suburbs of Auckland

Category:Henderson-Massey Local Board Area

Category:West Auckland, New Zealand