Royal Heights
{{Short description|Suburb of Auckland, New Zealand}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2020}}
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{{Infobox New Zealand suburb
| name = Royal Heights
| image = Royal Heights.jpg
| caption1 = Intersection of Royal Road and Moire Road in Royal Heights
| city1 = Auckland
| ward = Waitākere ward
| board = Henderson-Massey
| council = Auckland Council
| established =
| area = 262
| population = {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Royal Heights North|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Royal Heights South|y}}|R}}|0}}
| popdate = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y}}
| popref = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2||||y}}
| trainstations =
| ferryterminals =
| airports =
| hospitals =
| coordinates = {{coord|-36.829|174.630|type:landmark_region:NZ-AUK|display=it}}
| map = {{Infobox mapframe |coord={{coord|-36.829|174.630}} |zoom=13}}
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{{Adjacent place
| centre = Royal Heights
| north = West Harbour
| northeast = Hobsonville
| east = (Waitematā Harbour)
| southeast = Te Atatū Peninsula
| south = Lincoln
| southwest = Massey
| west = Massey
| northwest = Westgate
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Royal Heights is a suburb in West Auckland, under the local governance of Auckland Council.
Demographics
Royal Heights covers {{Convert|2.62|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=31 December 2024}} and had an estimated population of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Royal Heights North|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Royal Heights 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|Royal Heights North|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Royal Heights South|y}}|R}})/2.62|0}} people per km2.
{{Historical populations|2006|6,465|2013|6,768|2018|7,278|2023|7,866|percentages=pagr|align=left|source={{NZ census 2018|Royal Heights North (121600) and Royal Heights South (122300)}}}}
Royal Heights had a population of 7,866 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 588 people (8.1%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 1,098 people (16.2%) since the 2013 census. There were 3,930 males, 3,918 females and 18 people of other genders in 2,427 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%2Bdo1.121600%2B122300.2023&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+. There were 1,620 people (20.6%) aged under 15 years, 1,620 (20.6%) aged 15 to 29, 3,726 (47.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 894 (11.4%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 46.7% European (Pākehā); 19.1% Māori; 22.3% Pasifika; 27.3% Asian; 3.6% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.5% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 91.3%, Māori language by 3.9%, Samoan by 5.3%, and other languages by 26.0%. No language could be spoken by 3.4% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 37.9%, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 37.6% Christian, 2.9% Hindu, 3.7% Islam, 0.9% Māori religious beliefs, 1.5% Buddhist, 0.5% New Age, and 1.4% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 45.2%, and 6.4% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 1,464 (23.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 2,904 (46.5%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,869 (29.9%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 621 people (9.9%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 3,252 (52.1%) people were employed full-time, 729 (11.7%) were part-time, and 261 (4.2%) 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.121600%2B122300.2013%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=Royal Heights North (121600) and Royal Heights South (122300)}}
Education
Colwill School is a coeducational full primary school (years 1–8), with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1254|y}} students as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}{{TKI|1254|Colwill School}}
Notes
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{{Henderson-Massey Local Board Area}}
Category:Populated places around the Waitematā Harbour