Three Kings, New Zealand
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{{Infobox New Zealand suburb
| name = Three Kings
| image = Big King from Mt Roskill.jpg
| caption1 = Big King from Mt Albert
| city1 = Auckland
| ward = Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward
| council = Auckland Council
| board = Puketāpapa Local Board
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| area = 139
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{{Adjacent place
| centre = Three Kings
| north = Mount Eden
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| east = One Tree Hill, Royal Oak
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| south = Hillsborough
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Three Kings ({{langx|mi|Terī Kingī}}){{cite web | url=https://maoridictionary.co.nz/word/36169 | title=Terī Kīngi - te Aka Māori Dictionary }} is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand that is built around the Te Tātua-a-Riukiuta volcano. It is home to an ethnically diverse population of about 3,500 people.
Three Kings is located six kilometres south of the city centre, between the suburbs of Royal Oak and Mount Roskill.
Three Kings features a small shopping mall and supermarket complex called Three Kings Plaza. It also has a commercial area, and an accident and medical clinic. The Mount Roskill library is situated above the Fickling Convention Centre which hosts a wide range of community events.
Te Tātua-a-Riukiuta, also known as Three Kings, had three prominent peaks and a number of smaller peaks until most of them were quarried away, leaving a sole remaining large peak (often called Big King). It was probably the most complex volcano in the Auckland volcanic field.{{cite book |last1=Hayward |first1=Bruce W. |last2=Murdoch |first2=Graeme |last3=Maitland |first3=Gordon |title=Volcanoes of Auckland: The Essential Guide |year=2011 |publisher=Auckland University Press|pages=141–145|isbn=978-1-86940-479-6 }}
Demographics
Three Kings covers {{Convert|1.39|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=13 January 2025}} and had an estimated population of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Three Kings South|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Three Kings North|y}}|R}}|0}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|({{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Three Kings South|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Three Kings North|y}}|R}})/1.39|0}} people per km2.
{{Historical populations|2006|3,273|2013|3,558|2018|3,891|2023|4,095|percentages=pagr|align=left|source={{NZ census 2018|Three Kings West (140600) and Three Kings East (141200)}}|footnote=The 2006 population is for an area including what is now Mount Roskill North East but not including what is now Three Kings South, covering 1.32 km2.}}
File:Three Kings panorama Auckland.jpg]]
Three Kings had a population of 4,095 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 204 people (5.2%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 537 people (15.1%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,947 males, 2,130 females and 18 people of other genders in 1,470 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%2Bdo1.51540%2B141201%2B142001.2023&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}} 4.1% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 36.3 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 555 people (13.6%) aged under 15 years, 978 (23.9%) aged 15 to 29, 1,836 (44.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 726 (17.7%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 39.8% European (Pākehā); 4.9% Māori; 9.4% Pasifika; 49.7% Asian; 3.8% 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 91.0%, Māori language by 1.2%, Samoan by 1.8%, and other languages by 42.9%. No language could be spoken by 1.8% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.1%. The percentage of people born overseas was 52.3, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 31.4% Christian, 10.5% Hindu, 4.7% Islam, 3.4% Buddhist, 0.2% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 1.6% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 43.4%, and 5.2% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 1,473 (41.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,260 (35.6%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 813 (23.0%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $44,600, compared with $41,500 nationally. 447 people (12.6%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,890 (53.4%) people were employed full-time, 444 (12.5%) were part-time, and 90 (2.5%) 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.51540.2013%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=Three Kings (51540)}}
Education
Three Kings School is a contributing primary school (years 1-6) with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1535|y}} students.{{TKI|1535|Three Kings School}} The school opened in 1878 as Mt Roskill School, and was a focal point for the Three Kings area, hosting Friday night dances, and other events such as concerts and plays. In 1943, the school changed its name to Three Kings School.{{citeq|Q116775081|page=45, 162}}
St Therese School is a state-integrated full primary Catholic school (years 1-8) with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1509|y}} students.{{TKI|1509|St Therese School}} The school opened in 1946, and was founded by the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart.
Central Auckland Specialist School is a school for students with high specialist educational needs. It has a roll of {{NZ school roll data|840|y}} students.{{TKI|840|Central Auckland Specialist School}} The school opened on 28 January 2018, after the merger of Carlson School for Cerebral Palsy and Sunnydene Special School.{{cite web|url=https://www.cass.school.nz/about/ |title=About|website=Central Auckland Specialist School|access-date=14 February 2023}} Sunnydene Special School originally opened in 1934 on Queen Street, and moved to Mount Roskill in 1967. Carlson Cerebral Palsy School originally opened in 1954 on Gilles Avenue in Epsom and moved to Three Kings in 1973.
All these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}
The local state secondary school is Mount Roskill Grammar School. Catholic students attend Marcellin College (coed), St Peter's College (boys) or Marist College (girls). The local intermediate is Mount Roskill Intermediate.
Notable people
- Phil Goff, Mayor of Auckland and former MP for the Mt Roskill electorate, attended Three Kings Primary School.
References
External links
- [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/property/news/article.cfm?c_id=8&objectid=3585681 Description aimed at home buyers], New Zealand Herald, 2004
- [http://www.stats.govt.nz/Census/2013-census/profile-and-summary-reports/quickstats-about-a-place.aspx?request_value=13413&parent_id=13171&tabname=#13413 QuickStats from Statistics NZ]
- [http://www.aucklandartgallery.com/the-collection/browse-artwork/982/auckland,-the-three-kings Painting of Three Kings from 1875]
- [https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/30462 Early photo of Three Kings pa]
- [https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/search/searchterm/Three%20Kings Photographs of Three Kings] held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections.
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