Glen Eden, New Zealand

Glen Eden
Glen Eden
Suburb of Auckland Council
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Country	New Zealand
City	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Waitākere Ward
Population (2018)
• Total	13,761
Train station(s)	Glen Eden railway station

Sunnyvale	Glendene	Kelston
Oratia	Glen Eden	New Lynn
Konini	Kaurilands	Titirangi

Glen Eden Railway Station

Glen Eden is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. The suburb is in the Waitākere Ward, one of the thirteen administrative areas of Auckland governed by Auckland Council.

Glen Eden village is situated on West Coast Road.^[1] Most commercial premises in Glen Eden are either on this road or in Glen Mall, a small shopping centre nearby. Waikumete Cemetery is to the north of Glen Eden.

Glen Eden Railway Station is also located on West Coast Road, and is a station on Auckland's Western Line. Glen Eden is home to a library (opened in 2004), the Playhouse Theatre, and an RSA club.

Most housing is wooden, with a few old farmhouses, some 1930s art deco houses, and post-war bungalows and weatherboard houses. There is also more recent terrace housing.^[2]

Before the adoption of an Auckland Supercity in 2010, Glen Eden was under the local governance of the Waitakere City Council and the New Lynn Community Board.

The original Māori name for the area was Waikomiti. Because this name was similar to that of Waikumete Cemetery, residents requested a name change. Glen Eden was chosen from Mount Eden and the valleys and orchards of the area.^[3]^[4]

Demographics[]

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	11,949	—
2013	12,867	+1.06%
2018	13,761	+1.35%
Source: ^[5]

Glen Eden, comprising the statistical areas of Glen Eden Rosier, Glen Eden North, Glen Eden Woodglen and Glen Eden Central, had a population of 13,761 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 894 people (6.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,812 people (15.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 4,533 households. There were 6,819 males and 6,939 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female, with 3,099 people (22.5%) aged under 15 years, 2,982 (21.7%) aged 15 to 29, 6,462 (47.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,221 (8.9%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 57.5% European/Pākehā, 14.9% Māori, 19.2% Pacific peoples, 22.8% Asian, and 3.6% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 34.6%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 44.5% had no religion, 35.9% were Christian, and 13.2% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 2,634 (24.7%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 1,614 (15.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 5,793 (54.3%) people were employed full-time, 1,353 (12.7%) were part-time, and 474 (4.4%) were unemployed.^[5]

Economy[]

Retail[]

Kelston Mall opened in Glen Eden in 1977, and has been upgraded in 1997 and 2009.^[6] It covers an area of 7,741 m²,^[6] and features 25 shops including a Countdown supermarket.^[7]

Education[]

Glen Eden School is a contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a roll of 311 students.^[8]
Prospect School is a contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a roll of 332.^[9]
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Hoani Waititi is a composite school (years 1-13) with a roll of 232. It is a Māori-language immersion school.^[10]

All these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as at March 2021.^[11]

The local intermediate school is Glen Eden Intermediate School in Kaurilands.

Local secondary schools nearby are Kelston Boys' High School and Kelston Girls' College.