Middlemore is a suburb of the former Manukau City, one of the four cities that made up the conurbation of

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, in northern

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, until 2010. The suburb is located on flat land at the southern end of the Ōtāhuhu

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, at the end of an arm of the

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and 18 kilometres southeast of

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. It is located on

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, and the

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railway passes by the Middlemore Hospital. Middlemore's most well-known landmarks are Middlemore Hospital and the Auckland Golf Club course, which surrounds the hospital grounds. Adjacent to both the golf club and Otahuhu College is the private secondary school,

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History

The name 'Middlemore' refers to a region that was once known as

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and was farmed beginning in the 1840s by

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, who was joined by his younger brother, Alfred Buckland, in 1850. the Middlemore name came from a home that was originally owned by Richard Fairburn, the son of Anglican missionary William Thomas Fairburn, the house is now a part of the nearby Auckland Golf Club clubhouse. The suburb of Middlemore sits on the previous site of the Waokauri / Pūkaki portage, which allowed overland connections for canoes between the Waitematā and Manukau harbours.

Demographics

Middlemore covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Middlemore Hospital Buildings West I

Middlemore had a population of 33 at the

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, a decrease of 72 people (−68.6%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 240 people (−87.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 18 males and 15 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.2 males per female. The median age was 44.9 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 6 people (18.2%) aged under 15 years, 3 (9.1%) aged 15 to 29, 15 (45.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 9 (27.3%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 63.6% European/

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, 18.2% Māori, 27.3% Pacific peoples, and 18.2% Asian. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 27.3, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 27.3% had no religion, 54.5% were

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, and 9.1% were Hindu. Of those at least 15 years old, 3 (11.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 3 (11.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $21,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. 3 people (11.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 9 (33.3%) people were employed full-time.

References

External links

Photographs of Middlemore
held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections. {{Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board Area Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board Area Suburbs of Auckland Populated places on the Tāmaki River