Mission Heights is an eastern suburb of

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, comprising Mission Heights North and Mission Heights South. It is located in the wider suburb of

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Demographics

Mission Heights covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Mission Heights had a population of 7,038 in the

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, an increase of 864 people (14.0%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 2,079 people (41.9%) since the 2013 census. There were 3,558 males, 3,477 females and 9 people of other genders in 1,764 dwellings. 2.0% of people identified as

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. There were 1,524 people (21.7%) aged under 15 years, 1,449 (20.6%) aged 15 to 29, 3,420 (48.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 654 (9.3%) aged 65 or older. People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 15.2%

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); 4.6%

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; 10.2% Pasifika; 73.1% Asian; 3.3% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 85.7%, Māori language by 0.9%, Samoan by 3.1%, and other languages by 53.7%. No language could be spoken by 2.3% (e.g. too young to talk).

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was known by 0.2%. The percentage of people born overseas was 62.7, compared with 28.8% nationally. Religious affiliations were 26.6%

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, 14.5%

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, 4.9%

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, 0.1%

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, 4.7%

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, 0.1%

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, and 9.2% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 34.7%, and 5.3% of people did not answer the census question. Of those at least 15 years old, 1,833 (33.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,956 (35.5%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,728 (31.3%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 744 people (13.5%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 3,075 (55.8%) people were employed full-time, 648 (11.8%) were part-time, and 144 (2.6%) were unemployed.

Education

Mission Heights Junior College is a junior secondary school (years 7–10) located in the suburb. The school has a decile of 7 and a roll of 871 as of 2022. Mission Heights School is a contributing primary school (years 1–6) with students. The two schools are adjacent. Both schools opened in 2009.

References

External links

Mission Heights Junior College website
{{Howick Local Board Area Suburbs of Auckland Howick Local Board Area East Auckland