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. Since 2010, it has been under the jurisdiction of the

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, and is located in the

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, surrounded by Glenfield,

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, Northcote and

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passes to the east.

Demographics

Hillcrest covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Hillcrest had a population of 10,548 at the

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, an increase of 732 people (7.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,026 people (10.8%) since the

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. There were 3,471 households, comprising 5,079 males and 5,466 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female, with 1,920 people (18.2%) aged under 15 years, 2,424 (23.0%) aged 15 to 29, 4,944 (46.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,263 (12.0%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 55.0% European/

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, 6.7%

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, 3.2% Pacific peoples, 40.0%

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, and 3.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 46.8, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 51.8% had no religion, 34.4% were

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, 0.2% had

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, 2.6% were Hindu, 1.5% were Muslim, 2.5% were

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and 2.0% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 3,123 (36.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 804 (9.3%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,857 people (21.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 4,542 (52.6%) people were employed full-time, 1,308 (15.2%) were part-time, and 288 (3.3%) were unemployed.

Education

Sunnybrae Normal School and Willow Park School are coeducational contributing primary (years 1-6) schools with rolls of and respectively, as of Willow Park was established in 1967.

Notes

External links

Sunnybrae Normal School website

Willowpark School website

held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections. {{Kaipātiki Local Board Area Suburbs of Auckland North Shore, New Zealand Kaipātiki Local Board Area