Cheltenham, New Zealand


Cheltenham is a North-Eastern suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It gets its name from the English town of Cheltenham, and provides a view of Rangitoto Island from its beachfront areas. The suburb is in the North Shore ward, one of the thirteen administrative divisions of Auckland Council. The area includes North Head, Cheltenham Beach, and Balmain Reserve.

Demographics

Cheltenham had a population of 2,013 at the 2018 New Zealand census, a decrease of 60 people since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 69 people since the 2006 census. There were 789 households. There were 975 males and 1,038 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female. The median age was 47.5 years, with 348 people aged under 15 years, 303 aged 15 to 29, 915 aged 30 to 64, and 444 aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 93.9% European/Pākehā, 5.1% Māori, 2.5% Pacific peoples, 4.6% Asian, and 1.9% other ethnicities.
The proportion of people born overseas was 34.4%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 59.9% had no religion, 30.3% were Christian, and 3.6% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 819 people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 108 people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $46,700. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 753 people were employed full-time, 291 were part-time, and 33 were unemployed.

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