Fairview Heights, New Zealand


Fairview Heights is an Auckland suburb, which is under local governance of Auckland Council. The area is defined by Lonely Track Road on the north, East Coast Road on the east, Oteha Valley Road on the south, and the Auckland Northern Motorway on the west. Until the end of the 20th century, the area was rural.

Demographics

Fairview Heights had a population of 3,897 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 966 people since the 2013 census, and an increase of 2,781 people since the 2006 census. There were 1,101 households. There were 1,923 males and 1,974 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female. The median age was 33.5 years, with 687 people aged under 15 years, 1,026 aged 15 to 29, 1,683 aged 30 to 64, and 498 aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 39.3% European/Pākehā, 2.9% Māori, 1.4% Pacific peoples, 56.4% Asian, and 4.3% other ethnicities.
The proportion of people born overseas was 63.6%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 58.0% had no religion, 29.2% were Christian, and 8.2% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 1,089 people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 279 people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $30,100. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,434 people were employed full-time, 381 were part-time, and 132 were unemployed.