Pinehill, New Zealand


Pinehill is a small suburb in the East Coast Bays area of Auckland, New Zealand. Pinehill contains two shopping centres, one along East Coast Road and the other along Greville Road. The suburb has only recently grown because of the housing estates being built in the area for the rapidly growing Albany area. Pinehill is regularly serviced by buses which go to Takapuna and Auckland City. The Auckland Northern Motorway passes to the west of the suburb.

Demographics

Pinehill had a population of 4,275 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 321 people since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,575 people since the 2006 census. There were 1,155 households. There were 2,043 males and 2,235 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.91 males per female. The median age was 33.6 years, with 741 people aged under 15 years, 1,134 aged 15 to 29, 2,055 aged 30 to 64, and 345 aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 28.3% European/Pākehā, 2.6% Māori, 1.2% Pacific peoples, 68.4% Asian, and 3.6% other ethnicities.
The proportion of people born overseas was 68.1%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 57.3% had no religion, 30.0% were Christian, and 8.5% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 1,230 people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 321 people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $27,200. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,677 people were employed full-time, 522 were part-time, and 132 were unemployed.

Education

Pinehill School is a coeducational contributing primary school with a roll of students as at. The school opened in 1997.