Māngere East facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Māngere East Mangere East
Aerial view of Māngere East, with the Māngere Inlet and Ōtāhuhu in the background (2009).
Basic information
Local authority	Auckland Council
Electoral ward	Manukau Ward
Local board	Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board
Population	27327 (2018)
Postcode(s)	2024
Surrounds
North	Favona
Northeast	Ōtāhuhu
East	Middlemore
South	Papatoetoe
West	Māngere

Māngere East or Mangere East is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, under the governance of Auckland Council. It is located to the south of Favona, north of Papatoetoe, west of Middlemore, east of Māngere and Māngere Bridge, and southwest of Otahuhu.

In 2019, the name of the suburb was officially gazetted as Māngere East.

Demographics

Māngere East, comprising the statistical areas of Harania North, Sutton Park, Harania South, Massey Road West, Massey Road North, Massey Road South, Aorere North, Māngere East and Aorere Central, had a population of 27,372 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 2,298 people (9.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 3,051 people (12.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 5,721 households. There were 13,641 males and 13,740 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female, with 7,383 people (27.0%) aged under 15 years, 7,224 (26.4%) aged 15 to 29, 10,632 (38.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 2,145 (7.8%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 12.7% European/Pākehā, 15.9% Māori, 65.2% Pacific peoples, 20.1% Asian, and 1.1% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 41.7%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 15.1% had no religion, 63.1% were Christian, and 16.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,974 (9.9%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 4,461 (22.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 9,780 (48.9%) people were employed full-time, 2,100 (10.5%) were part-time, and 1,269 (6.3%) were unemployed.

Education

Kedgley Intermediate School is an intermediate school (years 7–8) with a roll of 852.

Robertson Road School, Mangere East and Sutton Park School are full primary schools (years 1–8) with rolls of 493, 497 and 515 students, respectively.

Kingsford and Papatoetoe North schools are contributing primary schools (years 1–6) with rolls of 283 and 757 students, respectively.

St Mary MacKillop Catholic School is a state-integrated full primary school (years 1–8) with a roll of 297.

De La Salle College is a state-integrated boys' Catholic secondary school (years 7–13) with a roll of 976.

All these schools except De La Salle are coeducational. Rolls are as of April 2023.

Community facilities

• Tri Duc Temple, a Vietnamese Buddhist temple is located in the suburb.

Notable people

• William Massey – Prime Minister of New Zealand (1912–1925)
• Tupou Neiufi – Commonwealth Games and Paralympics athlete

Images for kids

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  Massey Homestead