Forrest Hill
Suburb
View of the North Shore and Central Auckland from Forrest Hill
View of the North Shore and Central Auckland from Forrest Hill
Coordinates: 36°46′02″S 174°44′53″E / 36.76722°S 174.74806°E / -36.76722; 174.74806
CountryNew Zealand
CityAuckland
Local authorityAuckland Council
Electoral wardNorth Shore ward
Local boardDevonport-Takapuna Local Board[1]
Area
[2]
 • Land290 ha (720 acres)
Population
 (June 2023)[3]
 • Total10,210
Postcode(s)
0620
Sunnynook Campbells Bay Campbells Bay
Tōtara Vale
Forrest Hill
 Castor Bay
Wairau Valley Hillcrest Milford

Forrest Hill is a suburb located on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand.

Forrest Hill is under the local governance of Auckland Council. It was previously governed by the North Shore City Council, which amalgamated into Auckland Council on 1 November 2010.[4]

Forrest Hill Road and (ultimately) the whole suburb of Forrest Hill is named after Lt. Hugh Alexander Forrest, born in Wellington on 30 May 1893, who was killed in action on 12 October 1917, in the First Battle of Passchendaele during World War 1. The Takapuna Borough Council renamed Whites Hill Road in his honour at a council meeting on 22 October 1919, and the entire area was named after the road about five decades later.[5] Northern Forrest Hill is also known as Crown Hill.[6]

Demographics

Forrest Hill covers 2.90 km2 (1.12 sq mi)[2] and had an estimated population of 10,210 as of June 2023,[3] with a population density of 3,521 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20068,712—    
20139,471+1.20%
201810,020+1.13%
Source: [7]

Forrest Hill had a population of 10,020 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 549 people (5.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,308 people (15.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 3,141 households, comprising 4,893 males and 5,130 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female, with 1,860 people (18.6%) aged under 15 years, 2,340 (23.4%) aged 15 to 29, 4,620 (46.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,203 (12.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 49.0% European/Pākehā, 4.6% Māori, 2.5% Pacific peoples, 46.3% Asian, and 3.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 52.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 49.9% had no religion, 36.2% were Christian, 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.6% were Hindu, 1.8% were Muslim, 2.5% were Buddhist and 2.1% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 2,922 (35.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 660 (8.1%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,557 people (19.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 4,056 (49.7%) people were employed full-time, 1,203 (14.7%) were part-time, and 294 (3.6%) were unemployed.[7]

Individual statistical areas
NameArea (km2)PopulationDensity (per km2)HouseholdsMedian ageMedian income
Forrest Hill North0.742,4903,36575935.4 years$30,700[8]
Forrest Hill West1.244,0143,2371,22435.5 years$30,100[9]
Forrest Hill East0.923,5163,8221,15835.9 years$35,300[10]
New Zealand37.4 years$31,800

Association football

Forrest Hill is home to Forrest Hill Milford who compete in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier.

Education

Forrest Hill School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a roll of 411 students as of April 2023.[11][12]

Notable people

Notes

  1. ↑ "Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Plan" (PDF). Auckland Council. 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Government, Local. "Auckland Council - Main". www.localcouncils.govt.nz. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Forrest Hill, North Shore". Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) – linz.govt.nz. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  6. ↑ "Place name detail: Crown Hill". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Forrest Hill North (122600), Forrest Hill West (123400) and Forrest Hill East (123600).
  8. ↑ 2018 Census place summary: Forrest Hill North
  9. ↑ 2018 Census place summary: Forrest Hill West
  10. ↑ 2018 Census place summary: Forrest Hill East
  11. ↑ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  12. ↑ Education Counts: Forrest Hill School
  13. ↑ "ACT names 'maverick' Stephen Berry as Northcote byelection candidate". New Zealand Herald. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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