East Tāmaki Heights
Suburb in Auckland, New Zealand
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East Tāmaki Heights is an eastern suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
East Tāmaki Heights | |
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View of Puke-i-Āki-Rangi and East Tāmaki Heights from Stockade Hill | |
 Interactive map of East Tāmaki Heights | |
| Coordinates: 36.942°S 174.920°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Auckland |
| Local authority | Auckland Council |
| Electoral ward | Howick ward |
| Local board | Howick Local Board |
| Area | |
| • Land | 197 ha (490 acres) |
| Population (June 2025)[2] | |
• Total | 6,090 |
| • Density | 3,090/km2 (8,010/sq mi) |
| Botany | Dannemora | |
| East Tāmaki |
  East Tāmaki Heights  |
Whitford |
| Flat Bush |
Most of the houses were built in the 2000s.[3] Between 1998 and 2009, the major streets were defined.[4][5]
Demographics
East Tamaki Heights covers 1.97 km2 (0.76 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 6,090 as of June 2025,[2] with a population density of 3,091 people per km2.
East Tamaki Heights had a population of 5,547 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 24 people (−0.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 408 people (7.9%) since the 2013 census. There were 2,733 males, 2,799 females and 18 people of other genders in 1,653 dwellings.[8] 2.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 40.5 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 933 people (16.8%) aged under 15 years, 1,158 (20.9%) aged 15 to 29, 2,676 (48.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 780 (14.1%) aged 65 or older.[7]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 31.1% European (Pākehā); 4.5% Māori; 3.3% Pasifika; 62.5% Asian; 4.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 87.8%, Māori language by 0.5%, Samoan by 0.6%, and other languages by 51.6%. No language could be spoken by 1.6% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 58.3, compared with 28.8% nationally.[7]
Religious affiliations were 26.7% Christian, 7.7% Hindu, 5.1% Islam, 0.3% Māori religious beliefs, 4.1% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, and 4.4% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 46.2%, and 5.4% of people did not answer the census question.[7]
Of those at least 15 years old, 1,605 (34.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,746 (37.8%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,260 (27.3%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $43,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. 747 people (16.2%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,400 (52.0%) people were employed full-time, 600 (13.0%) were part-time, and 111 (2.4%) were unemployed.[7]