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Three Kings, New Zealand

Coordinates: 36°54′11″S 174°45′17″E / 36.902926°S 174.754651°E / -36.902926; 174.754651
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Three Kings
Big King from Mt Albert
Big King from Mt Albert
Map
Coordinates: 36°54′11″S 174°45′17″E / 36.902926°S 174.754651°E / -36.902926; 174.754651
CountryNew Zealand
CityAuckland
Local authorityAuckland Council
Electoral wardAlbert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward
Local boardPuketāpapa Local Board
Area
 • Land139 ha (343 acres)
Population
 (June 2024)[2]
 • Total4,210
Mount Eden
Mount Roskill
Three Kings
One Tree Hill, Royal Oak
Hillsborough

Three Kings (Māori: Terī Kingī)[3] is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand that is built around the Te Tātua-a-Riukiuta volcano. It is home to an ethnically diverse population of about 3,500 people.

Three Kings is located six kilometres south of the city centre, between the suburbs of Royal Oak and Mount Roskill.

Three Kings features a small shopping mall and supermarket complex called Three Kings Plaza. It also has a commercial area, and an accident and medical clinic. The Mount Roskill library is situated above the Fickling Convention Centre which hosts a wide range of community events.

Te Tātua-a-Riukiuta, also known as Three Kings, had three prominent peaks and a number of smaller peaks until most of them were quarried away, leaving a sole remaining large peak (often called Big King). It was probably the most complex volcano in the Auckland volcanic field.[4]

Demographics

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Three Kings covers 1.39 km2 (0.54 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 4,210 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 3,029 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20063,273—    
20133,333+0.26%
20183,645+1.81%
Source: [5]
View north-east from the summit of Big King, showing terracing on the slopes from when it was a Māori

Before the 2023 census, Three Kings had a significantly different boundary, covering 1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi).[1] Using that boundary, Three Kings had a population of 3,645 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 312 people (9.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 372 people (11.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,206 households, comprising 1,743 males and 1,902 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.92 males per female, with 741 people (20.3%) aged under 15 years, 909 (24.9%) aged 15 to 29, 1,641 (45.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 357 (9.8%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 48.5% European/Pākehā, 8.6% Māori, 19.9% Pacific peoples, 29.1% Asian, and 5.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 40.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 42.1% had no religion, 39.3% were Christian, 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.8% were Hindu, 5.1% were Muslim, 2.1% were Buddhist and 2.5% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,014 (34.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 378 (13.0%) people had no formal qualifications. 594 people (20.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,443 (49.7%) people were employed full-time, 432 (14.9%) were part-time, and 126 (4.3%) were unemployed.[5]

Individual statistical areas in 2018
Name Area (km2) Population Density (per km2) Households Median age Median income
Three Kings West 0.65 2,301 3,540 702 31.4 years $23,600[6]
Three Kings East 0.67 1,344 2,006 504 36.1 years $44,700[7]
New Zealand 37.4 years $31,800

Education

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Three Kings School is a contributing primary school (years 1-6) with a roll of 473 students.[8] The school opened in 1878 as Mt Roskill School, and was a focal point for the Three Kings area, hosting Friday night dances, and other events such as concerts and plays. In 1943, the school changed its name to Three Kings School.[9]

St Therese School is a state-integrated full primary Catholic school (years 1-8) with a roll of 79 students.[10] The school opened in 1946, and was founded by the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart.[9]

Central Auckland Specialist School is a school for students with high specialist educational needs. It has a roll of 209 students.[11] The school opened on 28 January 2018, after the merger of Carlson School for Cerebral Palsy and Sunnydene Special School.[12] Sunnydene Special School originally opened in 1934 on Queen Street, and moved to Mount Roskill in 1967. Carlson Cerebral Palsy School originally opened in 1954 on Gilles Avenue in Epsom and moved to Three Kings in 1973.[9]

All these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of August 2024.[13]

The local state secondary school is Mount Roskill Grammar School. Catholic students attend Marcellin College (coed), St Peter's College (boys) or Marist College (girls). The local intermediate is Mount Roskill Intermediate.

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Terī Kīngi - te Aka Māori Dictionary".
  4. ^ Hayward, Bruce W.; Murdoch, Graeme; Maitland, Gordon (2011). Volcanoes of Auckland: The Essential Guide. Auckland University Press. pp. 141–145. ISBN 978-1-86940-479-6.
  5. ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Three Kings West (140600) and Three Kings East (141200).
  6. ^ 2018 Census place summary: Three Kings West
  7. ^ 2018 Census place summary: Three Kings East
  8. ^ Education Counts: Three Kings School
  9. ^ a b c Reidy, Jade (2013). Not Just Passing Through: the Making of Mt Roskill (2nd ed.). Auckland: Puketāpapa Local Board. p. 45, 162. ISBN 978-1-927216-97-2. OCLC 889931177. Wikidata Q116775081.
  10. ^ Education Counts: St Therese School
  11. ^ Education Counts: Central Auckland Specialist School
  12. ^ "About". Central Auckland Specialist School. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  13. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
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