Three Kings, New Zealand

Three Kings 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.

For the volcano, see Te Tatua-a-Riukiuta. For the islands, see Three Kings Islands / Manawatāwhi.

Three Kings
Suburb
Big King from Mt Albert
CountryNew Zealand
Local authorityAuckland Council
Electoral wardAlbert-Eden-Puketāpapa Ward
Population
 (2018)
 • Total3,645
Mount Eden
Mount Roskill
Three Kings
 One Tree Hill, Royal Oak
Hillsborough

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.[1]

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20063,273—    
20133,333+0.26%
20183,645+1.81%
Source: [2]
View north-east from the summit of Big King, showing terracing on the slopes from when it was a Māori pā

Three Kings, comprising the statistical areas of Three Kings West and Three Kings East, 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. There were 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 (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

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

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 42.1% had no religion, 39.3% were Christian, and 12.8% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,014 (34.9%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 378 (13.0%) people had no formal qualifications. 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.[2]

Education

Three Kings School is a contributing primary school (years 1-6) with a roll of 490 students.[3]

St Therese School is a state-integrated full primary Catholic school (years 1-8) with a roll of 89 students.[4]

Central Auckland Specialist School is a school for students with high specialist educational needs. It has a roll of 135 students.[5]

All these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of March 2020.[6]

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

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Three Kings West (140600) and Three Kings East (141200). 2018 Census place summary: Three Kings West 2018 Census place summary: Three Kings East
  3. Education Counts: Three Kings School
  4. Education Counts: St Therese School
  5. Education Counts: Central Auckland Specialist School
  6. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.

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