Western Heights, Auckland
Western Heights is a neighbourhood of Henderson, in Auckland, New Zealand. Western Heights School and the nearby shops are the centre of the community. Western Heights is a "frontier suburb", separating suburban Auckland from lifestyle farming blocks, orchards and the Waitākere Ranges. Demographics. Western Heights, comprising the statistical areas of Summerland South, Summerland North and Western Heights (Auckland), had a population of 10,272 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 939 people (10.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 2,316 people (29.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 3,015 households. There were 5,061  males and 5,211 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female, with 2,016 people (19.6%) aged under 15 years, 2,193 (21.3%) aged 15 to 29, 4,842 (47.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,233 (12.0%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 46.8% European/Pākehā, 8.6% Māori, 9.1% Pacific peoples, 42.8% Asian, and 4.3% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). The proportion of people born overseas was 46.5%, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 40.3% had no religion, 37.1% were Christian, and 16.9% had other  religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 2,298 (27.8%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 1,161 (14.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 4,473 (54.2%) people were employed full-time, 1,026 (12.4%) were part-time, and 297 (3.6%) were unemployed. Education. Western Heights School and Summerland Primary are coeducational contributing primary (years 1-6) schools with rolls of and respectively, as of Summerland Primary opened in 2002. The area is named for the summerland apple variety once grown there. The local State secondary schools are Henderson High School , Waitakere College, Massey High School, Liston College and St Dominic's College.