Brookby is a rural settlement, south of Auckland, New Zealand. Brookby is approximately 5 kilometres west of Clevedon and 5 km southeast of Whitford.
Brookby | |
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Locality | |
 Brookby Unsectarian Church, built in 1878 | |
 Interactive map of Brookby | |
| Coordinates: 36°59′13″S 174°59′40″E / 36.9870°S 174.9945°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Council | Auckland Council |
| Electoral Ward | Franklin Ward |
| Local board | Franklin Local Board |
| Electorates |
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| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Auckland Council |
| • Mayor of Auckland | Wayne Brown[1] |
| • Papakura MP | Vacant |
| • Hauraki-Waikato MP | Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 336 ha (830 acres) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 129 |
| • Density | 38.4/km2 (99.4/sq mi) |
| Whitford | ||
  Brookby  |
Clevedon | |
| Alfriston, Ardmore |
The original post-office was located near a Brook (Papakura Stream), and so was named by the brook, or Brookby.[3]
Notable places
editMeadowbrook is the oldest extant home in the area. Meadowbrook was constructed by a Mr Lord in 1880 from locally milled kauri. The property also features a 26 m (85 ft) well.[4]
Brookby Unsectarian Church is an 1878 Church that served as the centre of the community at Brookby.The Church contains a memorial stone to John and Leah Embling, who settled in Brookby in 1854.[4]
Demographics
editBrookby is in an SA1 statistical area which covers 3.36 km2 (1.30 sq mi).[5] The SA1 area is part of the larger Turanga statistical area.[6]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 186 | — |
| 2013 | 117 | −6.41% |
| 2018 | 123 | +1.01% |
| 2023 | 129 | +0.96% |
| The 2006 population is for a larger area of 8.25 km2. Source: [7][8] | ||
The SA1 statistical area had a population of 129 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 6 people (4.9%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 12 people (10.3%) since the 2013 census. There were 66 males and 60 females in 39 dwellings.[9] The median age was 42.3 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 21 people (16.3%) aged under 15 years, 21 (16.3%) aged 15 to 29, 63 (48.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 24 (18.6%) aged 65 or older.[8]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 86.0% European (Pākehā), 16.3% Māori, 2.3% Pasifika, and 9.3% Asian. English was spoken by 97.7%, and other languages by 9.3%. No language could be spoken by 2.3% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 27.9, compared with 28.8% nationally.[8]
Religious affiliations were 25.6% Christian. People who answered that they had no religion were 62.8%, and 9.3% of people did not answer the census question.[8]
Of those at least 15 years old, 24 (22.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 63 (58.3%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 18 (16.7%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $51,900, compared with $41,500 nationally. 27 people (25.0%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 69 (63.9%) people were employed full-time and 15 (13.9%) were part-time.[8]
Education
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Local elections 2025 – Official results – Mayor" (PDF). Vote Auckland. 18 October 2025.
- ↑ "Hauraki-Waikato – Official Result". New Zealand Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- 1 2 "Our History". Brookby Primary School. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
- 1 2 Hall, Andrew (February 1980). Historic Buildings in Manukau City. Manukau City Council.
- ↑ "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Statistical Area 1 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 7 February 2025.
- ↑ 2018 Census place summary: Turanga
- ↑ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7007038.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. 7031495. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ↑ "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ↑ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ↑ "Brookby School - Education Counts". www.educationcounts.govt.nz.
External links
edit- Photographs of Brookby held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections.
