{{Redirect|Sunnynook|the hamlet in Canada|Sunnynook, Alberta}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=August 2015}} {{stack begin}} {{Infobox New Zealand suburb | name = Sunnynook | image = Sunnynook Shopping Centre.JPG | caption1 = Sunnynook Shopping Centre | city1 = Auckland | ward = North Shore ward | council = Auckland Council | board = Devonport-Takapuna Local Board | established = | area = 155 | areasource = <ref name="Area"/> | population = {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Sunnynook North|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Sunnynook South|y}}|R}}|0}} | popdate = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y}} | popsource = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2||||y}} | population_density_km2 = auto | trainstations = | ferryterminals = | buswaystations = Sunnynook busway station | airports = | hospitals = | mapframe = y | mapframe-zoom = 13 | coordinates = {{coord|-36.755|174.737|region:NZ|display=inline,title}} | postcode = 0620 }} {{Adjacent place | centre = Sunnynook | north = Mairangi Bay | northeast = Campbells Bay | east = Castor Bay | southeast = Forrest Hill | south = Wairau Valley | southwest = Glenfield | west = Totara Vale | northwest = Rosedale }} {{stack end}} '''Sunnynook''' is a suburb on the North Shore in the Auckland metropolitan area in New Zealand. It is currently under the governance of Auckland Council.
The suburb is centred on the Sunnynook Shopping Centre and the nearby Sunnynook Park. A skateboard bowl is located in the park, which is also home to the Glenfield Greyhounds rugby league club. Sunnynook residents have access to the Northern Busway rapid transit bus link via the Sunnynook busway station.
==Demographics== Sunnynook covers {{Convert|1.55|km2||abbr=on}}<ref name="Area">{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Statistical Area 3 2023 (generalised)|access-date=31 December 2024}}</ref> and had an estimated population of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Sunnynook North|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Sunnynook South|y}}|R}}|0}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|({{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Sunnynook North|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Sunnynook South|y}}|R}})/1.54|0}} people per km<sup>2</sup>.
{{Historical populations|2006|5,034|2013|5,124|2018|5,538|2023|5,532|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|Sunnynook South (121200) and Sunnynook North (121300)}}</ref><ref name="Census 2023"/>}} Sunnynook had a population of 5,532 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 6 people (−0.1%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 408 people (8.0%) since the 2013 census. There were 2,793 males, 2,724 females and 15 people of other genders in 1,794 dwellings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_005&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.50790%2B121300%2B121200.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}}</ref> 3.6% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 35.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 1,065 people (19.3%) aged under 15 years, 1,191 (21.5%) aged 15 to 29, 2,793 (50.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 483 (8.7%) aged 65 or older.<ref name="Census 2023"/>
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 40.3% European (Pākehā); 6.9% Māori; 4.1% Pasifika; 52.7% Asian; 3.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 89.3%, Māori language by 1.3%, Samoan by 0.6%, and other languages by 45.7%. No language could be spoken by 2.2% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.2%. The percentage of people born overseas was 58.9, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 33.5% Christian, 3.1% Hindu, 3.4% Islam, 0.3% Māori religious beliefs, 3.3% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 0.8% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 49.7%, and 5.5% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 1,725 (38.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,683 (37.7%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,053 (23.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $46,300, compared with $41,500 nationally. 597 people (13.4%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,532 (56.7%) people were employed full-time, 630 (14.1%) were part-time, and 159 (3.6%) were unemployed.<ref name="Census 2023">{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.50790.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Sunnynook (50790)}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" |+Individual statistical areas |- !Name !! Area<br/>(km<sup>2</sup>) !! Population !! Density<br/>(per km<sup>2</sup>) || Dwellings !! Median age !! Median<br/>income |- | Sunnynook North || style="text-align:right;"|0.74 || style="text-align:right;"|2,901 || style="text-align:right;"|3,920 || style="text-align:right;"|939 || 34.8 years || $48,800<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.121300.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Sunnynook North}}</ref> |- | Sunnynook South || style="text-align:right;"|0.80 || style="text-align:right;"|2,631 || style="text-align:right;"|3,289 || style="text-align:right;"|855 || 35.3 years || $43,500<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.121200.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Sunnynook South}}</ref> |- ! New Zealand !! !! !! !! !! 38.1 years !! style="text-align:left;"| $41,500 |}
==Education== * '''Wairau Intermediate''' is an intermediate (years 7–8) school with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1555|y}} students as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}<ref>{{TKI|1555|Wairau Intermediate}}</ref> It opened in 1980.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wairau.school.nz/history.aspx |title=Our History |publisher=Wairau Intermediate |access-date=2009-02-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070401171150/http://www.wairau.school.nz/history.aspx |archive-date=1 April 2007 }}</ref> * '''Sunnynook Primary School''' is a contributing primary (years 1–6) school with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1518|y}} students as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}<ref>{{TKI|1518|Sunnynook School}}</ref> It opened in 1968.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/akldpeople/id/91656|title=Calling all pupils|publisher=North Shore Times Advertiser|date=26 February 1993|page=9|access-date=18 April 2024}}</ref> Both schools are coeducational.
== Gallery ==
<gallery> Image:Sunnynook Park.JPG|Playing sports on Sunnynook Park Image:Sunnynook Scout Den.JPG|Sunnynook Scout Den on the edge of Sunnynook Park Image:Sunnynook Park in Spring.JPG|Sunnynook Park on a warm Spring morning </gallery>
==Notes== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.wairau.school.nz/ Wairau Intermediate website] *[http://www.sunnynook.school.nz/ Sunnynook Primary School website]
{{Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area}}
Category:Suburbs of Auckland Category:North Shore, New Zealand