Hillcrest, Auckland
- for the suburb of Hamilton, New Zealand, see Hillcrest, Waikato.
| Hillcrest | |
|---|---|
| Basic information | |
| Local authority | North Shore City |
| Population | 2,943 (2006) |
| Facilities | |
| Surrounds | |
| North | Wairau Valley |
| Northeast | Westlake |
| East | Takapuna |
| Southeast | Akoranga |
| South | Northcote Central |
| Southwest | Northcote West |
| West | Windy Ridge |
| Northwest | Marlborough |
Hillcrest is a suburb of North Shore City, one of several cities in the Auckland metropolitan area in northern New Zealand. It is surrounded by Glenfield, Wairau Valley, Northcote and Birkenhead.[1] The Auckland Northern Motorway passes to the east.[2] The population of the Sunnybrae statistical area, which corresponds to a large part of Hillcrest, was 2,943 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 225 from 2001.[3]
Education
Sunnybrae Normal School and Willow Park School are coeducational contributing primary (years 1-6) schools with decile ratings of 7 and 9 and rolls of 331[4] and 581, [5] respectively. Willow Park was established in 1967.[6]
Notes
- ↑ http://www.northshorecity.govt.nz/Suburbs/PDFs/SuburbSearch/city_web_suburb.pdf
- ↑ Gregory's Auckland & Surrounds Street Directory (3rd ed.). 2008. p. map 57. ISBN 978-0-7319-2048-8.
- ↑ Quickstats about Sunnybrae
- ↑ Te Kete Ipurangi schools database: Sunnybrae Normal School
- ↑ Te Kete Ipurangi schools database: Willowpark School
- ↑ "Willow Park Home Page". Retrieved 2009-01-17.
External links
- Sunnybrae Normal School website
- Willowpark School website
- Photographs of Hillcrest held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections.
Coordinates: 36°47′23″S 174°44′00″E / 36.78972°S 174.73333°E
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