Glen Eden, New Zealand

Glen Eden is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. The suburb is in the Waitākere Ward, one of the thirteen administrative areas of Auckland governed by Auckland Council.

Glen Eden
Suburb
CountryNew Zealand
Local authorityAuckland Council
Electoral wardWaitākere Ward
Population
 (2013)
 • Total7,011
Train station(s)Glen Eden Railway Station
Sunnyvale Glendene Kelston
Oratia
Glen Eden
 New Lynn
Titirangi West Kaurilands Titirangi North
Glen Eden Railway Station

The population was 7,011 in the 2013 census, an increase of 402 from 2006.[1]

Glen Eden village is situated on West Coast Road.[2] Most commercial premises in Glen Eden are either on this road or in Glen Mall, a small shopping centre nearby. Waikumete Cemetery is to the north of Glen Eden.

Glen Eden Railway Station is also located on West Coast Road, and is a station on Auckland's Western Line. Glen Eden is home to a library (opened in 2004), the Playhouse Theatre, and an RSA club. The Glenora Rugby League team plays at Glenora Park.[3] It has the oldest registered Scouts club in the country.

Most housing is wooden, with a few old farmhouses, some 1930s art deco houses, and post-war bungalows and weatherboard houses. There is also more recent terrace housing.[3]

Before the adoption of an Auckland Supercity in 2010, Glen Eden was under the local governance of the Waitakere City Council and the New Lynn Community Board.

The original Māori name for the area was Waikomiti. Because this name was similar to that of Waikumete Cemetery, residents requested a name change. Glen Eden was chosen from Mount Eden and the valleys and orchards of the area.[4][5]

Education
  • Glen Eden School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a decile rating of 3 and a roll of 359.[6]
  • Prospect School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a decile rating of 2 and a roll of approximately 350.[7]
  • Waitakere Seventh-day Adventist School is a coeducational full primary school (years 1-8) with a roll of 42 and a decile rating of 2. A church school, it is integrated with the state system.[8]

Local secondary schools nearby are Kelston Boys High School and Kelston Girls' College.

Sport and recreation

Glen Eden is home to the Glenora Bears rugby league club.

Notes
  1. 2013 Census QuickStats about a place : Glen Eden East
  2. Gregory's Auckland & Surrounds Street Directory (3rd ed.). 2008. p. map 88. ISBN 978-0-7319-2048-8.
  3. Stephen Hart, ed. (2008). Where to Live in Auckland. Barbican Publishing. pp. 119–120. ISBN 978-0-473-14244-5.
  4. Alexander Wyclif Reed (1975). Place names of New Zealand. p. 139. ISBN 0-589-00933-8.
  5. Discover New Zealand:A Wises Guide (9th ed.). 1994. p. 17.
  6. Education Counts: Glen Eden School
  7. "Schools / Homepage - Te Kete Ipurangi (TKI)". www.tki.org.nz. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  8. Education Counts: Waitakere Seventh-day Adventist School

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