Bombay, New Zealand
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Bombay is a rural community in the Bombay Hills at the southern boundary of Auckland Region of New Zealand. The Auckland Southern Motorway runs through Bombay.[1]
Bombay is named for the ship Bombay, which transported settlers from England to the area in 1863. At the beginning of the 20th century, a community of Indian New Zealanders also settled in the area. A Sikh temple was opened in 2004.[2]
Demographics
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People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 84.5% European (Pākehā); 14.9% Māori; 4.8% Pasifika; 10.7% Asian; 1.2% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.6%, Samoan by 0.6%, and other languages by 10.7%. No language could be spoken by 1.8% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 16.1, compared with 28.8% nationally.[6]
Religious affiliations were 34.5% Christian, 2.4% Hindu, 2.4% Islam, 0.6% Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% Buddhist, and 1.8% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 48.8%, and 8.9% of people did not answer the census question.[6]
Of those at least 15 years old, 72 (17.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 258 (63.7%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 69 (17.0%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $53,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. 78 people (19.3%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 237 (58.5%) people were employed full-time, 57 (14.1%) were part-time, and 6 (1.5%) were unemployed.[6]
Education
Bombay School is a coeducational full primary school (years 1–8) with a roll of Template:NZ school roll data as of Template:NZ school roll data[7] The school opened in 1872.[8]
References
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