Glendowie, New Zealand

Glendowie is located on the north-eastern extent of the Auckland isthmus. Its northern and eastern boundaries are defined by the Waitematā Harbour and the Tamaki Estuary. The suburbs exhibit an affluent suburban residential character. == History ==

Historically, the area of Glendowie around Taylors Hill was a forest of mostly pūriri trees. The eastern edge of Glendowie bordering the Tāmaki River was called Tauoma, and was the Eastern edge of the area settled by Te Waiohua, the largest settlement of which was called Te Taurere (located at Taylors Hill). The suburb of Glendowie was established in the 1920s, when George Riddell created a loop road through the area. It takes its name from one of the much earlier Taylor Brothers' farm estates, Glen Dowie, owned by Richard James Taylor. Two of his brothers also had farms in this area and built houses; Charles John Taylor at Glen Orchard (now St. Heliers) and William Innes Taylor at Glen Innes (gave its name to the suburb Glen Innes). Their brother, Allen Kerr Taylor, lived near Mount Albert in a house called Alberton. ==Demographics==

Glendowie covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Glendowie had a population of 8,493 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 342 people (−3.9%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 45 people (0.5%) since the 2013 census. There were 4,137 males, 4,341 females and 15 people of other genders in 2,862 dwellings. 2.5% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 43.1 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 1,707 people (20.1%) aged under 15 years, 1,482 (17.4%) aged 15 to 29, 3,903 (46.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,404 (16.5%) aged 65 or older. ==Education==

Glendowie College is a secondary school (years 9–13) with a roll of . Glendowie School (an IB World School), Churchill Park School and Glen Taylor School are full primary schools (years 1–8) with rolls of , and students, respectively. Sacred Heart College is a state-integrated Catholic boys' school (years 7–13) with a roll of . Apart from Sacred Heart, all of these schools are co-educational. Rolls are as of == Sports clubs ==

Glendowie has a tennis club, bowls club and taekwondo club, all located adjacent to Churchill Park. The Glendowie Boating Club, home of the Starling class, is located on Glendowie Road. The Eastern Suburbs soccer club and Bayside Westhaven baseball clubs hold matches at Crossfield Reserve. == Notable residents ==

• Graeme Hart, businessman • Don Brash, former New Zealand leader of the opposition (National Party 2003–2006) == See also ==