Goodwood Heights

Goodwood Heights is located near Manukau Central, east of the Auckland Southern Motorway and north of Totara Heights. It is located on a hilly area adjacent to Manukau Central. Redoubt Road, Goodwood Drive and Everglade Road are major roads that run through the suburb. Many streets in Goodwood Heights were named after ornamental tree species. Some streets in the development are named after aircraft or aircraft manufacturers, due to their location on the flight path of planes arriving at Auckland Airport. ==History==

On 21 July 1863 during the Invasion of the Waikato, St John's Redoubt was constructed in modern-day Goodwood Heights. Constructed in order to secure the supply line for troops along Great South Road, the redoubt never saw active engagement, and by the following year troops were withdrawn from the redoubt. In 1960, the site of the redoubt became a historic reserve. The first suburban housing developments along Redoubt Road began from 1952, when farmer Cameron Matthews began selling lots adjacent to Redoubt Road. In 1979, the Smyth family developed an area called Redoubt Park, in the vicinity of Everglade Drive. Auckland New Zealand Temple, the second temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Zealand, began construction in the suburb in June 2020. ==Demographics==

Goodwood Heights covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Goodwood Heights had a population of 4,344 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 57 people (−1.3%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 273 people (6.7%) since the 2013 census. There were 2,184 males, 2,145 females and 15 people of other genders in 1,191 dwellings. 2.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 35.4 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 759 people (17.5%) aged under 15 years, 1,005 (23.1%) aged 15 to 29, 2,013 (46.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 567 (13.1%) aged 65 or older. ==Education==

Everglade School is a coeducational contributing primary school (years 1–6) with a roll of as of ==Local government==

Goodwood Heights was originally a part of Manukau City when the suburb was first established in the late 1970s. In November 2010, all cities and districts of the Auckland Region were amalgamated into a single body, governed by the Auckland Council. Goodwood Heights is a part of the Manurewa local board area. The residents of Manurewa elect a local board, and two councillors from the Manurewa-Papakura ward to sit on the Auckland Council. ==Amenities==

• Aronia Park is located in Goodwood Heights, and features a rainbow-coloured playground. • St Johns Redoubt Historic Reserve. Established in 1960 at the site of the former St Johns Redoubt, the reserve became a historic reserve in 2000. In 2021, Te Ākitai Waiohua gifted a Māori language name for the reserve, ("Standing Canoes"), a name chosen to evoke the deaths of those who died during the New Zealand Wars. ==References==