Mount Roskill

Mount Roskill is a suburban area in the city of Auckland, New Zealand. It is named for the volcanic peak Puketāpapa (commonly called "Mount Roskill" in English).
Description.
The suburb, named after the Mount, is located seven kilometres to the south of the city centre, and is surrounded by the neighbouring suburbs of Three Kings, Sandringham, Wesley, Hillsborough and Mount Albert. The Mount Roskill shops are located at the intersection of Mount Albert and Dominion Roads.
In the 1920s, a new subdivision off Dominion Road was established. It was named the Victory Estate after notable First World War personnel.
One of the city's larger suburbs, it was largely farmland until after the Second World War. It was a separate borough from 1947 until local government reorganisation in 1989 amalgamated it with Auckland City.
In the past, Mount Roskill was referred to as the Bible Belt of Auckland, as it contained the highest number of churches per capita in New Zealand. The electorate was one of the last in the country to go "wet", in 1999, having formally been a dry area where the selling of alcohol was prohibited.
Demographics.
Mount Roskill, comprising the statistical areas of Mount Roskill North, Mount Roskill White Swan, Mount Roskill Central North, Mount Roskill Central South and Mount Roskill South, had a population of 17,319 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 1,188 people (7.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,983 people (12.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 5,187 households. There were 8,754 males and 8,556 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.02 males per female, with 2,853 people (16.5%) aged under 15 years, 4,788 (27.6%) aged 15 to 29, 7,605 (43.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 2,064 (11.9%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 29.1% European/Pākehā, 5.5% Māori, 15.5% Pacific peoples, 53.5% Asian, and 4.7% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).
The proportion of people born overseas was 56.3%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 31.5% had no religion, 34.1% were Christian, and 29.9% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 4,764 (32.9%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 1,842 (12.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 7,014 (48.5%) people were employed full-time, 2,016 (13.9%) were part-time, and 588 (4.1%) were unemployed.
Local government.
Mount Roskill had a local government like other suburbs of Auckland at the time. The local government was called Mount Roskill Borough Council, which started in 1947 and merged into Auckland City Council in 1989 and then eventually merged into Auckland Council in 2010.
Mayors (1947–1989).
During its existence from 1947 to 1989, the borough of Mount Roskill had five mayors:
Library.
Mt Roskill Library was built and opened to public in August 1977. It was refurbished and the floor area extended in November 2011. Mt Roskill Library has English, Māori, Chinese, Tamil, Arabic and Somali collections.
Sport and recreation.
Mount Roskill Rugby Football Club, Bay Roskill Vikings, and Eden Roskill District Cricket Club are based in the suburb.
Education.
Mount Roskill Grammar School is a secondary school (years 9-13) with a roll of . Mount Roskill Intermediate is an intermediate school (years 7-8) with a roll of . Mount Roskill Primary is a contributing primary school (years 1-6) with a roll of . These schools are on adjoining sites.
Dominion Road School, Hay Park School and May Road School are contributing primary schools (years 1-6) with rolls of , and , respectively.
Monte Cecilia School is a state-integrated Catholic contributing primary school (years 1-6) with a roll of .
All these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of 
People.
Mount Roskill has been home to many successful New Zealanders who attended the local schools. Among them are:
In 2007, the Mount Roskill Community Board commissioned a 176-page book titled "Just Passing Through: A History of Mt Roskill" (Jade Reidy) which covered the growth of the district from 1840 up until the present time. It identified the significant input of Mount Roskill residents internationally, such as athletics coach Arthur Lydiard in the chapter "How Sport Put Mt Roskill on the World Map."