Brookby

Locality in Auckland Council, New Zealand

36°59′13″S 174°59′40″E / 36.9870°S 174.9945°E / -36.9870; 174.9945CountryNew ZealandCouncilAuckland CouncilElectoral WardFranklin WardLocal boardFranklin Local BoardArea

 • Total825 ha (2,039 acres)Population

 (2018)

 • Total195 • Density24/km² (61/sq mi)

Whitford
	Brookby	Clevedon
Alfriston, Ardmore

Brookby is a rural settlement, south of Auckland, New Zealand. Brookby is approximately 5 kilometres west of Clevedon and 5 km southeast of Whitford.

The original post-office was located near a Brook (Papakura Stream), and so was named by the brook, or Brookby.^[1]

Brookby is in an SA1 statistical area which covers 8.25 km² (3.19 sq mi).^[2] The SA1 area is part of the larger Turanga statistical area.^[3]

The SA1 statistical area had a population of 195 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 9 people (4.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 9 people (4.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 57 households, comprising 99 males and 93 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.06 males per female. The median age was 45.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 33 people (16.9%) aged under 15 years, 39 (20.0%) aged 15 to 29, 108 (55.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 18 (9.2%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 90.8% European/Pākehā, 4.6% Māori, 3.1% Pacific peoples, 6.2% Asian, and 1.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 49.2% had no religion, 44.6% were Christian and 3.1% were Buddhist.

Of those at least 15 years old, 42 (25.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 18 (11.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $44,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 54 people (33.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 93 (57.4%) people were employed full-time, 33 (20.4%) were part-time, and 6 (3.7%) were unemployed.^[4]

Brookby School is a coeducational full primary school (years 1–8) with a roll of 104 as of February 2024.^[5][6] The school opened in 1875.^[1]

• Photographs of Brookby held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections.