The suburb is bisected by the Avenue, which was developed as a Parisian-style boulevard. The developers chose to name the streets after luxury cruise liners that stopped in Auckland. The Auckland Harbour Board initially offered the houses as rental properties, available on 21-year leases. Residents protested their lack of ability to purchase their homes, and in 1968 presented a 150-member petition to the Harbour Board. In 1974, the board agreed to let residents purchase their properties, due to the harbour board experiencing a shortage of funds. The suburb's first shop was a Four Square which opened in 1965. Suburban housing continued to be built in the area until the late 1970s. Demographics Lynfield covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Lynfield had a population of 7,503 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 741 people (11.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 933 people (14.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,247 households, comprising 3,753 males and 3,750 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female, with 1,272 people (17.0%) aged under 15 years, 1,803 (24.0%) aged 15 to 29, 3,504 (46.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 927 (12.4%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 31.1% European/Pākehā, 4.6% Māori, 6.7% Pacific peoples, 61.3% Asian, and 3.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 57.6, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 29.4% had no religion, 31.3% were Christian, 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 22.0% were Hindu, 7.6% were Muslim, 2.1% were Buddhist and 3.0% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 2,328 (37.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 651 (10.4%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,080 people (17.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 3,285 (52.7%) people were employed full-time, 846 (13.6%) were part-time, and 219 (3.5%) were unemployed. Landmarks and amenities 143 White Swan Road is a farmhouse built circa 1913, for Herbert William Brooks and Helen Brooks on the site of their pig farm, and one of the only remaining pre-1950s houses in the area. In 2017, an early learning centre opened on the site. Lynfield Community Church, which was established in 1967. In 2016,