house was built. Much of the suburb was developed in the 1960s and 70s when at that time it was seen as a popular place for families to live. The area is part of the zoning for Selwyn College, the local state secondary school. The nearby St John's Bush is a small chunk of remaining bush. Demographics Saint Johns covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Saint Johns had a population of 5,916 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 420 people (7.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 474 people (8.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,055 households, comprising 2,859 males and 3,057 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female, with 1,041 people (17.6%) aged under 15 years, 1,194 (20.2%) aged 15 to 29, 2,799 (47.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 876 (14.8%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 54.5% European/Pākehā, 6.0% Māori, 5.1% Pacific peoples, 38.8% Asian, and 4.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 49.3, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 43.1% had no religion, 38.7% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 4.3% were Hindu, 1.4% were Muslim, 3.6% were Buddhist and 3.2% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 2,046 (42.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 381 (7.8%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,176 people (24.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,559 (52.5%) people were employed full-time, 672 (13.8%) were part-time, and 174 (3.6%) were unemployed. References External links Photographs of St Johns held in Auckland Libraries' heritage collections. Suburbs of Auckland Ōrākei Local Board Area