Glenfield (called Mayfield until 1912) is a suburb, part of the contiguous Auckland metropolitan area. It is located in the North Shore, north of the Waitemata Harbour, and Auckland is located in New Zealand. Demographics Glenfield covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Glenfield had a population of 13,539 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 1,176 people (9.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 2,061 people (18.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 4,257 households, comprising 6,708 males and 6,828 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female, with 2,310 people (17.1%) aged under 15 years, 3,381 (25.0%) aged 15 to 29, 6,336 (46.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,515 (11.2%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 44.5% European/Pākehā, 7.0% Māori, 4.8% Pacific peoples, 47.6% Asian, and 4.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 54.2, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 43.1% had no religion, 39.8% were Christian, 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 4.7% were Hindu, 2.3% were Muslim, 2.9% were Buddhist and 2.3% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 3,618 (32.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,251 (11.1%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,650 people (14.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 6,012 (53.5%) people were employed full-time, 1,569 (14.0%) were part-time, and 426 (3.8%) were unemployed. Geography It is located to the north of the Waitematā Harbour, nine kilometres northwest of the Auckland city centre. The suburb is located in the northern inland part of the North Shore, and is surrounded by the suburbs of Marlborough, Sunnynook, Forrest Hill, Birkenhead, Northcote, Windy Ridge, and is situated close to Takapuna. The northern part of Glenfield is regarded as a separate suburb known as Glenfield North. This latter suburb is sited close to State Highway 1 as it stretches north towards Albany. Glenfield has two main areas of commerce. One is the Glenfield Mall and the surrounding shops. The other is Wairau Valley, which is a former industrial area that is now a mixture of commercial and industrial properties. History The district's first official name was Freemans after John Freeman, who established a