Glendowie is a suburb

Suburb

The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...

 in Auckland, New Zealand. Glendowie is under the local governance of the Auckland City Council.

According to the 2001 census, Glendowie has a population of 3,825.

Location

Glendowie is located on the north-eastern extent of the Auckland Isthmus. Its northern and eastern boundaries are defined by the Waitamata Harbour and the Tamaki Estuary.

The suburbs exhibit an affluent suburban residential character. Glendowie has 4 schools: Glendowie Primary, Glendowie College

Glendowie College

Glendowie College is a co-ed secondary school based along Crossfield Road, Mt Taylor Drive and Riddell Road in Auckland, New Zealand.-Education:...

, Churchill Park School

Churchill Park School

Churchill Park School is a co-ed primary and intermediate school in Glendowie, Auckland, New Zealand. It teaches from year one until year eight. It is a school with a student population of approximately 450. It is surrounded by Churchill Park, Glendowie. There are 21 classrooms, with staff...

, and Glen Taylor School. Sacred Heart College

Sacred Heart College, Auckland

Sacred Heart College is a secondary school in Auckland, New Zealand. It is a Catholic, Marist College set on of land overlooking the Tamaki Estuary in Glen Innes.- History :The college was opened in 1903 in Ponsonby, by the Marist Brothers...

 is nearby in Glen Innes.

History

The suburb was established in the 1920s, when George Riddell created a loop road through the area. It is named after one of the Taylor Brothers' farm estates. Three of the brothers had farms in this area and built houses; Charles John Taylor at Glen Orchard (now St. Heliers), William Innes Taylor at Glen Innes

Glen Innes

Glen Innes may refer to:* Glen Innes, New South Wales, a town in Australia* Glen Innes, New Zealand, a suburb of Auckland...

, and Richard James Taylor at Glen Dowie. Their brother Allen Kerr Taylor lived near Mt. Albert in a house called Alberton.

Sports Clubs

The Paul M Taekwon-Do Glendowie Club is based at Churchill Park School. The school is located at the northern end of Churchill Park, Glendowie

Churchill Park, Glendowie

Churchill Park is a 40 hectare park in the Auckland suburb of Glendowie, in New Zealand. It was named after Winston Churchill upon the park's creation in 1945, and lies on the western side of the Auckland Isthmus towards the Tamaki River. Glendowie suburb was established in the 1920s when George...

.

Notable residents

• Graeme Hart
  Graeme Hart
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  , businessman
• Don Brash
  Don Brash
  Donald "Don" Thomas Brash , a New Zealand politician, was Leader of the Opposition, parliamentary leader of the National Party from 28 October 2003 to 27 November 2006 and the leader of the ACT Party for 28th April 2011 - 26 November 2011...
  
  , former NZ Leader of the Opposition (National Party 2003-2006)
• Barry Colman, owner of National Business Review
  National Business Review
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