Lucas Heights is one of the northernmost suburbs of the contiguous Auckland metropolitan area in New Zealand. It is on the North Shore, directly west of Albany, and is located in the Albany ward for local government purposes.[1][2]
Lucas Heights | |
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| Coordinates: 36°44′02″S 174°40′30″E / 36.734°S 174.675°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Auckland |
| Local authority | Auckland Council |
| Electoral ward | Albany ward |
| Local board | Upper Harbour Local Board |
| Postcode(s) | 0632 |
| Dairy Flat | Albany Heights | Albany Heights |
| Coatesville |
  Lucas Heights  |
Albany |
| Coatesville | Pāremoremo | Rosedale |
History
editThere is evidence of a Pā on the north bank of Lucas Creek. Its Maori name is thought to be Kaipatiki, which translates to 'the feeding ground of the flounder’.
Lucas Creek forms the eastern boundary of the suburb and is named after Daniel Clucas, a flax miller and landholder settled here in the early 1840s.[1]
By the late 1880s it had become a fruit-growing area. [3]
Demographics
editLucas Heights is included in the demographics for Pāremoremo.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Place name detail: Lucas Heights". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Albany ward" (PDF). Auckland Council. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ Lutz, Heike; Chan, Theresa. "North Shore Heritage Thematic Review Volume 2.3, Albany and East Coast Bays" (pdf). www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. North Shore Heritage Thematic Review. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Pāremoremo East
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