Bayview 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...

 of Auckland

Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...

 in New Zealand

New Zealand

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. The population was 5,127 in the 2006 Census

New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings

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, an increase of 333 from 2001. The area was included into the North Shore ward in 2010, one of the new thirteen administrative areas of the new Auckland city.

Education

Bayview School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a decile rating

Socio-Economic Decile

Decile, Socio-Economic Decile or Socio-Economic Decile Band is a widely used measure in education in New Zealand used to target funding and support to more needy schools....

of 7 and a roll of 320 students.. The adjoining Bayview Community Centre has an Early Learning Centre for pre-schoolers, offers Before and After School Care and has a comprehensive School Holiday Prograamme for students. See http://www.bayviewcentre.org.nz