Glen Avon is a coastal suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the south-east of the city centre. Waiwhakaiho River separates Glen Avon from the suburbs of Highlands Park, Merrilands and Strandon to the west, and separates it from Fitzroy and Waihakaiho to the north.
Glen Avon covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km<sup>2</sup>.
Glen Avon had a population of 1,365 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 144 people (11.8%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 318 people (30.4%) since the 2013 census. There were 675 males, 687 females, and 3 people of other genders in 519 dwellings. 1.5% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 42.9 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 261 people (19.1%) aged under 15 years, 237 (17.4%) aged 15 to 29, 612 (44.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 258 (18.9%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 88.6% European (PÃÂkehÃÂ); 17.1% MÃÂori; 3.7% Pasifika; 4.2% Asian; 0.7% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.6% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.0%, MÃÂori by 2.2%, Samoan by 0.4%, and other languages by 5.9%. No language could be spoken by 1.8% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 14.7, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 30.5% Christian, 0.9% Hindu, 0.4% MÃÂori religious beliefs, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.4% Jewish, and 1.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 58.7%, and 7.9% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 213 (19.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 669 (60.6%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 222 (20.1%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $42,800, compared with $41,500 nationally. 132 people (12.0%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 552 (50.0%) full-time, 192 (17.4%) part-time, and 27 (2.4%) unemployed.