It is situated mostly on a hillside and is a recent development of the city, dating back to the 1970s.

[3] It is still under development, with the end of Pentonville Close being recently settled with modern family homes typical of middle to upper-middle class New Zealanders, predominantly in the usual bungalow style, called Worsley Estate.

Currently there is a lot of development happening at the top of the hill, going under the name of 'Westmorland Heights'.

The percentage of people born overseas was 20.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 51.2% had no religion, 41.4% were Christian, 0.3% were Hindu, 0.7% were Muslim, 0.7% were Buddhist and 0.8% had other religions.