Hamilton Lake (suburb)
Suburb of Hamilton, New Zealand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Suburb of Hamilton, New Zealand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hamilton Lake is a residential suburb of Hamilton, surrounding Lake Rotoroa and the Hamilton Lake Domain. Most of the housing in the suburb was built in the 1970s.[3] The roads close to the lake are considered to be amongst Hamilton's premium streets.[4]
Hamilton Lake | |
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Coordinates: 37.804°S 175.277°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
City | Hamilton, New Zealand |
Local authority | Hamilton City Council |
Electoral ward | West Ward |
Area | |
• Land | 244 ha (603 acres) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 4,780 |
Maeroa | Hamilton North | Hamilton Central |
Frankton |
Hamilton Lake
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Hamilton West |
Deanwell | Melville |
Hamilton Lake covers 2.44 km2 (0.94 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 4,780 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 1,959 people per km2.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 3,054 | — |
2013 | 3,210 | +0.71% |
2018 | 3,483 | +1.65% |
Source: [5] |
Before the 2023 census, the suburb had a smaller boundary, covering 1.86 km2 (0.72 sq mi).[1] Using that boundary, Hamilton Lake had a population of 3,483 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 273 people (8.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 429 people (14.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,344 households, comprising 1,722 males and 1,761 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female. The median age was 34.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 495 people (14.2%) aged under 15 years, 978 (28.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,566 (45.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 441 (12.7%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 65.8% European/Pākehā, 18.8% Māori, 4.6% Pacific peoples, 21.0% Asian, and 3.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 30.0, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 46.8% had no religion, 35.9% were Christian, 0.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 4.0% were Hindu, 1.6% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 4.6% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 963 (32.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 357 (11.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $35,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 558 people (18.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,596 (53.4%) people were employed full-time, 435 (14.6%) were part-time, and 153 (5.1%) were unemployed.[5]
Hamilton Girls' High School is a single-sex state secondary school for years 9 to 13 with a roll of 1,703 as of February 2024.[6] It was founded in 1911 as Hamilton High School, and become single-sex in 1955 when Hamilton Boys' High School was created.[7]
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