St James Park, New Zealand

St James Park is a suburb in north-eastern Hamilton in New Zealand by a 2010 map.^[3] It was developed by Chedworth/Grasshopper Joint Venture in 2001. In 2012 Hamilton Libraries described it as being in Huntington,^[4] as do some valuers^[5] and land agents. St James shopping area is in the centre of Rototuna, with a Woolworths supermarket,^[6] a gym^[7] and a Palmers Garden Centre.^[8]

St James Park
Suburb
Coordinates: 37°44′8.15″S 175°17′6.38″E
Country	New Zealand
City	Hamilton, New Zealand
Local authority	Hamilton City Council
Electoral ward	East Ward
Area [1]
• Land	73 ha (180 acres)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Total	2,190

		Gordonton
Rototuna	St James Park	Puketaha
	Huntington

Demographics

St James covers 0.73 km² (0.28 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 2,190 as of June 2024,^[2] with a population density of 3,000 people per km². The demographics for St James are also included in the demographics for Huntington.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	1,029	—
2013	1,710	+7.53%
2018	1,938	+2.53%
2023	2,025	+0.88%
Source: [9][10]

St James had a population of 2,025 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 87 people (4.5%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 315 people (18.4%) since the 2013 census. There were 990 males, 1,029 females and 9 people of other genders in 627 dwellings.^[11] 2.8% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 35.7 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 465 people (23.0%) aged under 15 years, 372 (18.4%) aged 15 to 29, 963 (47.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 225 (11.1%) aged 65 or older.^[9]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 64.3% European (Pākehā); 11.0% Māori; 2.5% Pasifika; 30.7% Asian; 1.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.7% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 94.4%, Māori language by 2.5%, Samoan by 0.3%, and other languages by 27.3%. No language could be spoken by 2.1% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 38.2, compared with 28.8% nationally.^[9]

Religious affiliations were 34.2% Christian, 4.3% Hindu, 3.7% Islam, 0.4% Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% Buddhist, 0.1% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 3.6% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 48.6%, and 4.4% of people did not answer the census question.^[9]

Of those at least 15 years old, 591 (37.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 690 (44.2%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 285 (18.3%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $50,600, compared with $41,500 nationally. 285 people (18.3%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 897 (57.5%) people were employed full-time, 213 (13.7%) were part-time, and 36 (2.3%) were unemployed.^[9]