Hillcrest | |
|---|---|
 Rotorua Girls' High School | |
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| Coordinates: 38°08′56″S 176°13′59″E / 38.148974°S 176.233167°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Rotorua |
| Local authority | Rotorua Lakes Council |
| Electoral ward | Te Ipu Wai Auraki General Ward |
| Area | |
| • Land | 81 ha (200 acres) |
| Population (June 2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,090 |
| Fordlands | Utuhina | Victoria |
| Westbrook Pomare |
  Hillcrest  |
Glenholme |
| Springfield | Glenholme |
Hillcrest is a suburb of Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.
Hillcrest covers 0.81 km2 (0.31 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 2,090 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 2,580 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1,716 | — |
| 2013 | 1,623 | −0.79% |
| 2018 | 1,917 | +3.39% |
| Source: [3] | ||
Hillcrest had a population of 1,917 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 294 people (18.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 201 people (11.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 561 households, comprising 942 males and 972 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female. The median age was 29.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 507 people (26.4%) aged under 15 years, 456 (23.8%) aged 15 to 29, 780 (40.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 171 (8.9%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 58.2% European/Pākehā, 42.3% Māori, 7.4% Pacific peoples, 12.4% Asian, and 1.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 19.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 51.3% had no religion, 31.9% were Christian, 4.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 3.8% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.3% were Buddhist and 2.3% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 249 (17.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 210 (14.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $27,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 156 people (11.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 720 (51.1%) people were employed full-time, 216 (15.3%) were part-time, and 87 (6.2%) were unemployed.[3]
Rotorua Girls' High School is a girls' state secondary school,[4][5] with a roll of 680 as of April 2023.[6] The school was formed in 1959 when Rotorua High School was split into single-sex schools, with Rotorua Boys' High School continuing on the original site.[7] The school had substantial rebuilding of facilities at the turn of the 21st century.[8]