Hamilton Lake (suburb)
Hamilton Lake | |
|---|---|
 Lake House | |
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| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Hamilton |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,483 |
| Maeroa | Hamilton North | Hamilton Central |
| Frankton |
  Hamilton Lake  |
Hamilton West |
| Deanwell | Melville |
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.[2] The roads close to the lake are considered to be amongst Hamilton's premium streets.[3]
Demographics[]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3,054 | — |
| 2013 | 3,210 | +0.71% |
| 2018 | 3,483 | +1.65% |
| Source: [1] | ||
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. There were 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 (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).
The proportion of people born overseas was 30.0%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 46.8% had no religion, 35.9% were Christian, 4.0% were Hindu, 1.6% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 5.3% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 963 (32.2%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 357 (11.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $35,600, compared with $31,800 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.[1]
Education[]
Hamilton Girls' High School is a single-sex state secondary school for years 9 to 13 with a roll of 1660 as of November 2021.[4] It was founded in 1911 as Hamilton High School, and become single-sex in 1955 when Hamilton Boys' High School was created.[5]
Notable buildings[]
- Lake House, 102 Lake Crescent, the homestead of the Rukuhia Estate, designed and built in 1873 by Isaac Richardson Vialou, Hamilton's first architect and mayor..[6]
- Jolly House (Chateau Windemere), 39 Queen's Avenue, a residence built from 1910.[7]
- Water Tower, 18 Ruakiwi Road, a utility building constructed from 1930.[8]
See also[]
- List of streets in Hamilton
References[]
- ^ a b c "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Hamilton Lake (179500). 2018 Census place summary: Hamilton Lake
- ^ "Hamilton Lake, Hamilton City". OneRoof. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ Colleen Hawkes and Anabela Rea (2 April 2018). "Elite Streets: In Hamilton they're all street proud, but the water views win". Stuff.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- ^ Education Counts: Hamilton Girls' High School
- ^ "School History". Hamilton Girls' High School. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ^ "Lake House". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Jolly House (Chateau Windemere)". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Water Tower". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- Suburbs of Hamilton, New Zealand