Crawshaw, New Zealand
Crawshaw | |
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Coordinates: 37°46′19.95″S 175°14′0.68″E / 37.7722083°S 175.2335222°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
City | Hamilton, New Zealand |
Local authority | Hamilton City Council |
Electoral ward | West Ward |
Area | |
• Land | 86 ha (213 acres) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 3,610 |
Te Rapa | ||
Rotokauri |
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Forest Lake |
Nawton |
Crawshaw is a compact suburb, close to Te Rapa railway depot, in western Hamilton in New Zealand,[3] and extended in the 2018 census to cover 0.86 km2 (210 acres).[4] Although sometimes referred to as a suburb in its own right,[5] it is often described as being part of Nawton.[6][7][8]
The southern part of the suburb was developed about 1913,[9][10] but the northern in the 1960s[11] and 1970s.[12] Housing New Zealand properties, tenanted by low income families have been reported to make up a majority of homes.[13]
Crawshaw Park was created between 1979 and 1985. It covers 3.1 ha (7.7 acres), includes some remnant kahikateas and forms a link in a green chain through Mooney Park, Bishops Lane Reserve, Crawshaw Park and Dominion Park.[14]
Demographics
[edit]Crawshaw covers 0.86 km2 (0.33 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 3,610 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 4,198 people per km2.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 2,892 | — |
2013 | 2,889 | −0.01% |
2018 | 3,249 | +2.38% |
Source: [15] |
Crawshaw had a population of 3,249 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 360 people (12.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 357 people (12.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 960 households, comprising 1,593 males and 1,656 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female. The median age was 26.9 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 957 people (29.5%) aged under 15 years, 873 (26.9%) aged 15 to 29, 1,227 (37.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 192 (5.9%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 52.0% European/Pākehā, 50.2% Māori, 11.8% Pacific peoples, 8.3% Asian, and 2.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 13.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 55.7% had no religion, 28.9% were Christian, 2.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 3.0% were Hindu, 1.1% were Muslim, 0.6% were Buddhist and 2.5% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 207 (9.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 552 (24.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $23,800, compared with $31,800 nationally. 117 people (5.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,092 (47.6%) people were employed full-time, 264 (11.5%) were part-time, and 243 (10.6%) were unemployed.[15]
Crawshaw census area had a block of about 25 houses from Nawton East added in 2018.[4] The population increased by about a quarter from 1996 to 2018. They are poorer and younger than the 37.4 years of the national average, with more than double Hamilton's Māori average of 23.7%.[16] The table below uses the older, slightly smaller census area for the older figures.-[17]
Year | Population | Average age | Households | Median income | National median income |
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1996 | 2,541 | 780[18] | |||
2001 | 2,874 | 24.7 | 897 | $16,100 | $18,500 |
2006 | 2,838 | 25.3 | 912 | $21,900 | $24,100 |
2013 | 2,796[19] (2,889)[17] | 26.1 | 906 | $22,600 | $27,900[19] |
2018 | 3,249 | 26.9 | 963 | $23,800 | $31,800 |
Education
[edit]Crawshaw School is a coeducational state primary school for years 1 to 8, with a roll of 310 as of February 2024.[20][21] The school opened in 1988.[22]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Hamilton Map". Hamilton City Council. Archived from the original on 23 September 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ a b "Geographic Boundary Viewer". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Game on for new Crawshaw sports court". www.hamilton.govt.nz. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Odlin Crescent". ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 4 April 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Crawshaw School - 07/09/2018". Education Review Office. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Property details for 35A Crawshaw Drive, Nawton, Hamilton, 3200". www.qv.co.nz. Retrieved 4 April 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Sunnyside Road". ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 4 April 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Breckons Avenue". ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Mooney Street". ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 4 April 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Odlin Crescent". ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 4 April 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Fight to make Crawshaw playground safe for kids". Stuff. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Neighbourhood and Amenity Reserves Management Plan" (PDF). Hamilton City Council. May 2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Crawshaw (176800). 2018 Census place summary: Crawshaw
- ^ "2018 Census place summaries | Hamilton". www.stats.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ a b "2018 Census place summaries | Crawshaw". www.stats.govt.nz. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "2006 Census of Population and Dwellings - Hamilton City". Stats NZ. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018.
- ^ a b "2013 Census map – QuickStats about a place". archive.stats.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ Education Counts: Crawshaw School
- ^ Tantau, Kelley (22 February 2018). "Hamilton teachers witness life, love, death in school's 30 years". Waikato Times.