Western Heights, Hamilton
Western Heights | |
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Country | New Zealand |
City | Hamilton, New Zealand |
Electoral ward | Hamilton West |
Established | 1998 |
Area | |
• Land | 107 ha (264 acres) |
Population (2018 Census) | |
• Total | 2,913 |
Grandview Heights | Rotokauri | Crawshaw |
Whatawhata |
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Nawton |
Stonebridge | Temple View | Dinsdale |
Western Heights is a suburb on the western boundary of the city of Hamilton in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand.[1]
Skyline landmarks include Dinsdale water reservoir, the adjacent Newcastle reservoir,[2] one of the largest in the city holding 21,000 m3 (740,000 cu ft),[3] and a block of gum trees.[citation needed] As these mature many have had to be culled.[citation needed] Google Earth maps highlight the area as the most clearly defined block to Hamilton's west.[citation needed] Situated as it is to the west of the ridge on the city's boundary, the suburb is a little exposed to wind but the views are good.[4]
Hamilton Boundary Road was renamed Brymer Road by Waipa County Council in 1967, after Mr Brymer, a local property owner.[5] In 2007 $865,000 was spent widening it[6] to become the main road through Western Heights. In 2018 it was used by 3,600 vehicles a day,[7] 60 of them buses on the half hourly route 3.[8]
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 2,241 | — |
2013 | 2,541 | +1.81% |
2018 | 2,913 | +2.77% |
Source: [9] |
In the 2018 census the new area of Western Heights (Hamilton City) was created from parts of Brymer, Norton and Dinsdale North.[10] It includes the area marked as Grandview Heights on the 1:50,000 map.[11]
Western Heights had a population of 2,913 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 372 people (14.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 672 people (30.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 960 households. There were 1,407 males and 1,506 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female. The median age was 40.4 years, with 546 people (18.7%) aged under 15 years, 522 (17.9%) aged 15 to 29, 1,419 (48.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 426 (14.6%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 72.3% European/Pākehā, 15.2% Māori, 4.2% Pacific peoples, 19.8% Asian, and 3.0% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).
The proportion of people born overseas was 24.8%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 42.8% had no religion, 38.1% were Christian, 4.8% were Hindu, 1.9% were Muslim, 1.5% were Buddhist and 4.1% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 552 (23.3%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 390 (16.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $39,500. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,302 (55.0%) people were employed full-time, 336 (14.2%) were part-time, and 81 (3.4%) were unemployed.[9]
References
- ^ Western Heights, Hamilton, AA, New Zealand.
- ^ "Scheduled maintenance at Dinsdale Reservoir". Our Hamilton. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Water improvements for Dinsdale" (PDF). Hamilton City Council. 31 May 2014.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Westview Place". ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Brymer Road". ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Hamilton Community Plan" (PDF). Hamilton City Council. 2004.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2018 Traffic Flow Map" (PDF). Hamilton City Council.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "3 Dinsdale". www.busit.co.nz. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Western Heights (Hamilton City) (177000). 2018 Census place summary: Western Heights (Hamilton City)
- ^ "Western Heights". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Frankton, Waikato". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 5 April 2020.