Hillcrest, Rotorua

Suburb of Rotorua, New Zealand

Suburb in Rotorua, New Zealand

Hillcrest

Suburb

Rotorua Girls' High School

Coordinates: 38°08′56″S 176°13′59″E﻿ / ﻿38.148974°S 176.233167°E﻿ / -38.148974; 176.233167
Country| New Zealand
City| Rotorua
Local authority| Rotorua Lakes Council
Electoral ward| Te Ipu Wai Auraki General Ward
Area

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• Land| 81 ha (200 acres)
Population

(June 2023)[2]

• Total| 2,090

Fordlands | Utuhina | Victoria

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Westbrook
Pomare |

Hillcrest

| Glenholme
| Springfield | Glenholme

Hillcrest is an inner city suburb of Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.

## Demographics

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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.

Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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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]

## Education

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Rotorua Girls' High School is a girls' state secondary school,[4][5] with a roll of 698 as of February 2024.[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]

## References

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1. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
2. ^ a b "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
3. ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Hillcrest (Rotorua District) (200200). 2018 Census place summary: Hillcrest (Rotorua District)
4. ^ "Official School Website". rghs.school.nz.
5. ^ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
6. ^ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
7. ^ "Our School History". Rotorua Boys' High School. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
8. ^ "RGHS History". Rotorua Girls' High School. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2010.

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Rotorua Lakes District, New Zealand

Seat: Rotorua

Populated places|

| Te Ipu Wai Auraki Ward|

| Rotorua City|

* Fairy Springs
* Fenton Park
* Fordlands
* Glenholme
* Hillcrest
* Holdens Bay
* Kawaha Point
* Koutu
* Lynmore
* Mangakakahi
* Ngapuna
* Ohinemutu
* Ōwhata
* Pomare
* Pukehangi
* Rotorua Central
* Selwyn Heights
* Springfield
* Sunnybrook
* Utuhina
* Victoria
* Westbrook
* Western Heights
* Whakarewarewa

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Rural localities|

* Hamurana
* Hamurana Springs
* Lake Ōkareka
* Lake Rotomā
* Lake Tarawera
* Mourea
* Ngongotahā
* Okere Falls
* Rotoehu
* Rotoiti
* Tikitere

Rotorua Rural Ward|

| w/i Bay of Plenty Region|

* Arahiwi
* Kaharoa
* Kaingaroa Forest
* Mamaku
* Ngongotahā Valley
* Rerewhakaaitu

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w/i Waikato Region|

* Horohoro
* Mihi
* Ngakuru
* Reporoa
* Waikite Valley
* Waiotapu

Geographic features|

* Lake Ōkareka
* Lake Rotoehu
* Lake Rotomā
* Lake Rotorua
* Mokoia Island
* Ngongotahā Valley
* Waiotapu Geothermal Field

Government|

* District Council
* Mayor
* Bay of Plenty Regional Council

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