Nawton, New Zealand

Suburb of Hamilton, New Zealand

Suburb in New Zealand

Nawton

Suburb

Nawton, Hamilton

Coordinates: 37°46′41″S 175°14′10″E﻿ / ﻿37.778°S 175.236°E﻿ / -37.778; 175.236
Country| New Zealand
City| Hamilton, New Zealand
Local authority| Hamilton City Council
Electoral ward| West Ward
Area

[1]

• Land| 327 ha (808 acres)
Population

(June 2024)[2]

• Total

| 12,440

Thornton | Crawshaw | Te Rapa

|
|

Grandview Heights |

Nawton

| Forest Lake, Maeroa
Western Heights | Dinsdale | Livingstone

Nawton is a community suburb in western Hamilton in New Zealand.[3]

## Features

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Within Nawton are Playworx Kindy,[4] an Anglican church,[5] the Yardhouse bar,[6] and the Sugar Bowl café[7][8]

## Demographics

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Nawton covers 3.27 km2 (1.26 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 12,440 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 5,162 people per km2.

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

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|

2006| 10,158| —
2013| 10,368| +0.29%
2018| 11,124| +1.42%
2023| 11,391| +0.48%
Source: [9][10]

Nawton had a population of 11,391 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 267 people (2.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 1,023 people (9.9%) since the 2013 census. There were 5,538 males, 5,814 females and 39 people of other genders in 3,729 dwellings.[11] 3.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 31.5 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 2,715 people (23.8%) aged under 15 years, 2,661 (23.4%) aged 15 to 29, 4,776 (41.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,239 (10.9%) aged 65 or older.[9]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 54.4% European (Pākehā); 40.0% Māori; 10.3% Pasifika; 16.3% Asian; 1.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.6% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 94.3%, Māori language by 11.1%, Samoan by 1.2%, and other languages by 13.6%. No language could be spoken by 2.9% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 1.0%. The percentage of people born overseas was 19.7, compared with 28.8% nationally.[9]

Religious affiliations were 27.4% Christian, 4.1% Hindu, 1.9% Islam, 2.9% Māori religious beliefs, 1.4% Buddhist, 0.4% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 2.7% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 51.6%, and 7.7% of people did not answer the census question.[9]

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,314 (15.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 4,677 (53.9%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 2,685 (30.9%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $39,500, compared with $41,500 nationally. 381 people (4.4%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 4,539 (52.3%) people were employed full-time, 972 (11.2%) were part-time, and 441 (5.1%) were unemployed.[9]

Individual statistical areas  Name | Area
(km2) | Population | Density
(per km2) | Dwellings | Median age | Median
income

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Crawshaw | 0.86 | 3,261 | 3,792 | 1,008 | 29.2 years | $37,500[12]
Nawton West | 1.09 | 3,756 | 3,446 | 1,230 | 33.7 years | $42,400[13]
Nawton East | 1.32 | 4,377 | 3,316 | 1,488 | 31.5 years | $38,600[14]
New Zealand |  |  |  |  | 38.1 years | $41,500

## Community Centres and schools

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There are at least two community centres in Nawton. These include the Western Community Centre[15] and the Good News Community Centre, which opened in 2014.[16]

Nawton Primary School is a state school for year 1 to 6 students with a roll of 459.[17] The school opened in 1960.[18]

Fraser High School is a secondary state school for year 9 to 13 students. It has a roll of 1,535.[19] The school was established in 1920 and called Hamilton Manual Training Centre. It moved to what is now the site of Waikato Institute of Technology and became Hamilton Technical College in 1924, then moved to its current site in 1970 and was renamed to Fraser High School after a previous principal.[20]

Both these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of March 2025.[21]

Crawshaw also has a primary school.

## History

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A community constable was removed from the area in 2014. Neil Tolan (a Hamilton community advocate) believed that the loss of community constables would have a radical impact on neighbourhoods and lead to unreported crimes.[8] In 2014, it was found that a number of the suburb's homes were sinking. This meant that flooding and large-scale damage was caused.[22] In April 2016, Nawton was found to be the Hamilton's worst suburb for dog attacks.[23] In December of that year, Hamilton mayor Andrew King opened a million dollar playground at Dominion Park as part of the city council's Playgrounds of the Future plan.[4] The playground (known as Te oko o Kirikiriroa) became one of seven destination playgrounds in the city.[24] In 2017, a petition called for a return of devoted community police officers. The petition was co-organized by Labour MP Sue Moroney, Western Community Centre manager Neil Tolan and city councillor James Casson at that year's Waitangi Day celebrations.[25]

## See also

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* List of streets in Hamilton
* Suburbs of Hamilton, New Zealand

## References

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1. ^ a b "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Statistical Area 3 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 8 April 2025.
2. ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. ^ "Hamilton Map". Hamilton City Council. Archived from the original on 23 September 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
4. ^ a b Caitlin Moorby (9 December 2016). "Hamilton's newest destination playground opens". Stuff. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
5. ^ Chris Gardner (3 December 2013). "Why St Mark's Nawton is packed each Sunday". Stuff. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
6. ^ "Police appeal for witnesses after aggravated robbery". Stuff. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
7. ^ "Burglary fail: Hamilton teens steal about $3 in cafe smash then hand themselves in". The New Zealand Herald. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
8. ^ a b Elton Rikihana Smallman (20 January 2017). "Hamilton residents: Nawton has its problems, but it's no 'hellhole'". Stuff. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
9. ^ a b c d e "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Nawton (52710). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
10. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Crawshaw (176800), Nawton West (177100) and Nawton East (177200).
11. ^ "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
12. ^ "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer. Crawshaw. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
13. ^ "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer. Nawton West. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
14. ^ "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer. Nawton East. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
15. ^ Libby Wilson (1 December 2019). "Sudden death near Hamilton community centre". Stuff. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
16. ^ Libby Wilson (30 July 2014). "Good news as $1m Nawton centre opens". Stuff. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
17. ^ Education Counts: Nawton School
18. ^ "Nawton School 25th jubilee, 1960-1985 (collection record)". Auckland Museum. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
19. ^ Education Counts: Fraser High School
20. ^ "Heritage". Fraser High School. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
21. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
22. ^ Aaron Leaman (17 June 2014). "Hamilton's sinking suburb". Retrieved 4 December 2019.
23. ^ Te Ahua Maitland (21 April 2016). "Hamilton dog attacks highest in Nawton". Stuff. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
24. ^ "Neighbours of Hamilton playground verbally abused". 6 January 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
25. ^ Phillipa Yalden (6 February 2017). "Petition calls for reintroduction of dedicated community police officers". Retrieved 3 December 2019.

## External links

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* Western Community Centre Official Website
* photo of Nawton Hall in 1970s

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* Ashmore
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Schools|

* Fairfield College
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* St John's College
* St Paul's Collegiate School

Sports teams|

* Chiefs (rugby)
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Facilities and attractions|

* Hamilton Gardens
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* Seddon Park
* St Peter's Cathedral
* Waikato Museum
* Waikato Stadium
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