Fenton Park

Fenton Park is an eastern suburb in Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. Fenton Street contains Rotorua's main motel strip and is sometimes referred to as "Motel Mile".^[3]

Demographics

Fenton Park covers 1.01 km² (0.39 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 1,920 as of June 2023,^[2] with a population density of 1,901 people per km².

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	1,395	—
2013	1,452	+0.57%
2018	1,698	+3.18%
Source: [6]

Fenton Park had a population of 1,698 at the

. There were 693 households, comprising 807 males and 891 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.91 males per female. The median age was 38.9 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 234 people (13.8%) aged under 15 years, 399 (23.5%) aged 15 to 29, 645 (38.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 420 (24.7%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 45.8% European/Pākehā, 31.6% Māori, 3.7% Pacific peoples, 29.3% Asian, and 0.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 33.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 29.3% had no religion, 40.6% were Christian, 2.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 7.4% were Hindu, 1.1% were Muslim, 0.9% were Buddhist and 11.0% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 276 (18.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 306 (20.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $22,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 69 people (4.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 615 (42.0%) people were employed full-time, 207 (14.1%) were part-time, and 96 (6.6%) were unemployed.^[6]

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