Maeroa
Maeroa | |
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Coordinates: 37°46′37.78″S 175°15′32.99″E / 37.7771611°S 175.2591639°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
City | Hamilton, New Zealand |
Local authority | Hamilton City Council |
Electoral ward | West Ward |
Established | 1925 |
Area | |
• Land | 128 ha (316 acres) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 4,120 |
Te Rapa | Forest Lake | Beerescourt |
Nawton |
Maeroa
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Whitiora |
Dinsdale | Frankton | Hamilton Lake |
Maeroa is a suburb in western Hamilton in New Zealand. Originally an outlying suburb, it became part of Hamilton City in 1925 with the second boundary extension.[3]
Demographics
Maeroa covers 1.28 km2 (0.49 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 4,120 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 3,219 people per km2.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 3,303 | — |
2013 | 3,336 | +0.14% |
2018 | 3,726 | +2.24% |
Source: [4] |
Maeroa had a population of 3,726 at the
Ethnicities were 66.3% European/Pākehā, 28.6% Māori, 6.5% Pacific peoples, 12.1% Asian, and 3.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 19.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 48.9% had no religion, 33.9% were Christian, 1.5% had Māori religious beliefs, 3.1% were Hindu, 1.9% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 3.5% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 657 (22.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 504 (17.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $32,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 396 people (13.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,635 (55.7%) people were employed full-time, 348 (11.8%) were part-time, and 171 (5.8%) were unemployed.[4]
Maeroa Intermediate School
The suburbs contains Maeroa Intermediate School, which became the first
The first principal of the school was Trevor Church. The school celebrated a 50th
The school roll was students as of February 2024.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Hamilton Street Name Index, Hamilton Public Library
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Maeroa (178000). 2018 Census place summary: Maeroa
- ^ a b Maeroa Intermediate – Our History Retrieved January 2012
- ^ [Maeroan 1954–2004 BRN 454442 Priority Print Hamilton, NZ] Retrieved January 2012
- ^ Winning students join the paper chase (subscription required)
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.