Hillcrest, Bay of Plenty

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

Hillcrest
Suburb
Country	New Zealand
Local authority	Rotorua Lakes
Electoral ward	South
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	1,917

Fordlands	Utuhina	Victoria
Westbrook Pomare	Hillcrest	Glenholme
	Springfield	Glenholme

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	1,716	—
2013	1,623	−0.79%
2018	1,917	+3.39%
Source: [1]

Hillcrest (Rotorua District) 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. There were 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 (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 19.2%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 51.3% had no religion, 31.9% were Christian, 3.8% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.3% were Buddhist and 6.4% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 249 (17.7%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 210 (14.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $27,400, compared with $31,800 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.[1]

Education

Rotorua Girls' High School is a girls' state secondary school,[2][3] with a roll of 594 as of March 2020.[4] 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.[5] The school had substantial rebuilding of facilities at the turn of the 21st century.[6]

References

1. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Hillcrest (Rotorua District) (200200). 2018 Census place summary: Hillcrest (Rotorua District)
2. "Official School Website". rghs.school.nz.
3. "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
4. "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
5. "Our School History". Rotorua Boys' High School. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
6. "RGHS History". Rotorua Girls' High School. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2010.