Bellevue, New Zealand

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Bellevue
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Bellevue, New Zealand
Coordinates: 37°40′56″S176°07′43″E / 37.682254°S 176.128501°E / -37.682254; 176.128501 Coordinates: 37°40′56″S176°07′43″E / 37.682254°S 176.128501°E / -37.682254; 176.128501
Country New Zealand
City Tauranga
Local authority Tauranga City Council
Electoral wardMatua-Otūmoetai General Ward
Area
[1]
 • Land172 ha (425 acres)
Population
 (June 2022) [2]
 • Total4,220
(Tauranga Harbour) Matua Otūmoetai
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Bellevue is a suburb of Tauranga, in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.

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Bellevue has an athletics club which takes part in national championships. [3]

A woman fired a gun in the suburb in March 2019, sparking a lockdown of local schools. [4]

Two girls were held hostage by their father in their Bellevue home in November 2019, before Police shot the father. [5]

Demographics

Bellevue covers 1.72 km2 (0.66 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 4,220 as of June 2022, [2] with a population density of 2,453 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20063,399—    
20133,537+0.57%
20183,807+1.48%
Source: [6]

Bellevue had a population of 3,807 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 270 people (7.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 408 people (12.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,284 households, comprising 1,854 males and 1,953 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female. The median age was 33.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 918 people (24.1%) aged under 15 years, 783 (20.6%) aged 15 to 29, 1,740 (45.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 369 (9.7%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 83.0% European/Pākehā, 20.3% Māori, 3.2% Pacific peoples, 7.7% Asian, and 1.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 20.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 55.9% had no religion, 32.2% were Christian, 1.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 3.8% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 546 (18.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 462 (16.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $33,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 393 people (13.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,554 (53.8%) people were employed full-time, 498 (17.2%) were part-time, and 111 (3.8%) were unemployed. [6]

Education

Bellevue School is a co-educational state primary school, [7] [8] with a roll of 332 as of February 2023. [9]

Otumoetai Intermediate is a co-educational state intermediate school, [10] [11] with a roll of 936. [12]

Otumoetai College is a co-educational state secondary school established in 1965, [13] [14] with a roll of over 2,200. [15]

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  2. 1 2 "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. ↑ White, Peter (18 December 2018). "Bellevue lead Colgate challenge". Sun Media. sunlive.co.nz.
  4. ↑ Gillespie, Kiri (31 May 2019). "Tauranga school shooter jailed". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Bay of Plenty Times.
  5. ↑ Kerr, Florence (27 November 2019). "Tauranga Shooting: Girls suffered wounds inflicted by their father, family say". stuff.co.nz.
  6. 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Bellevue (193100). 2018 Census place summary: Bellevue
  7. ↑ "Bellevue School Official School Website". bellevue.school.nz.
  8. ↑ "Bellevue School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  9. ↑ "Bellevue School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  10. ↑ "Otumoetai Intermediate Official School Website". otuinter.school.nz.
  11. ↑ "Otumoetai Intermediate Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  12. ↑ "Otumoetai Intermediate Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  13. ↑ "Otumoetai College Official School Website". otc.school.nz.
  14. ↑ "Otumoetai College Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  15. ↑ "Otumoetai College Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
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