Bellevue, New Zealand

Bellevue
Suburb
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 ward	Matua-Otūmoetai General Ward
Area [1]
• Land	172 ha (425 acres)
Population  (June 2024) [2]
• Total	4,170

(Tauranga Harbour)	Matua	Otūmoetai
	Bellevue
Bethlehem	Brookfield

Bellevue is a suburb of Tauranga, in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.

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 4,170 as of June 2024, ^[2] with a population density of 2,424 people per km².

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	3,399	—
2013	3,537	+0.57%
2018	3,807	+1.48%
2023	3,852	+0.24%
Source: [6] [7]

Bellevue had a population of 3,852 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 45 people (1.2%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 315 people (8.9%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,848 males, 1,986 females, and 15 people of other genders in 1,305 dwellings. ^[8] 2.5% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 34.4 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 849 people (22.0%) aged under 15 years, 795 (20.6%) aged 15 to 29, 1,794 (46.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 414 (10.7%) aged 65 or older. ^[6]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 81.2% European (Pākehā); 20.2% Māori; 3.8% Pasifika; 9.7% Asian; 1.0% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.8% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.0%, Māori by 3.7%, Samoan by 0.2%, and other languages by 12.4%. No language could be spoken by 2.9% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 24.0, compared with 28.8% nationally. ^[6]

Religious affiliations were 28.3% Christian, 0.8% Hindu, 0.2% Islam, 1.1% Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, and 3.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 58.9%, and 6.7% of people did not answer the census question. ^[6]

Of those at least 15 years old, 723 (24.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,638 (54.5%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 642 (21.4%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $45,900, compared with $41,500 nationally. 300 people (10.0%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 1,665 (55.4%) full-time, 429 (14.3%) part-time, and 81 (2.7%) unemployed. ^[6]

Education

Bellevue School is a state primary school, ^{[9] [10]} with a roll of 299. ^[11] It opened in 1972 ^[12] and incorporated Montessori education from 2002. ^[13]

Ōtūmoetai Intermediate is a state intermediate school, ^{[14] [15]} with a roll of 910. ^[16] It opened in 1966. ^[17]

Ōtūmoetai College is a state secondary school ^{[18] [19]} with a roll of 2,060. ^[20] It was established in 1965. ^[21]

All these schools are co-educational. Rolls are as of March 2025. ^[22]

References

1. "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Statistical Area 2 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 5 June 2025.
2. "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 26 October 2024.
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. "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Bellevue (193100). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
7. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Bellevue (193100). 2018 Census place summary: Bellevue
8. "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.
9. "Bellevue School Official School Website". bellevue.school.nz.
10. "Bellevue School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
11. "Bellevue School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
12. "Bellevue Primary School". Tauranga City Libraries. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
13. "Bellevue School". Tauranga Montessori Education Trust. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
14. "Otumoetai Intermediate Official School Website". otuinter.school.nz.
15. "Ōtūmoetai Intermediate Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
16. "Ōtūmoetai Intermediate Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
17. "Young-at-heart of all ages celebrate school". Bay of Plenty Times . 5 March 2016.
18. "Ōtūmoetai College Official School Website". otc.school.nz.
19. "Ōtūmoetai College Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
20. "Ōtūmoetai College Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
21. "History". Ōtūmoetai College. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
22. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 March 2025.