Brookfield, New Zealand

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Brookfield
Brookfield, New Zealand
Coordinates: 37°41′25″S176°08′08″E / 37.690325°S 176.135607°E / -37.690325; 176.135607
CountryNew Zealand
City Tauranga
Local authority Tauranga City Council
Electoral ward
  • Matua-Otūmoetai General Ward
  • Bethlehem General Ward
Area
[1]
  Land237 ha (586 acres)
Population
 (June 2022) [2]
  Total6,400
Bellevue Otūmoetai
Bethlehem
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Brookfield is a suburb of Tauranga, in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.

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Demographics

Brookfield covers 2.37 km2 (0.92 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 6,400 as of June 2022, [2] with a population density of 2,700 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20064,950    
20135,148+0.56%
20185,754+2.25%
Source: [3]

Brookfield had a population of 5,754 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 606 people (11.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 804 people (16.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,094 households, comprising 2,814 males and 2,940 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female, with 1,329 people (23.1%) aged under 15 years, 1,143 (19.9%) aged 15 to 29, 2,448 (42.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 831 (14.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 79.0% European/Pākehā, 21.5% Māori, 3.3% Pacific peoples, 8.5% Asian, and 1.9% 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, 52.2% had no religion, 33.5% were Christian, 2.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.5% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 3.6% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 849 (19.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 762 (17.2%) people had no formal qualifications. 519 people (11.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,262 (51.1%) people were employed full-time, 654 (14.8%) were part-time, and 198 (4.5%) were unemployed. [3]

Individual statistical areas
NameArea
(km2)
PopulationDensity
(per km2)
HouseholdsMedian ageMedian
income
Brookfield West1.322,9312,2201,08334.2 years$31,100 [4]
Brookfield East1.052,8232,6891,01135.1 years$30,600 [5]
New Zealand37.4 years$31,800

Education

Brookfield School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, [6] [7] with a roll of 276 as of April 2023. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Brookfield West (193400) and Brookfield East (193600).
  4. 2018 Census place summary: Brookfield West
  5. 2018 Census place summary: Brookfield East
  6. "Official School Website". brookfield.school.nz.
  7. "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  8. "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office. Archived from the original on 30 January 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2020.