Hamilton Lake | |
|---|---|
Suburb | |
 Lake House | |
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| Country | New Zealand |
| Local authority | Hamilton |
| Population (2018) [1] | |
| • Total | 3,483 |
| Maeroa | Hamilton North | Hamilton Central |
| Frankton |     | Hamilton West |
| Deanwell | Melville |
Hamilton Lake is a residential suburb of Hamilton, surrounding Lake Rotoroa and the Hamilton Lake Domain. Most of the housing in the suburb was built in the 1970s. [2] The roads close to the lake are considered to be amongst Hamilton's premium streets. [3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3,054 | — |
| 2013 | 3,210 | +0.71% |
| 2018 | 3,483 | +1.65% |
| Source: [1] | ||
Hamilton Lake had a population of 3,483 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 273 people (8.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 429 people (14.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,344 households. There were 1,722 males and 1,761 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female. The median age was 34.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 495 people (14.2%) aged under 15 years, 978 (28.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,566 (45.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 441 (12.7%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 65.8% European/Pākehā, 18.8% Māori, 4.6% Pacific peoples, 21.0% Asian, and 3.2% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).
The proportion of people born overseas was 30.0%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 46.8% had no religion, 35.9% were Christian, 4.0% were Hindu, 1.6% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 5.3% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 963 (32.2%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 357 (11.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $35,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,596 (53.4%) people were employed full-time, 435 (14.6%) were part-time, and 153 (5.1%) were unemployed. [1]
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