Queenwood | |
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Coordinates: 37°44′52.37″S175°15′56.24″E / 37.7478806°S 175.2656222°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
City | Hamilton, New Zealand |
Local authority | Hamilton City Council |
Electoral ward | East Ward |
Area | |
• Land | 149 ha (368 acres) |
Population (June 2022) [2] | |
• Total | 2,520 |
Pukete | Flagstaff | Rototuna |
St Andrews | Queenwood | Chartwell |
River Road |
Queenwood is a suburb in northern Hamilton in New Zealand. This place is separated by Chartwell Park from Chartwell. It is mostly a residential area, with the typical range of local shops. It is located between River Road and Hukanui Road.
Queenwood statistical area, which also includes Harrowfield, covers 1.49 km2 (0.58 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 2,520 as of June 2022, [2] with a population density of 1,691 people per km2.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 2,238 | — |
2013 | 2,265 | +0.17% |
2018 | 2,382 | +1.01% |
Source: [3] |
Queenwood had a population of 2,382 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 117 people (5.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 144 people (6.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 864 households, comprising 1,149 males and 1,233 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female. The median age was 41.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 456 people (19.1%) aged under 15 years, 450 (18.9%) aged 15 to 29, 1,062 (44.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 414 (17.4%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 82.2% European/Pākehā, 12.8% Māori, 3.0% Pacific peoples, 12.3% Asian, and 2.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 22.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 50.5% had no religion, 39.0% were Christian, 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.4% were Hindu, 0.6% were Muslim, 1.0% were Buddhist and 1.6% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 612 (31.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 207 (10.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $38,100, compared with $31,800 nationally. 489 people (25.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 969 (50.3%) people were employed full-time, 285 (14.8%) were part-time, and 63 (3.3%) were unemployed. [3]
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