Hillcrest, Bay of Plenty

Hillcrest (Rotorua District) had a population of 1,917 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 294 people (18.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 201 people (11.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 561 households. There were 942 males and 972 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female. The median age was 29.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 507 people (26.4%) aged under 15 years, 456 (23.8%) aged 15 to 29, 780 (40.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 171 (8.9%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 58.2% European/Pākehā, 42.3% Māori, 7.4% Pacific peoples, 12.4% Asian, and 1.3% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 19.2%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 51.3% had no religion, 31.9% were Christian, 3.8% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.3% were Buddhist and 6.4% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 249 (17.7%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 210 (14.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $27,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 720 (51.1%) people were employed full-time, 216 (15.3%) were part-time, and 87 (6.2%) were unemployed.[1]

Rotorua Girls' High School is a girls' state secondary school,[2][3] with a roll of 594 as of March 2020.[4] The school was formed in 1959 when Rotorua High School was split into single-sex schools, with Rotorua Boys' High School continuing on the original site.[5] The school had substantial rebuilding of facilities at the turn of the 21st century.[6]