Western Heights, Hamilton

Western Heights is a suburb on the western boundary of the city of Hamilton in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand.[1]

Western Heights
Suburb
Western Heights
viewed from Wallace Road, looking north
CountryNew Zealand
Local authorityHamilton, New Zealand
Electoral wardHamilton West
Established1998
Area
 • Land107 ha (264 acres)
Population
 (2018 Census)
 • Total2,913
Grandview Heights Rotokauri Crawshaw
Whatawhata
Western Heights
 Nawton
Stonebridge Temple View Dinsdale

Skyline landmarks include Dinsdale water reservoir, the adjacent Newcastle reservoir,[2] one of the largest in the city holding 21,000 m3 (740,000 cu ft),[3] and a block of gum trees. As these mature many have had to be culled. Google Earth maps highlight the area as the most clearly defined block to Hamilton's west. Situated as it is to the west of the ridge on the city's boundary, the suburb is a little exposed to wind but the views are good.[4]

Hamilton Boundary Road was renamed Brymer Road by Waipa County Council in 1967, after Mr Brymer, a local property owner.[5] In 2007 $865,000 was spent widening it[6] to become the main road through Western Heights. In 2018 it was used by 3,600 vehicles a day,[7] 60 of them buses on the half hourly route 3.[8]

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20062,241—    
20132,541+1.81%
20182,913+2.77%
Source: [9]

In the 2018 census the new area of Western Heights (Hamilton City) was created from parts of Brymer, Norton and Dinsdale North.[10] It includes the area marked as Grandview Heights on the 1:50,000 map.[11]

Western Heights had a population of 2,913 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 372 people (14.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 672 people (30.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 960 households. There were 1,407 males and 1,506 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female. The median age was 40.4 years, with 546 people (18.7%) aged under 15 years, 522 (17.9%) aged 15 to 29, 1,419 (48.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 426 (14.6%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 72.3% European/Pākehā, 15.2% Māori, 4.2% Pacific peoples, 19.8% Asian, and 3.0% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 24.8%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 42.8% had no religion, 38.1% were Christian, 4.8% were Hindu, 1.9% were Muslim, 1.5% were Buddhist and 4.1% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 552 (23.3%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 390 (16.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $39,500. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,302 (55.0%) people were employed full-time, 336 (14.2%) were part-time, and 81 (3.4%) were unemployed.[9]

References
  1. Western Heights, Hamilton, AA, New Zealand.
  2. "Scheduled maintenance at Dinsdale Reservoir". Our Hamilton. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  3. "Water improvements for Dinsdale" (PDF). Hamilton City Council. 31 May 2014.
  4. "Westview Place". ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  5. "Brymer Road". ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  6. "Hamilton Community Plan" (PDF). Hamilton City Council. 2004.
  7. "2018 Traffic Flow Map" (PDF). Hamilton City Council.
  8. "3 Dinsdale". www.busit.co.nz. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  9. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Western Heights (Hamilton City) (177000). 2018 Census place summary: Western Heights (Hamilton City)
  10. "Western Heights". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  11. "Frankton, Waikato". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 5 April 2020.

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