Pomare, Rotorua
Pomare | |
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Coordinates: 38°09′14″S 176°13′01″E / 38.154°S 176.217°E | |
Land | Neuseeland |
City | Rotorua |
Local authority | Rotorua Lakes Council |
Electoral ward | Te Ipu Wai Auraki General Ward |
Area | |
• Land | 137 ha (339 acres) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 1,880 |
Sunnybrook | Fordlands | Westbrook Utuhina |
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Hillcrest | |
Springfield |
Pomare is a south-western suburb of Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. Rotorua International Stadium is on the eastern side of Pomare.
Demographics
[edit]The statistical area of Pomare, which also includes Matipo Heights and Westbrook, covers 1.37 km2 (0.53 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 1,880 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 1,372 people per km2.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 1,494 | — |
2013 | 1,572 | +0.73% |
2018 | 1,713 | +1.73% |
Source: [3] |
Pomare had a population of 1,713 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 141 people (9.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 219 people (14.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 597 households, comprising 849 males and 870 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female. The median age was 40.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 360 people (21.0%) aged under 15 years, 288 (16.8%) aged 15 to 29, 771 (45.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 294 (17.2%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 74.6% European/Pākehā, 30.1% Māori, 4.2% Pacific peoples, 7.5% Asian, and 2.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 16.3, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 48.9% had no religion, 41.2% were Christian, 1.6% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.2% were Hindu, 0.4% were Buddhist and 1.8% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 273 (20.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 225 (16.6%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $35,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 258 people (19.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 708 (52.3%) people were employed full-time, 222 (16.4%) were part-time, and 45 (3.3%) were unemployed.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Pomare (200000). 2018 Census place summary: Pomare