St Andrews, Hamilton
St Andrews | |
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Coordinates: 37°45′8.31″S 175°15′19.7″E / 37.7523083°S 175.255472°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
City | Hamilton, New Zealand |
Local authority | Hamilton City Council |
Electoral ward | West Ward |
Area | |
• Land | 260 ha (640 acres) |
Population (June 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 5,790 |
Pukete | Flagstaff | Harrowfield |
Te Rapa |
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Queenwood |
Forest Lake | Beerescourt | Chartwell |
St Andrews is a suburb in north-western Hamilton in New Zealand.[3] One of its main features is an 18-hole golf course[4] built on an old flood plain on the west bank of the Waikato River. This area was regularly flooded before the construction of the Karapiro HEP dam further up river.[citation needed]
Demographics
[edit]Saint Andrews covers 2.60 km2 (1.00 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 5,790 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 2,227 people per km2.

Saint Andrews had a population of 5,577 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 216 people (4.0%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 579 people (11.6%) since the 2013 census. There were 2,697 males, 2,850 females and 30 people of other genders in 2,055 dwellings.[5] 3.5% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 35.6 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 1,071 people (19.2%) aged under 15 years, 1,140 (20.4%) aged 15 to 29, 2,484 (44.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 882 (15.8%) aged 65 or older.[6]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 68.0% European (Pākehā); 26.5% Māori; 5.9% Pasifika; 14.7% Asian; 1.6% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.9% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 94.7%, Māori language by 6.3%, Samoan by 0.8%, and other languages by 14.0%. No language could be spoken by 2.4% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 21.7, compared with 28.8% nationally.[6]
Religious affiliations were 30.4% Christian, 3.6% Hindu, 0.9% Islam, 1.5% Māori religious beliefs, 0.9% Buddhist, 0.4% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 2.9% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 52.6%, and 7.0% of people did not answer the census question.[6]
Of those at least 15 years old, 1,098 (24.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 2,286 (50.7%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,128 (25.0%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $45,200, compared with $41,500 nationally. 498 people (11.1%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,439 (54.1%) people were employed full-time, 510 (11.3%) were part-time, and 141 (3.1%) were unemployed.[6]
Name | Area (km2) |
Population | Density (per km2) |
Dwellings | Median age | Median income |
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Saint Andrews West | 1.01 | 2,997 | 2,967 | 1,023 | 32.7 years | $43,300[7] |
Saint Andrews East | 1.59 | 2,577 | 1,621 | 1,029 | 40.7 years | $47,600[8] |
New Zealand | 38.1 years | $41,500 |
Education
[edit]St Andrews Middle School is a school catering for years 7–10. It has 137 students.[9] It opened as an intermediate school in 1977 and expanded to cover years 9 and 10. It has previously had the name Hamilton Junior High School.[10]
Hamilton North School is a special school catering for students with intellectual disabilities. It has 159 students.[11]
Both these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of November 2024.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Statistical Area 3 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Hamilton Map". Hamilton City Council. Archived from the original on 23 September 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ Investigation continues into tracing Waikato River foam
- ^ "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Saint Andrews (52660). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer. Saint Andrews West. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer. Saint Andrews East. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ Education Counts: St Andrews Middle School
- ^ Lewis, Geoff (31 October 2012). "New year will bring in first junior high school". Waikato Times.
- ^ Education Counts: Hamilton North School
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2025.