Bader, New Zealand
Bader is a suburb in southern Hamilton in New Zealand. The main street is named after WW II flying ace Douglas Bader.
In 2022, Kāinga Ora announced it was building an extra 75 state houses in Bader. There were already older state houses in the area.
Demographics
Bader covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.Bader had a population of 2,718 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 162 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 510 people since the 2013 census. There were 1,362 males, 1,347 females and 12 people of other genders in 801 dwellings. 3.8% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 28.5 years. There were 756 people aged under 15 years, 696 aged 15 to 29, 1,053 aged 30 to 64, and 210 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 41.9% European ; 48.7% Māori; 14.3% Pasifika; 15.6% Asian; 2.2% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 1.0% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 92.8%, Māori language by 11.9%, Samoan by 1.8%, and other languages by 14.7%. No language could be spoken by 3.6%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.7%. The percentage of people born overseas was 21.6, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 33.6% Christian, 1.9% Hindu, 2.4% Islam, 3.8% Māori religious beliefs, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.6% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 2.2% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 48.7%, and 6.6% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 339 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 972 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 648 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $34,400, compared with $41,500 nationally. 63 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 912 people were employed full-time, 189 were part-time, and 132 were unemployed.