Bellevue, New Zealand
Bellevue is a suburb of Tauranga, in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.
Bellevue has an athletics club which takes part in national championships.
A woman fired a gun in the suburb in March 2019, sparking a lockdown of local schools.
Two girls were held hostage by their father in their Bellevue home in November 2019, before Police shot the father.
Demographics
Bellevue covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.Bellevue had a population of 3,852 in the 2023 [New Zealand census], an increase of 45 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 315 people since the 2013 census. There were 1,848 males, 1,986 females, and 15 people of other genders in 1,305 dwellings. 2.5% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 34.4 years. There were 849 people aged under 15 years, 795 aged 15 to 29, 1,794 aged 30 to 64, and 414 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 81.2% European ; 20.2% Māori; 3.8% Pasifika; 9.7% Asian; 1.0% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 2.8% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.0%, Māori by 3.7%, Samoan by 0.2%, and other languages by 12.4%. No language could be spoken by 2.9%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 24.0, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 28.3% Christian, 0.8% Hindu, 0.2% Islam, 1.1% Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, and 3.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 58.9%, and 6.7% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 723 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,638 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 642 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $45,900, compared with $41,500 nationally. 300 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 1,665 full-time, 429 part-time, and 81 unemployed.
Education
Bellevue School is a state primary school, with a roll of. It opened in 1972 and incorporated Montessori education from 2002.Ōtūmoetai Intermediate is a state intermediate school, with a roll of. It opened in 1966.
Ōtūmoetai College is a state secondary school with a roll of. It was established in 1965.
All these schools are co-educational. Rolls are as of