Burbush
Burbush is a semi-rural suburb in western Hamilton in New Zealand. It is one of the future urban zones of Hamilton, The southern part of Burbush includes Baverstock. Burbush was taken into Hamilton with the 10th city extension in November 1989. Until then it had been in the Waipa County Council area.
Prior to the 1863 invasion of the Waikato the area was occupied by Ngāti Koura, Ngāti Ruru and Ngāti Ngamurikaitaua, all being Tainui hapū.
Demographics
The Burbush-Baverstock statistical area, which was called Rotokauri-Waiwhakareke in the 2018 census), covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.Burbush-Baverstock had a population of 1,029 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 483 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 696 people since the 2013 census. There were 507 males, 519 females and 3 people of other genders in 327 dwellings. 2.9% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 33.6 years. There were 237 people aged under 15 years, 183 aged 15 to 29, 483 aged 30 to 64, and 123 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 58.6% European ; 21.6% Māori; 7.3% Pasifika; 27.4% Asian; 1.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 3.5% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 93.6%, Māori language by 6.1%, Samoan by 0.6%, and other languages by 22.4%. No language could be spoken by 3.2%. The percentage of people born overseas was 32.4, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 31.2% Christian, 8.2% Hindu, 2.9% Islam, 0.9% Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, 0.3% Jewish, and 6.7% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 43.7%, and 5.8% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 243 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 405 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 150 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $54,200, compared with $41,500 nationally. 99 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 456 people were employed full-time, 96 were part-time, and 15 were unemployed.