Hillcrest, Rotorua
Hillcrest is an inner city suburb of Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.
Demographics
Hillcrest covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.Hillcrest had a population of 1,863 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 54 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 240 people since the 2013 census. There were 915 males, 945 females, and 3 people of other genders in 543 dwellings. 2.9% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 33.1 years. There were 435 people aged under 15 years, 393 aged 15 to 29, 840 aged 30 to 64, and 192 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 57.0% European ; 45.1% Māori; 5.3% Pasifika; 14.2% Asian; 1.0% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 1.9% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 95.0%, Māori by 13.7%, Samoan by 0.3%, and other languages by 12.7%. No language could be spoken by 2.1%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 1.0%. The percentage of people born overseas was 20.1, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 29.1% Christian, 3.5% Hindu, 0.2% Islam, 4.2% Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% New Age, and 2.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 53.5%, and 6.6% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 318 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 786 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 324 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $40,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. 87 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 768 full-time, 195 part-time, and 84 unemployed.