St Johns Hill

St Johns Hill is a suburb of Whanganui, in the Whanganui District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island.

Demographics

St Johns Hill covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km².
St Johns Hill had a population of 3,396 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 21 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 252 people since the 2013 census. There were 1,524 males, 1,860 females, and 12 people of other genders in 1,431 dwellings. 2.6% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 52.6 years. There were 528 people aged under 15 years, 417 aged 15 to 29, 1,305 aged 30 to 64, and 1,149 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 86.8% European ; 14.1% Māori; 1.8% Pasifika; 5.5% Asian; 1.1% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 3.6% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.9%, Māori by 3.4%, Samoan by 0.2%, and other languages by 8.9%. No language could be spoken by 1.5%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 19.4, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 41.4% Christian, 0.8% Hindu, 0.4% Islam, 1.3% Māori religious beliefs, 1.0% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, 0.4% Jewish, and 0.9% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 46.6%, and 7.1% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 741 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,515 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 615 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $34,800, compared with $41,500 nationally. 351 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 1,155 full-time, 363 part-time, and 48 unemployed.

Name	Area	Population	Density	Dwellings	Median age	Median income
St Johns Hill East	1.12	1,158	1,031	510	61.1 years	$29,600
St Johns Hill West	1.12	2,235	2,235	918	49.3 years	$37,600
New Zealand					38.1 years	$41,500

Education

St Johns Hill School is a state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, with a roll of. The school opened in 1929, but there were predecessors from 1901.
St Mary's School is a state-integrated primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of. It opened in 1919 on Victoria Avenue in the central city, moved to Grey Street in 1927 and then to Wicksteed Street in 1964. It moved to Aramoho in 1988, on a site occupied by Holy Infancy school from 1899 to 1979.
Cullinane College is a state-integrated secondary school, with a roll of. It opened in 2003 from a merge of Sacred Heart Girls College and St Augustine's College.
Both these schools are co-educational. Rolls are as of

Parks

Rotokawau Virginia Lake, located on St John's Hill, is a historic lake with a fountain, Art Deco conservatory and winter garden.

Notable people

James K. Baxter, poet and playwright, attended St Johns Hill School in 1936
Emily White started a garden on her large property on St Johns Hill in 1882; it gained international renown