Sunnybrook, Rotorua
Sunnybrook is a western suburb of Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.
Demographics
Sunnybrook covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.Sunnybrook had a population of 2,046 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 21 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 162 people since the 2013 census. There were 993 males, 1,047 females, and 6 people of other genders in 702 dwellings. 2.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 35.5 years. There were 432 people aged under 15 years, 405 aged 15 to 29, 924 aged 30 to 64, and 285 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 70.2% European ; 35.8% Māori; 5.4% Pasifika; 11.0% Asian; 0.4% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 2.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.5%, Māori by 11.1%, Samoan by 0.1%, and other languages by 10.4%. No language could be spoken by 1.8%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.6%. The percentage of people born overseas was 18.6, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 33.7% Christian, 1.2% Hindu, 2.2% Māori religious beliefs, 0.9% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, and 2.6% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 51.0%, and 8.7% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 348 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 918 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 348 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $44,400, compared with $41,500 nationally. 126 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 903 full-time, 237 part-time, and 51 unemployed.