Brookfield, New Zealand
Brookfield | |
|---|---|
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| Coordinates: 37°41′25″S 176°08′08″E / 37.690325°S 176.135607°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Tauranga |
| Local authority | Tauranga City Council |
| Electoral ward |
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| Area | |
| • Land | 238 ha (588 acres) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,450 |
| Bellevue | Otūmoetai | |
| Bethlehem |
  Brookfield  |
(Waikareao Estuary) |
| Judea |
Brookfield is a suburb of Tauranga, in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.
Demographics
[edit]Brookfield covers 2.38 km2 (0.92 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 6,450 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 2,710 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4,950 | — |
| 2013 | 5,148 | +0.56% |
| 2018 | 5,754 | +2.25% |
| Source: [3] | ||
Brookfield had a population of 5,754 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 606 people (11.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 804 people (16.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,094 households, comprising 2,814 males and 2,940 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female, with 1,329 people (23.1%) aged under 15 years, 1,143 (19.9%) aged 15 to 29, 2,448 (42.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 831 (14.4%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 79.0% European/Pākehā, 21.5% Māori, 3.3% Pacific peoples, 8.5% Asian, and 1.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 20.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 52.2% had no religion, 33.5% were Christian, 2.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.5% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 3.6% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 849 (19.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 762 (17.2%) people had no formal qualifications. 519 people (11.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,262 (51.1%) people were employed full-time, 654 (14.8%) were part-time, and 198 (4.5%) were unemployed.[3]
| Name | Area (km2) |
Population | Density (per km2) |
Households | Median age | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookfield West | 1.32 | 2,931 | 2,220 | 1,083 | 34.2 years | $31,100[4] |
| Brookfield East | 1.05 | 2,823 | 2,689 | 1,011 | 35.1 years | $30,600[5] |
| New Zealand | 37.4 years | $31,800 |
Education
[edit]Brookfield School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students,[6][7] with a roll of 323 as of August 2024.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Brookfield West (193400) and Brookfield East (193600).
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Brookfield West
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Brookfield East
- ^ "Official School Website". brookfield.school.nz.
- ^ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office. Archived from the original on 30 January 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2020.