Hillcrest, Rotorua
{{short description|Suburb of Rotorua, New Zealand}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=December 2020}}
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{{Infobox New Zealand suburb
| name = Hillcrest
| image = Rotorua Girls' High School.jpg
| caption1 = Rotorua Girls' High School
| city1 = Rotorua
| ward = Te Ipu Wai Auraki General Ward
| council = Rotorua Lakes Council
| established =
| coordinates = {{coord|-38.148974|176.233167|region:NZ_type:city|display=it}}
| area = 81
| population = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Hillcrest (Rotorua district)|y}}
| popdate = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y}}
| popref = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2||||y}}
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{{Adjacent place
| centre = Hillcrest
| north = Utuhina
| northeast = Victoria
| east = Glenholme
| southeast = Glenholme
| south = Springfield
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| northwest = Fordlands
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Hillcrest is an inner city suburb of Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.
Demographics
Hillcrest covers {{Convert|0.81|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787| access-date=28 December 2022|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}} and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Hillcrest (Rotorua district)|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Hillcrest (Rotorua district)|y}}|R}}/0.81|0}} people per km2.
{{Historical populations|2006|1,716|2013|1,623|2018|1,917|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=}}
Hillcrest had a population of 1,917 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 294 people (18.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 201 people (11.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 561 households, comprising 942 males and 972 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female. The median age was 29.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 507 people (26.4%) aged under 15 years, 456 (23.8%) aged 15 to 29, 780 (40.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 171 (8.9%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 58.2% European/Pākehā, 42.3% Māori, 7.4% Pacific peoples, 12.4% Asian, and 1.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 19.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 51.3% had no religion, 31.9% were Christian, 4.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 3.8% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.3% were Buddhist and 2.3% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 249 (17.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 210 (14.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $27,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 156 people (11.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 720 (51.1%) people were employed full-time, 216 (15.3%) were part-time, and 87 (6.2%) were unemployed.{{NZ census 2018|Hillcrest (Rotorua District) (200200)|hillcrest-rotorua-district|Hillcrest (Rotorua District)}}
Education
Rotorua Girls' High School is a girls' state secondary school,{{cite web |title=Official School Website |url=http://www.rghs.school.nz |website=rghs.school.nz}}{{cite web |title=Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=153 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education}} with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|153|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|}}.{{cite web |title=Education Review Office Report |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/report-view?id=153 |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office}} The school was formed in 1959 when Rotorua High School was split into single-sex schools, with Rotorua Boys' High School continuing on the original site.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rbhs.school.nz/our-school/school-identity/our-history/|title=Our School History|publisher=Rotorua Boys' High School|accessdate=23 December 2020}} The school had substantial rebuilding of facilities at the turn of the 21st century.{{cite web|url=http://www.rghs.school.nz/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=30|title=RGHS History|publisher=Rotorua Girls' High School|year=2007|format=PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100526171238/http://www.rghs.school.nz/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=30|archive-date=26 May 2010}}
References
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{{Rotorua District}}