Pomare, Rotorua
{{short description|Suburb of Rotorua, New Zealand}}
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{{Use New Zealand English|date=December 2020}}
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{{Infobox New Zealand suburb
| name = Pomare
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| city1 = Rotorua
| ward = Te Ipu Wai Auraki General Ward
| council = Rotorua Lakes Council
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| area = 137
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| centre = Pomare
| north = Fordlands
| northeast = Westbrook
Utuhina
| east = Hillcrest
| southeast = Springfield
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Pomare is a south-western suburb of Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. Rotorua International Stadium is on the eastern side of Pomare.
Demographics
The statistical area of Pomare, which also includes Matipo Heights and Westbrook, covers {{Convert|1.37|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Statistical Area 2 2023 (generalised)|access-date=20 June 2025}} and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Pomare|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Pomare|y}}|R}}/1.37|0}} people per km2.
{{Historical populations|2006|1,494|2013|1,572|2018|1,713|2023|1,740|percentages=pagr|align=left|source={{NZ census 2018|Pomare (200000)|pomare|Pomare}}}}
Pomare had a population of 1,740 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 27 people (1.6%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 168 people (10.7%) since the 2013 census. There were 849 males, 888 females, and 3 people of other genders in 579 dwellings.{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_005&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.200000.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}} 2.1% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 41.3 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 357 people (20.5%) aged under 15 years, 258 (14.8%) aged 15 to 29, 795 (45.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 330 (19.0%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 72.2% European (Pākehā); 29.7% Māori; 3.4% Pasifika; 12.6% Asian; 0.9% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.7% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.0%, Māori by 6.7%, Samoan by 0.2%, and other languages by 11.9%. No language could be spoken by 2.1% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 19.8, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 35.9% Christian, 3.3% Hindu, 0.2% Islam, 1.7% Māori religious beliefs, 1.2% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, and 1.0% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 51.4%, and 5.3% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 315 (22.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 792 (57.3%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 279 (20.2%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $48,600, compared with $41,500 nationally. 177 people (12.8%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 759 (54.9%) full-time, 174 (12.6%) part-time, and 45 (3.3%) unemployed.{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.200000.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Pomare (200000)}}
References
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{{Rotorua District}}