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Selwyn Heights is a suburb of Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	1,128	—
2013	1,047	−1.06%
2018	1,134	+1.61%
Source: [1]

Selwyn Heights had a population of 1,134 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 87 people (8.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 6 people (0.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 348 households. There were 540 males and 597 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.9 males per female. The median age was 29.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 309 people (27.2%) aged under 15 years, 261 (23.0%) aged 15 to 29, 450 (39.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 114 (10.1%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 55.0% European/Pākehā, 57.7% Māori, 8.2% Pacific peoples, 5.3% Asian, and 1.6% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 9.5%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 56.9% had no religion, 28.3% were Christian, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.3% were Buddhist and 6.3% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 72 (8.7%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 207 (25.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $25,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 381 (46.2%) people were employed full-time, 120 (14.5%) were part-time, and 63 (7.6%) were unemployed.[1]

Education

Selwyn School is a co-educational state primary school,[2][3] with a roll of 286 as of March 2022.[4]

Kea Street Specialist School is also located in Selwyn Heights.[5][6]

References

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