| Hamilton Lake | |||||
| Caption1: | Lake House | ||||
| City1: | Hamilton, New Zealand | ||||
| Ward: | West Ward | ||||
| Council: | Hamilton City Council | ||||
| Coordinates: | -37.804°N 175.277°W | ||||
| Area: | 244 | ||||
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Hamilton Lake is a residential suburb of Hamilton, surrounding Lake Rotoroa and the Hamilton Lake Domain. Most of the housing in the suburb was built in the 1970s.[1] The roads close to the lake are considered to be amongst Hamilton's premium streets.[2]
Hamilton Lake covers 2.44km2[3] and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Before the 2023 census, the suburb had a smaller boundary, covering 1.86km2.[3] Using that boundary, Hamilton Lake had a population of 3,483 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 273 people (8.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 429 people (14.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,344 households, comprising 1,722 males and 1,761 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female. The median age was 34.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 495 people (14.2%) aged under 15 years, 978 (28.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,566 (45.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 441 (12.7%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 65.8% European/Pākehā, 18.8% Māori, 4.6% Pacific peoples, 21.0% Asian, and 3.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 30.0, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 46.8% had no religion, 35.9% were Christian, 0.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 4.0% were Hindu, 1.6% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 4.6% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 963 (32.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 357 (11.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $35,600, compared with $31,800 nationally. 558 people (18.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,596 (53.4%) people were employed full-time, 435 (14.6%) were part-time, and 153 (5.1%) were unemployed.
Hamilton Girls' High School is a single-sex state secondary school for years 9 to 13 with a roll of as of . It was founded in 1911 as Hamilton High School, and become single-sex in 1955 when Hamilton Boys' High School was created.[4]