Huntington, New Zealand should not be confused with Huntingdon, New Zealand.
Huntington | |||
Caption1: | Photograph of Huntington, Hamilton at the Darjon Rd and Huntington Drive roundabout. | ||
City1: | Hamilton, New Zealand | ||
Ward: | East Ward | ||
Council: | Hamilton City Council | ||
Established: | 1990s | ||
Area: | 126 | ||
Coordinates: | -37.7428°N 175.2817°W | ||
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Huntington is a suburb of Hamilton, New Zealand.[1]
Huntington covers 1.26km2[2] and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Huntington had a population of 2,574 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 129 people (5.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,017 people (65.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 855 households, comprising 1,230 males and 1,344 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.92 males per female. The median age was 42.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 510 people (19.8%) aged under 15 years, 450 (17.5%) aged 15 to 29, 1,200 (46.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 414 (16.1%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 72.6% European/Pākehā, 8.4% Māori, 1.3% Pacific peoples, 23.5% Asian, and 1.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 29.4, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 44.5% had no religion, 42.9% were Christian, 0.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.9% were Hindu, 1.7% were Muslim, 2.2% were Buddhist and 1.6% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 666 (32.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 270 (13.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $42,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 606 people (29.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,044 (50.6%) people were employed full-time, 324 (15.7%) were part-time, and 72 (3.5%) were unemployed.