| River Road | |||||
| Caption1: | Houses on the bank of the Waikato River | ||||
| City1: | Hamilton, New Zealand | ||||
| Ward: | East Ward | ||||
| Council: | Hamilton City Council | ||||
| Area: | 208 | ||||
| Coordinates: | -37.771°N 175.271°W | ||||
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River Road is a residential suburb of Hamilton, sited on the eastern bank of the Waikato River. The namesake road runs from Claudelands Bridge north to Pukete Bridge and beyond, to Ngāruawāhia,[1] but the main part of the suburb is between Boundary Road and Donny Park. Properties close to the river are much more expensive than those further away.[2] Most of River Road was shown on an 1865 map,[3] though it was some years later before it was built and, by 1866, only one bridge had been built.[4]
A walking path runs along the river bank, but it does not cover the entire length of the area.[5]
Miropiko statistical area, which corresponds to River Road, covers 2.08km2[6] and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Miropiko had a population of 3,186 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 9 people (0.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 195 people (6.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,185 households, comprising 1,530 males and 1,656 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.92 males per female. The median age was 39.3 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 597 people (18.7%) aged under 15 years, 645 (20.2%) aged 15 to 29, 1,464 (46.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 480 (15.1%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 82.1% European/Pākehā, 14.3% Māori, 4.3% Pacific peoples, 8.0% Asian, and 3.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 20.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 46.5% had no religion, 43.0% were Christian, 0.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.1% were Hindu, 0.5% were Muslim, 0.8% were Buddhist and 1.9% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 933 (36.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 279 (10.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $41,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 639 people (24.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,359 (52.5%) people were employed full-time, 390 (15.1%) were part-time, and 69 (2.7%) were unemployed.
Although the statistical area is called Miropiko, Miropiko Pā, one of the six pās in Hamilton,[7] lay just to the south in Claudelands.[8]
Waikato Diocesan School is a private girls secondary school (years 9-13) with boarding facilities. It has a roll of as of It opened in 1928 and moved to its current site in 1930.[9]
