Bellevue, New Zealand
Suburb of Tauranga, New Zealand
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Bellevue is a suburb of Tauranga, in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.
Bellevue | |
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 Interactive map of Bellevue | |
| Coordinates: 37.682254°S 176.128501°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Tauranga |
| Local authority | Tauranga City Council |
| Electoral ward | Matua-Otūmoetai General Ward |
| Area | |
| • Land | 172 ha (430 acres) |
| Population (June 2025)[2] | |
• Total | 3,990 |
| • Density | 2,320/km2 (6,010/sq mi) |
| (Tauranga Harbour) | Matua | Otūmoetai |
  Bellevue  |
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| Bethlehem | Brookfield |
Bellevue has an athletics club which takes part in national championships.[3]
A woman fired a gun in the suburb in March 2019, sparking a lockdown of local schools.[4]
Two girls were held hostage by their father in their Bellevue home in November 2019, before Police shot the father.[5]
Demographics
Bellevue covers 1.72 km2 (0.66 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 3,990 as of June 2025,[2] with a population density of 2,320 people per km2.
Bellevue had a population of 3,852 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 45 people (1.2%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 315 people (8.9%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,848 males, 1,986 females, and 15 people of other genders in 1,305 dwellings.[8] 2.5% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 34.4 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 849 people (22.0%) aged under 15 years, 795 (20.6%) aged 15 to 29, 1,794 (46.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 414 (10.7%) aged 65 or older.[6]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 81.2% European (Pākehā); 20.2% Māori; 3.8% Pasifika; 9.7% Asian; 1.0% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.8% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.0%, Māori by 3.7%, Samoan by 0.2%, and other languages by 12.4%. No language could be spoken by 2.9% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 24.0, compared with 28.8% nationally.[6]
Religious affiliations were 28.3% Christian, 0.8% Hindu, 0.2% Islam, 1.1% Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, and 3.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 58.9%, and 6.7% of people did not answer the census question.[6]
Of those at least 15 years old, 723 (24.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,638 (54.5%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 642 (21.4%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $45,900, compared with $41,500 nationally. 300 people (10.0%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 1,665 (55.4%) full-time, 429 (14.3%) part-time, and 81 (2.7%) unemployed.[6]
Education
Bellevue School is a state primary school,[9][10] with a roll of 286.[11] It opened in 1972[12] and incorporated Montessori education from 2002.[13]
Ōtūmoetai Intermediate is a state intermediate school,[14][15] with a roll of 955.[16] It opened in 1966.[17]
Ōtūmoetai College is a state secondary school[18][19] with a roll of 2,071.[20] It was established in 1965.[21]
All these schools are co-educational. Rolls are as of March 2026.[22]