Harrowfield
Suburb of Hamilton, New Zealand
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Harrowfield is a suburb in eastern Hamilton in New Zealand.[3] It was built in about 1991.[4][5]
Harrowfield | |
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Sewer bridge over the Kirikiriroa Stream carries a walkway/cycleway linking Harrowfield with Queenwood | |
 Interactive map of Harrowfield | |
| Coordinates: 37°44′30.5″S 175°15′31.67″E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Local authority | Hamilton City Council |
| Electoral ward | East Ward |
| Established | 1980s |
| Area | |
| • Land | 42 ha (100 acres) |
| Population (2023 Census)[2] | |
• Total | 579 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
| St Petersburg | Flagstaff | Rototuna |
| Pukete |
  Harrowfield  |
Callum Brae |
| St Andrews | Beerescourt | Queenwood |
Part of Tauhara Park borders the suburb. The park has a mini golf area, a playground, sports fields[6] and walkway/cycleway paths, which connect Harrowfield to the Kirikiriroa Stream valley, Queenwood and Flagstaff.[7] Some of the park, on the far side of Wairere Drive, covers the old Rototuna landfill. Since the late 1990s much of the leachate from the landfill has been collected for disposal at Pukete sewage works.[8] However residents were expressing concerns about it in 2012.[9]
Christmas lights in the suburb attract many visitors.[10]
In 2017 development of a further 22 dwellings, including 8 duplexes, was approved. Previous developments were on plots of around 1,200 m2 (13,000 sq ft), rather than the higher 320 m2 (3,400 sq ft) density of the new one, which backs on to Wairere Drive.[11]
Demographics
Harrowfield is marked on the 1:50,000 map[12] and is referred to as a suburb in its own right,[13] but as a census area it is part of Queenwood.[14]
Harrowfield covers 0.42 km2 (0.16 sq mi)[1]
Horrowfield had a population of 579 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 141 people (32.2%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 108 people (22.9%) since the 2013 census. There were 273 males and 306 females in 207 dwellings.[16] 2.1% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 96 people (16.6%) aged under 15 years, 120 (20.7%) aged 15 to 29, 258 (44.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 105 (18.1%) aged 65 or older.[2]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 75.1% European (Pākehā), 13.5% Māori, 2.1% Pasifika, 19.7% Asian, and 3.6% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 94.8%, Māori language by 3.6%, Samoan by 1.0%, and other languages by 21.2%. No language could be spoken by 1.6% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 28.0, compared with 28.8% nationally.[2]
Religious affiliations were 36.3% Christian, 1.6% Hindu, 1.6% Islam, 1.6% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 3.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 49.7%, and 5.7% of people did not answer the census question.[2]
Of those at least 15 years old, 174 (36.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 243 (50.3%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 66 (13.7%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 93 people (19.3%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 267 (55.3%) people were employed full-time, 69 (14.3%) were part-time, and 18 (3.7%) were unemployed.[2]
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National median income | ||||||||||
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| Year | Pop | Average age | Households | Median income | Pop | Average age | Households | Median income | Pop | Average age | Households | Median income | |
| 2001 | 204 | 43.1 | 63 | $27,900 | 129 | 44.5 | 45 | $32,000 | 156 | 38.3 | 54 | $35,000 | $18,500 |
| 2006 | 174 | 49 | 63 | $43,800 | 132 | 48 | 45 | $33,800 | 165 | 44 | 57 | $44,000 | $24,100 |
| 2013 | 168 | 53.3 | 66 | $43,800 | 117 | 50.2 | 45 | $36,700 | 186 | 47.5 | 63 | $33,800 | $27,900 |
| 2018 | 174 | 49.3 | 66 | $53,300 | 117 | 49.0 | 45 | $44,600 | 147 | 52.3 | 66 | $44,800 | $31,800 |
| 2023 | 189 | 42.3 | 66 | $57,200[17] | 120 | 45.4 | 45 | $50,700[18] | 270 | 37.3 | 96 | $59,400[19] | $41,500 |