Lynmore
Suburb of Rotorua, New Zealand
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Lynmore is a suburb of Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.
Lynmore | |
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Looking from Lynmore towards Mount Ngongotahā at sunset | |
 Interactive map of Lynmore | |
| Coordinates: 38.143571°S 176.283608°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Rotorua |
| Local authority | Rotorua Lakes Council |
| Electoral ward | Te Ipu Wai Auraki General Ward |
| Area | |
| • Land | 220 ha (540 acres) |
| Population (June 2025)[2] | |
• Total | 3,500 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
| (Lake Rotorua) | Ōwhata | |
| Ngāpuna |
  Lynmore  |
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| Whakarewarewa |
In April 2018, Lynmore had the highest house prices in Rotorua.[3]
Marae
The local Apumoana Marae and Apumoana o te Ao Kohatu meeting house is a meeting place for the Tūhourangi hapū of Hurunga Te Rangi, Ngāti Kahupoko, Ngāti Taeotu and Ngāti Tumatawera.[4][5]
Demographics
Lynmore covers 2.20 km2 (0.85 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 3,500 as of June 2025,[2] with a population density of 1,591 people per km2.
Lynmore had a population of 3,345 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 51 people (1.5%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 90 people (2.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,665 males, 1,668 females, and 12 people of other genders in 1,260 dwellings.[8] 2.2% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 43.4 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 657 people (19.6%) aged under 15 years, 477 (14.3%) aged 15 to 29, 1,590 (47.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 618 (18.5%) aged 65 or older.[6]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 80.4% European (Pākehā); 16.1% Māori; 2.3% Pasifika; 12.1% Asian; 1.1% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.0%, Māori by 3.9%, Samoan by 0.2%, and other languages by 14.8%. No language could be spoken by 1.6% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 26.0, compared with 28.8% nationally.[6]
Religious affiliations were 30.8% Christian, 1.5% Hindu, 0.4% Islam, 0.7% Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% Buddhist, 0.4% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 1.9% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 57.3%, and 6.4% of people did not answer the census question.[6]
Of those at least 15 years old, 918 (34.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,323 (49.2%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 447 (16.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $50,000, compared with $41,500 nationally. 495 people (18.4%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 1,440 (53.6%) full-time, 405 (15.1%) part-time, and 51 (1.9%) unemployed.[6]