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Crawshaw, New Zealand
Suburb of Hamilton, New Zealand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Crawshaw is a compact suburb, close to Te Rapa railway depot, in western Hamilton in New Zealand,[3] and extended in the 2018 census to cover 0.86 km2 (210 acres).[4] Although sometimes referred to as a suburb in its own right,[5] it is often described as being part of Nawton.[6][7][8]
| Burbush | Te Rapa | |
| Rotokauri |
  Crawshaw  |
Forest Lake |
| Nawton |
The southern part of the suburb was developed about 1913,[9][10] but the northern in the 1960s[11] and 1970s.[12] Housing New Zealand properties, tenanted by low income families have been reported to make up a majority of homes.[13]
Crawshaw Park was created between 1979 and 1985. It covers 3.1 ha (7.7 acres), includes some remnant kahikateas and forms a link in a green chain through Mooney Park, Bishops Lane Reserve, Crawshaw Park and Dominion Park.[14]
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Demographics
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Crawshaw covers 0.86 km2 (0.33 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 3,740 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 4,349 people per km2.
Crawshaw had a population of 3,261 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 12 people (0.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 372 people (12.9%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,626 males, 1,626 females and 9 people of other genders in 1,008 dwellings.[17] 3.5% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 29.2 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 888 people (27.2%) aged under 15 years, 795 (24.4%) aged 15 to 29, 1,332 (40.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 243 (7.5%) aged 65 or older.[15]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 49.3% European (Pākehā); 49.6% Māori; 12.9% Pasifika; 11.6% Asian; 2.6% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 94.6%, Māori language by 13.9%, Samoan by 1.2%, and other languages by 11.3%. No language could be spoken by 3.1% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 1.0%. The percentage of people born overseas was 16.3, compared with 28.8% nationally.[15]
Religious affiliations were 24.2% Christian, 2.8% Hindu, 1.6% Islam, 4.1% Māori religious beliefs, 0.9% Buddhist, 0.5% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 2.2% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 55.8%, and 7.9% of people did not answer the census question.[15]
Of those at least 15 years old, 297 (12.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,317 (55.5%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 759 (32.0%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $37,500, compared with $41,500 nationally. 81 people (3.4%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,206 (50.8%) people were employed full-time, 258 (10.9%) were part-time, and 153 (6.4%) were unemployed.[15]
Crawshaw census area had a block of about 25 houses from Nawton East added in 2018.[4] The population increased by about a quarter from 1996 to 2018. They are poorer and younger than the 37.4 years of the national average, with more than double Hamilton's Māori average of 23.7%.[18] The table below uses the older, slightly smaller census area for the older figures.-[19]
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Education
Crawshaw School is a coeducational state primary school for years 1 to 8, with a roll of 307 as of July 2025.[22][23] The school opened in 1988.[24]
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