Crawshaw is a compact suburb, close to Te Rapa railway depot, in western

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, and extended in the 2018 census to cover . Although sometimes referred to as a suburb in its own right, it is often described as being part of Nawton. The southern part of the suburb was developed about 1913, but the northern in the 1960s and 1970s.

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properties, tenanted by low income families have been reported to make up a majority of homes. Crawshaw Park was created between 1979 and 1985. It covers , includes some

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kahikateas and forms a link in a green chain through Mooney Park, Bishops Lane Reserve, Crawshaw Park and Dominion Park.

Demographics

Crawshaw covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Crawshaw had a population of 3,249 at the

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, an increase of 360 people (12.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 357 people (12.3%) since the

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. There were 960 households, comprising 1,593 males and 1,656 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female. The median age was 26.9 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 957 people (29.5%) aged under 15 years, 873 (26.9%) aged 15 to 29, 1,227 (37.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 192 (5.9%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 52.0% European/

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, 50.2%

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, 11.8% Pacific peoples, 8.3%

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, and 2.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 13.9, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 55.7% had no religion, 28.9% were

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, 2.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 3.0% were

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, 1.1% were

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, 0.6% were

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and 2.5% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 207 (9.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 552 (24.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $23,800, compared with $31,800 nationally. 117 people (5.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,092 (47.6%) people were employed full-time, 264 (11.5%) were part-time, and 243 (10.6%) were unemployed. Crawshaw census area had a block of about 25 houses from Nawton East added in 2018. 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%. The table below uses the older, slightly smaller census area for the older figures.-

Education

Crawshaw School is a coeducational state primary school for years 1 to 8, with a roll of as of The school opened in 1988.

Demographics

Education

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