Fairfield is a suburb to the northeast of central

Hamilton, New Zealand Hamilton ( mi, Kirikiriroa) is an inland city in the North Island of New Zealand. Located on the banks of the Waikato River, it is the seat and most populous city of the Waikato region. With a territorial population of , it is the country's fou ...

. Fairfield is named after the dairy farm of John Davies, who bought 100 acres (0.40 km2) from F. R. Claude. This area experienced rapid growth in the 1950s and 60s.

History

Fairfield is named after the dairy farm of John Davies, who bought from F. R. Claude. This area experienced rapid growth in the 1950s and 60s.

Features of Fairfield

Fairfield Bridge

Fairfield Bridge crosses the

Waikato River The Waikato River is the longest river in New Zealand, running for through the North Island. It rises on the eastern slopes of Mount Ruapehu, joining the Tongariro River system and flowing through Lake Taupō, New Zealand's largest lake. It th ...

and connects Fairfield with suburbs west of the river. It is a reinforced concrete road bridge, and well-known landmark. The bridge was built by

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in 1936. It has a twin further north on the Waikato River at Tuakau.

Demographics

Fairfield covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Fairfield had a population of 4,383 at the

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, an increase of 390 people (9.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 435 people (11.0%) since the

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. There were 1,410 households, comprising 2,112 males and 2,271 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female. The median age was 29.0 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 1,173 people (26.8%) aged under 15 years, 1,104 (25.2%) aged 15 to 29, 1,701 (38.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 405 (9.2%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 55.0% European/

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, 42.3%

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, 10.8% Pacific peoples, 7.7%

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, and 4.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 16.9, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 48.8% had no religion, 33.1% were

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, 4.0% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% were

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, 3.6% were

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, 1.0% were

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and 2.9% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 540 (16.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 705 (22.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $22,800, compared with $31,800 nationally. 282 people (8.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,380 (43.0%) people were employed full-time, 420 (13.1%) were part-time, and 291 (9.1%) were unemployed. A study based on the 2013 census said that the suburb was a deprived and below-average area, apart from housing.

Education

Fairfield College Fairfield College is a co-educational state secondary school in Hamilton, New Zealand. Located in the north-east suburb of Fairfield, it was founded in 1957. Built on the site of a former dairy farm which is leased from Tainui iwi, it is one o ...

is a state high school (years 9-13) with a roll of . The school was founded in 1958. Fairfield Intermediate is a state intermediate (years 7-8) school. It has a roll of . Fairfield Primary School and Woodstock School are contributing primary (years 1-6) state schools. They have rolls of and students, respectively. Fairfield Primary opened in 1919. Woodstock School was founded in 1954. St. Joseph's Catholic School is a state-integrated full primary school (years 1-8) with a roll of . All these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of

References

External links

Farfield Primary School

St Joseph's Catholic School

Woodstock School
{{Hamilton, New Zealand Suburbs of Hamilton, New Zealand Bridges completed in 1937 Populated places on the Waikato River