St Andrews is a suburb in north-western

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. One of its main features is an 18-hole golf course built on an old flood plain on the west bank of the

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. This area was regularly flooded before the construction of the Karapiro HEP dam further up river.

Demographics

Saint Andrews covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². St_Andrews_from_Pukete_Bridge

Saint Andrews had a population of 5,577 in the

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, an increase of 216 people (4.0%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 579 people (11.6%) since the 2013 census. There were 2,697 males, 2,850 females and 30 people of other genders in 2,055 dwellings. 3.5% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 35.6 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 1,071 people (19.2%) aged under 15 years, 1,140 (20.4%) aged 15 to 29, 2,484 (44.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 882 (15.8%) aged 65 or older. People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 68.0% European (

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); 26.5%

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; 5.9% Pasifika; 14.7% Asian; 1.6% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.9% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 94.7%, Māori language by 6.3%, Samoan by 0.8%, and other languages by 14.0%. No language could be spoken by 2.4% (e.g. too young to talk).

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was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 21.7, compared with 28.8% nationally. Religious affiliations were 30.4%

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, 3.6%

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, 0.9%

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, 1.5%

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, 0.9%

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, 0.4%

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, 0.1%

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, and 2.9% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 52.6%, and 7.0% of people did not answer the census question. Of those at least 15 years old, 1,098 (24.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 2,286 (50.7%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,128 (25.0%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $45,200, compared with $41,500 nationally. 498 people (11.1%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,439 (54.1%) people were employed full-time, 510 (11.3%) were part-time, and 141 (3.1%) were unemployed.

Education

St Andrews Middle School is a school catering for years 7–10. It has students. It opened as an intermediate school in 1977 and expanded to cover years 9 and 10. It has previously had the name Hamilton Junior High School. Hamilton North School is a special school catering for students with intellectual disabilities. It has students. Both these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of

Demographics

Education

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