Western Heights is a suburb on the western boundary of the city of

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in the

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region of the

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of New Zealand. Skyline landmarks include Dinsdale

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, the adjacent Newcastle reservoir, one of the largest in the city holding , and a block of

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s. As these mature many have had to be culled.

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maps highlight the area as the most clearly defined block to Hamilton's west. Situated as it is to the west of the ridge on the city's boundary, the suburb is a little exposed to wind but the views are good. Hamilton Boundary Road was renamed Brymer Road by Waipa County Council in 1967, after Mr Brymer, a local property owner. In 2007 $865,000 was spent widening it to become the main road through Western Heights. In 2018 it was used by 3,600 vehicles a day, 60 of them buses on the half hourly route 3. See also - List of streets in Hamilton.

Demographics

In the 2018 census the new

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of Western Heights (Hamilton City) was created from parts of Brymer, Norton and Dinsdale North. It includes the area marked as Grandview Heights on the 1:50,000 map. Western Heights covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Western Heights had a population of 2,913 at the

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, an increase of 372 people (14.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 672 people (30.0%) since the

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. There were 960 households, comprising 1,407 males and 1,506 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female. The median age was 40.4 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 546 people (18.7%) aged under 15 years, 522 (17.9%) aged 15 to 29, 1,419 (48.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 426 (14.6%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 72.3% European/

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, 15.2%

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, 4.2% Pacific peoples, 19.8%

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, and 3.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 24.8, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 42.8% had no religion, 38.1% were

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, 0.5% had Māori religious beliefs, 4.8% were

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, 1.9% were

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, 1.5% were

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and 3.6% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 552 (23.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 390 (16.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $39,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 528 people (22.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,302 (55.0%) people were employed full-time, 336 (14.2%) were part-time, and 81 (3.4%) were unemployed.

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