Hilltop is a suburb of

Taupō Taupō (), sometimes written Taupo, is a town located in the central North Island of New Zealand. It is situated on the edge of Lake Taupō, which is the largest freshwater lake in New Zealand. Taupō was constituted as a borough in 1953. It h ...

in the

Waikato The Waikato () is a region of the upper North Island of New Zealand. It covers the Waikato District, Waipā District, Matamata-Piako District, South Waikato District and Hamilton City, as well as Hauraki, Coromandel Peninsula, the nort ...

region of New Zealand's

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. The suburb is close to

Lake Taupō Lake Taupō (also spelled Taupo; or ) is a large crater lake in New Zealand's North Island, located in the caldera of Taupō Volcano. The lake is the namesake of the town of Taupō, which sits on a bay in the lake's northeastern shore. With ...

, Taupō Central and several schools. It includes high-value homes with lake views. Part of the suburb suffered a major power surge in January 2018.

Demographics

Bird Area-Hilltop covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Bird Area-Hilltop had a population of 4,974 in the

2023 New Zealand census The 2023 New Zealand census, which took place on 7 March 2023, was the thirty-fifth national census in New Zealand. It implemented measures that aimed to increase the Census' effectiveness in response to the issues faced with the 2018 census, i ...

, an increase of 15 people (0.3%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 474 people (10.5%) since the 2013 census. There were 2,403 males, 2,550 females, and 18 people of other genders in 1,905 dwellings. 2.2% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 44.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 927 people (18.6%) aged under 15 years, 786 (15.8%) aged 15 to 29, 2,115 (42.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,146 (23.0%) aged 65 or older. People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 80.5% European (

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); 23.1%

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; 3.2% Pasifika; 6.3% Asian; 1.0% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.8% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.3%, Māori by 4.9%, Samoan by 0.3%, and other languages by 8.6%. No language could be spoken by 1.8% (e.g. too young to talk).

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was known by 0.2%. The percentage of people born overseas was 20.6, compared with 28.8% nationally. Religious affiliations were 31.1%

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, 1.4%

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, 0.4%

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, 2.2%

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, 0.5%

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, 0.5%

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, 0.1%

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, and 1.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 54.9%, and 7.9% of people did not answer the census question. Of those at least 15 years old, 813 (20.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 2,298 (56.8%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 930 (23.0%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $41,600, compared with $41,500 nationally. 432 people (10.7%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 1,986 (49.1%) full-time, 627 (15.5%) part-time, and 75 (1.9%) unemployed.

Education

Hilltop School is a state primary school, with a roll of . The school opened in 1964. Taupo Intermediate is a state intermediate school, with a roll of . The school opened in 1969. Both these schools are co-educational. Rolls are as of

References

{{Taupo District Suburbs of Taupō Populated places in Waikato Populated places on Lake Taupō