St Andrews is a suburb in north-western Hamilton in

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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 5,361 at the

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, an increase of 366 people (7.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 210 people (4.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,929 households, comprising 2,562 males and 2,796 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.92 males per female, with 1,119 people (20.9%) aged under 15 years, 1,071 (20.0%) aged 15 to 29, 2,304 (43.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 870 (16.2%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 73.5% European/

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, 23.3%

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, 5.0% Pacific peoples, 11.1% Asian, and 2.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 19.4, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 49.9% had no religion, 35.5% were

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, 1.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.7% were Hindu, 0.6% were Muslim, 0.9% were

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and 1.8% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 861 (20.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 771 (18.2%) people had no formal qualifications. 705 people (16.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,190 (51.6%) people were employed full-time, 519 (12.2%) were part-time, and 204 (4.8%) were unemployed.

Education

Hamilton Junior High School is a school catering for years 7-10. It has students. 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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