Glenview, New Zealand facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Glenview
A neighbourhood in Glenview, Hamilton.
Basic information
Local authority	Hamilton, New Zealand
Electoral ward	Hamilton West
Date established	1963
Population	4722 (2018 Census)
Surrounds
North	Bader
East	Fitzroy
Southeast	Rukuhia
West	Deanwell
Northwest	Melville

Glenview is a suburb in southern Hamilton in New Zealand. It was named by Bruce Lugton of developers Lugton Lands. He chose Glenview because he felt it depicted the area perfectly. It was defined as a suburb in 1963.

Glenview was the site of New Zealand's first shopping mall in 1969, grocer Erwin Leonard Guy Abel's Big A Plaza. Today Glenview has a small shopping centre and Resthills Park.

Demographics

Glenview, comprising the statistical areas of Glenview and Resthill, had a population of 4,722 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 546 people (13.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 651 people (16.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,620 households. There were 2,292 males and 2,430 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female, with 1,059 people (22.4%) aged under 15 years, 1,080 (22.9%) aged 15 to 29, 1,983 (42.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 594 (12.6%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 68.4% European/Pākehā, 23.8% Māori, 5.1% Pacific peoples, 18.1% Asian, and 3.1% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 25.4%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 43.9% had no religion, 38.8% were Christian, 4.5% were Hindu, 1.3% were Muslim, 1.1% were Buddhist and 4.2% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 819 (22.4%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 588 (16.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,911 (52.2%) people were employed full-time, 486 (13.3%) were part-time, and 186 (5.1%) were unemployed.

Education

Glenview School is a coeducational contributing primary school for years 1 to 6 with a roll of 396 as of April 2023. The school opened in 1964.