Crawshaw, New Zealand

Crawshaw is a compact suburb, close to Te Rapa railway depot, in western Hamilton in New Zealand,[1] and extended in the 2018 census to cover 0.86 km² (210 acres).[2] Although sometimes referred to as a suburb in its own right,[3] it is often described as being part of Nawton.[4][5][6]

Crawshaw
Suburb
A neighbourhood in Crawshaw, Hamilton.
Country	New Zealand
Local authority	Hamilton, New Zealand
Electoral ward	Hamilton West
Population  (2006 Census)
• Total	2,835

	Te Rapa
Rotokauri	Crawshaw	Forest Lake
	Nawton

The southern part of the suburb was developed about 1913,[7][8] but the northern in the 1960s[9] and 1970s.[10] Housing New Zealand properties, tenanted by low income families have been reported to make up a majority of homes.[11]

Crawshaw Park was created between 1979 and 1985. It covers 3.1 ha (7.7 acres), includes some remnant kahikateas and forms a link in a green chain through Mooney Park, Bishops Lane Reserve, Crawshaw Park and Dominion Park.[12]

Demographics

Crawshaw census area had a block of about 25 houses from Nawton East added in 2018.[2] The population increased by about a quarter from 1996 to 2018. They are poorer and younger than the 37.4 years of the national average, with more than double Hamilton's Māori average of 23.7%,[13] as shown below -[14]

Year	Population	Average age	Households	Median income	National median income
1996	2,541		780[15]
2001	2,874	24.7	897	$16,100	$18,500
2006	2,838	25.3	912	$21,900	$24,100
2013	2,796[16] (2,889)[14]	26.1	906	$22,600	$27,900[16]
2018	3,249	26.9	963	$23,800	$31,800

In 2018 the main ethnic groups were -

European	Māori	Pacific	Asian
52%	50.2%	11.8	8.3

References

1. "Hamilton Map". Hamilton City Council. Archived from the original on 23 September 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
2. "Geographic Boundary Viewer". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
3. "Game on for new Crawshaw sports court". www.hamilton.govt.nz. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
4. "Odlin Crescent". ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
5. "Crawshaw School - 07/09/2018". Education Review Office. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
6. "Property details for 35A Crawshaw Drive, Nawton, Hamilton, 3200". www.qv.co.nz. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
7. "Sunnyside Road". ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
8. "Breckons Avenue". ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
9. "Mooney Street". ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
10. "Odlin Crescent". ketehamilton.peoplesnetworknz.info. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
11. "Fight to make Crawshaw playground safe for kids". Stuff. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
12. "Neighbourhood and Amenity Reserves Management Plan" (PDF). Hamilton City Council. May 2007.
13. "2018 Census place summaries | Hamilton". www.stats.govt.nz. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
14. "2018 Census place summaries | Crawshaw". www.stats.govt.nz. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
15. "2006 Census of Population and Dwellings - Hamilton City". Stats NZ.
16. "2013 Census map – QuickStats about a place". archive.stats.govt.nz. Retrieved 4 April 2020.

See also

• Suburbs of Hamilton, New Zealand