Melville, New Zealand

Melville is a suburb in southern Hamilton in New Zealand. It is named after James Dougal Melville. Many of the streets in Melville are named after war heroes, including Douglas Bader, Bernard Montgomery, Odette Hallowes, David Beatty and William Slim.[1] Melville was named after the districts pioneer J Melville who lived in 1904 opposite the site of Melville Primary School. The Hospital paved the way for a great deal of development throughout the Melville area. Opened in 1887 the area quickly became known as Hospital Hill although it was not added to the Hamilton Borough until 1936. Hamilton city extended its boundaries to Collins Road, Melville in 1954 and again in 1962 to Houchens Road, Glenview and Dixon Road, Glenview. In 1960 Melville gained Hamiltons 4th suburban post office which was followed in 1964 with the opening of Melville High School. The facilities in Melville reflected the significant growth of Melville / Glenview throughout the 1950s. Melville lends its name to one of Hamilton's top association football teams, Melville United who compete in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier.

Melville
Suburb
Melville, Hamilton
Country	New Zealand
Local authority	Hamilton, New Zealand
Electoral ward	Hamilton West
Population  (2013 Census)
• Total	7,779

Frankton	Hamilton Lake	Hamilton West
	Melville	Hamilton East
Temple View	Deanwell	Glenview

Melville was transferred from Waipa County to Hamilton City in 1949.[2] It borders the suburbs of Glenview and Fitzroy.

Pool

The Gallagher Aquatic Centre is located in Melville. [3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	6,546	—
2013	6,798	+0.54%
2018	7,779	+2.73%
Source: [4]

Melville, comprising the statistical areas of Melville North, Melville South and Bader, had a population of 7,779 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 981 people (14.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,233 people (18.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,646 households. There were 3,774 males and 4,008 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female, with 1,803 people (23.2%) aged under 15 years, 2,172 (27.9%) aged 15 to 29, 3,168 (40.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 633 (8.1%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 49.8% European/Pākehā, 35.8% Māori, 8.5% Pacific peoples, 22.1% Asian, and 2.6% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 27.3%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 43.2% had no religion, 38.5% were Christian, 3.4% were Hindu, 1.9% were Muslim, 1.4% were Buddhist and 5.5% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,350 (22.6%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 1,077 (18.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 3,072 (51.4%) people were employed full-time, 762 (12.8%) were part-time, and 402 (6.7%) were unemployed.[4]

Individual statistical areas

Name	Population	Median age	Median income
Melville North	2,772	30.1 years	$35,100
Melville South	2,451	29.8 years	$27,100
Bader	2,556	27.9 years	$23,300
New Zealand		37.4 years	$31,800

Education

Melville High School is a secondary school serving years 9 to 13 with a roll of 566 students.[5] It opened in 1964.[6]

Melville Intermediate is a school for years 7 to 8 with a roll of 240 students.[7] The school is adjacent to Melville High School.

Melville Primary School is a contributing primary school for years 1 to 6 with a roll of 181 students.[8] The school is separated from Melville Intermediate by State Highway 3. It opened in 1924.[9]

St Pius X School is a state-integrated Catholic full primary school for years 1 to 8 with a roll of 208 students.[10] It was founded in 1958.[11]

All these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of March 2020.[12]

References

1. Hamilton Street Name Index, Hamilton Public Library
2. Astride the River: P J Gibbons 1977
3. Maintenance work to temporarily close Melville's public pool complex
4. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Melville North (180100), Melville South (180300) and Bader (180500). 2018 Census place summary: Melville North 2018 Census place summary: Melville South 2018 Census place summary: Bader
5. Education Counts: Melville High School
6. Wilson, Libby (16 October 2014). "Melville High flags 50 years". Waikato Times.
7. Education Counts: Melville Intermediate
8. Education Counts: Melville Primary School
9. "History". Melville Primary School. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
10. Education Counts: St Pius X Catholic School
11. "Nau mai, haere mai and welcome to our website and school!". St Pius X School. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
12. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.

See also

• Suburbs of Hamilton, New Zealand