Victoria, Bay of Plenty

Victoria is a suburb of Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.

Victoria
Suburb
Country	New Zealand
Local authority	Rotorua Lakes
Electoral ward	East
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	2,094

	Ohinemutu	Rotorua Central
Utuhina	Victoria	Ngāpuna
Hillcrest	Glenholme	Fenton Park

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	1,638	—
2013	1,752	+0.97%
2018	2,094	+3.63%
Source: [1]

Victoria had a population of 2,094 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 342 people (19.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 456 people (27.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 894 households. There were 1,032 males and 1,062 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female. The median age was 32.9 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 312 people (14.9%) aged under 15 years, 573 (27.4%) aged 15 to 29, 936 (44.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 273 (13.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 37.4% European/Pākehā, 26.6% Māori, 5.4% Pacific peoples, 41.1% Asian, and 1.7% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 45.1%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 30.1% had no religion, 38.7% were Christian, 10.6% were Hindu, 1.9% were Muslim, 2.3% were Buddhist and 11.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 465 (26.1%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 279 (15.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $22,800, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 843 (47.3%) people were employed full-time, 285 (16.0%) were part-time, and 123 (6.9%) were unemployed.[1]

Education

Rotorua Intermediate is a co-educational state intermediate school,[2][3] with a roll of 697 as of March 2020.[4]

Notable locations

• Robertson House, 70 Pererika Street, 1905 bay villa, family home of Edwin Robertson, who was one of the largest private employers in Rotorua at the time.[5][6]

References

1. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Victoria (200300). 2018 Census place summary: Victoria
2. "Official School Website". rotorua-intermediate.org.nz.
3. "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
4. "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
5. "Robertson House". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
6. "The History of Robertson House". Robertson House B&B. Retrieved 24 December 2020.