Fenton Park

Fenton Park
Suburb
Rydges Hotel on Fenton St
Coordinates: 38.155°S 176.258°E / -38.155; 176.258
Country	New Zealand
City	Rotorua
Local authority	Rotorua Lakes Council
Electoral ward	Te Ipu Wai Auraki General Ward
Area [1]
• Land	101 ha (250 acres)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Total	1,810

Victoria	Rotorua Central
Glenholme	Fenton Park	Lynmore
	Whakarewarewa

Fenton Park is an eastern suburb in Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. Fenton Street contains Rotorua's main motel strip and is sometimes referred to as "Motel Mile".^[3]

State Highway 30 runs through the southern part of the suburb and SH 30A runs along the northeast boundary. Arawa Park racecourse is in the northern part.^[4] The Murray Linton Rose Garden, which opened in 1970, is a public park which was named after Murray Linton, a former mayor of Rotorua.^[5]

Demographics

Fenton Park covers 1.01 km² (0.39 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 1,810 as of June 2024,^[2] with a population density of 1,792 people per km².

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	1,395	—
2013	1,452	+0.57%
2018	1,698	+3.18%
Source: [6]

Fenton Park had a population of 1,698 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 246 people (16.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 303 people (21.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 693 households, comprising 807 males and 891 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.91 males per female. The median age was 38.9 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 234 people (13.8%) aged under 15 years, 399 (23.5%) aged 15 to 29, 645 (38.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 420 (24.7%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 45.8% European/Pākehā, 31.6% Māori, 3.7% Pacific peoples, 29.3% Asian, and 0.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 33.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 29.3% had no religion, 40.6% were Christian, 2.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 7.4% were Hindu, 1.1% were Muslim, 0.9% were Buddhist and 11.0% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 276 (18.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 306 (20.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $22,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 69 people (4.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 615 (42.0%) people were employed full-time, 207 (14.1%) were part-time, and 96 (6.6%) were unemployed.^[6]

References

1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
2. "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. Mahika, Kelly (7 June 2020). "Rotorua's Motel Mile in Fenton St area becomes haven for homeless". Rotorua Daily Post.
4. "Arawa Park Racecourse Details & Map". Pro Group Racing. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
5. "Murray Linton Rose Garden – Rotorua". New Zealand Rose Society. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
6. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Fenton Park (201200). 2018 Census place summary: Fenton Park