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Melville
Suburb
Melville, Hamilton
Coordinates: 37°48′41.57″S 175°16′55.87″E / 37.8115472°S 175.2821861°E / -37.8115472; 175.2821861
Country	New Zealand
City	Hamilton, New Zealand
Local authority	Hamilton City Council
Electoral ward	West Ward
Area
• Land	278 ha (687 acres)
Population
• Total	9,370

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

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.

Melville lends its name to one of Hamilton's top association football teams, Melville United who compete in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier.

It borders the suburbs of Glenview and Fitzroy.

History

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 was transferred from Waipa County to Hamilton City in 1949.

Pool

The Gallagher Aquatic Centre is located in Melville.

Demographics

Melville covers 2.78 km (1.07 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 9,370 as of June 2024, with a population density of 3,371 people per km.

Melville 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, comprising 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. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

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

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 43.2% had no religion, 38.5% were Christian, 2.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 3.4% were Hindu, 1.9% were Muslim, 1.4% were Buddhist and 3.4% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,350 (22.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,077 (18.0%) people had no formal qualifications. 486 people (8.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. 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.

Education

Mangakotukutuku College is a composite school for years 7 to 13. It was founded in 2024. The school was formerly Melville Intermediate School and Melville High School.

Melville Primary School is a contributing primary school for years 1 to 6 with a roll of 243 students. The school is separated from Melville Intermediate by State Highway 3. It opened in 1924.

St Pius X School is a state-integrated Catholic full primary school for years 1 to 8 with a roll of 230 students. It was founded in 1958.

All these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of August 2024.

See also

• List of streets in Hamilton - Bader, Melville
• Suburbs of Hamilton, New Zealand

References

1. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. Hamilton Street Name Index, Hamilton Public Library
4. Astride the River: P J Gibbons 1977
5. Maintenance work to temporarily close Melville's public pool complex
6. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Melville North (180100), Melville South (180300) and Bader (180500).
7. 2018 Census place summary: Melville North
8. 2018 Census place summary: Melville South
9. 2018 Census place summary: Bader
10. Education Counts: Melville Primary School
11. "History". Melville Primary School. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
12. Education Counts: St Pius X Catholic School
13. "Nau mai, haere mai and welcome to our website and school!". St Pius X School. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
14. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.

• Suburbs of Hamilton, New Zealand