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St Johns Hill
Suburb
The Higginbottom Fountain at Virginia Lake Reserve
Coordinates: 39°55′00″S 175°02′15″E / 39.916764°S 175.037380°E / -39.916764; 175.037380
Country	New Zealand
City	Whanganui
Local authority	Whanganui District Council
Area
• Land	225 ha (556 acres)
Population
• Total	3,360

Otamatea		Aramoho
	St Johns Hill
Springvale	College Estate	Whanganui Central

St Johns Hill is a suburb of Whanganui, in the Whanganui District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island.

Demographics

St Johns Hill covers 2.25 km (0.87 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 3,360 as of June 2024, with a population density of 1,493 people per km.

St Johns Hill had a population of 3,375 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 231 people (7.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 279 people (9.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,386 households, comprising 1,497 males and 1,878 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.8 males per female, with 525 people (15.6%) aged under 15 years, 405 (12.0%) aged 15 to 29, 1,371 (40.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,074 (31.8%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 88.4% European/Pākehā, 10.0% Māori, 1.5% Pacific peoples, 5.2% Asian, and 2.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 18.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 40.5% had no religion, 48.8% were Christian, 0.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 1.4% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 630 (22.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 528 (18.5%) people had no formal qualifications. 471 people (16.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,137 (39.9%) people were employed full-time, 393 (13.8%) were part-time, and 87 (3.1%) were unemployed.

Education

St Johns Hill School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, with a roll of 426 as of August 2024.

St Mary's School is a co-educational state-integrated primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of 252.

Cullinane College is a co-educational state-integrated secondary school, with a roll of 441.

Parks

Rotokawau Virginia Lake, located on St John's Hill, is a historic lake with a fountain, Art Deco conservatory and winter garden.

Notable people

• James K. Baxter, poet and playwright, attended St Johns Hill School in 1936
• Emily White started a garden on her large property on St Johns Hill in 1882; it gained international renown

See also

• St John's railway station, 1881-1960

References

1. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. St Johns Hill East (224100) and St Johns Hill West (224200).
4. 2018 Census place summary: St Johns Hill East
5. 2018 Census place summary: St Johns Hill West
6. "St Johns Hill School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
7. "St Johns Hill School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
8. "St Mary's School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
9. "St Mary's School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
10. "Cullinane College Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
11. "Cullinane College Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
12. "Rotokawau Virginia Lake". www.whanganui.govt.nz. Retrieved 10 March 2022.

• Suburbs of Whanganui