{{short description|Suburb of Rotorua, New Zealand}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=December 2020}} {{stack begin}} {{Infobox New Zealand suburb | name = Fairy Springs | image = Rotorua railway bridge over Waiowhiro Stream.jpg | caption1 = Railway bridge over Waiowhiro Stream | city1 = Rotorua | ward = Te Ipu Wai Auraki General Ward | council = Rotorua Lakes Council | established = | coordinates = {{coord|38.118264|S|176.227688|E|region:NZ_type:city|display=it}} | arearef = <ref name="Area"/> | area = 74 | population = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Fairy Springs|y}} | popdate = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y}} | popref = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2||||y}} | population_density_km2 = auto | trainstations = | ferryterminals = | airports = | hospitals = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 13 | caption2 = }} {{Adjacent place | centre = Fairy Springs | north = Ngongotahā | northeast = Kawaha Point | east = Koutu | southeast = Ohinemutu | south = Mangakakahi | southwest = Western Heights | west = Selwyn Heights | northwest = Ngongotahā }} {{stack end}} '''Fairy Springs''' is a suburb of Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located south of Ngongotahā, west of Koutu, east of Selwyn Heights, and north of Mangakakahi.<ref name="hariss">{{cite web |last1=Hariss |first1=Gavin |title=Fairy Springs, Bay of Plenty |url=https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz1034/Fairy-Springs/ |website=topomap.co.nz |publisher=NZ Topo Map}}</ref>

A major arterial road, Fairy Springs Road, runs through the centre of the suburb.<ref name="hariss" /> The busy road has been used for political protests.<ref name="rotorua1080">{{cite news |last1=Sparks |first1=Zizi |title=Rotorua 1080 protest gets support from passersby |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/article.cfm?c_id=16&objectid=12117632 |agency=Rotorua Daily Post |publisher=New Zealand Media and Entertainment}}</ref> Motorists continued to use the road during severe flooding in April 2018.<ref name="maitland">{{cite news |last1=Maitland |first1=Te Ahau |title=Rotorua and South Canterbury clobbered by flooding, Coromandel fears high tide |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/103465556/coromandel-peninsula-set-for-a-drenching-as-heavy-rains-hit |agency=stuff.co.nz |publisher=Fairfax New Zealand |date=29 April 2018}}</ref>

Rainbow Springs Nature Park on Fairy Springs Road closed in 2022. The land was bought by a collective of Ngāti Whakaue,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/309591-tourism-new-owners-of-rainbow-springs-site.html|title=Tourism: New owners of Rainbow Springs site|publisher=SunLive|date=22 December 2022}}</ref> which developed it as Rotorua Heritage Farm and 3D Trick Art Gallery. In 2025, a retirement village was approved for the site.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/545046/rotorua-retirement-village-approved-under-fast-track-consent|title=Rotorua retirement village approved under fast-track consent|publisher=RNZ|date=17 March 2025|first=Laura|last=Smith}}</ref>

==Demographics== Fairy Springs covers {{Convert|0.74|km2||abbr=on}}<ref name="Area">{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Statistical Area 2 2023 (generalised)|access-date=19 June 2025}}</ref> and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Fairy Springs|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Fairy Springs|y}}|R}}/0.74|0}} people per km<sup>2</sup>.

{{Historical populations|2006|1,626|2013|1,572|2018|1,782|2023|1,791|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2023"/><ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|Fairy Springs (198900)|fairy-springs|Fairy Springs}}</ref>}} Fairy Springs had a population of 1,791 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 9 people (0.5%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 219 people (13.9%) since the 2013 census. There were 870 males, 915 females, and 3 people of other genders in 624 dwellings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_005&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.198900.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}}</ref> 3.4% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 33.8 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 402 people (22.4%) aged under 15 years, 390 (21.8%) aged 15 to 29, 756 (42.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 240 (13.4%) aged 65 or older.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 54.8% European (Pākehā); 53.4% Māori; 7.4% Pasifika; 12.1% Asian; 0.7% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.3% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 95.6%, Māori by 16.9%, Samoan by 0.3%, and other languages by 8.7%. No language could be spoken by 2.2% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 15.9, compared with 28.8% nationally.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

Religious affiliations were 29.3% Christian, 1.5% Hindu, 0.7% Islam, 4.7% Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, and 1.7% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 55.6%, and 5.9% of people did not answer the census question.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

Of those at least 15 years old, 213 (15.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 801 (57.7%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 366 (26.3%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $39,000, compared with $41,500 nationally. 63 people (4.5%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 738 (53.1%) full-time, 177 (12.7%) part-time, and 63 (4.5%) unemployed.<ref name="Census 2023">{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.198900.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Fairy Springs (198900)}}</ref>

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{{Rotorua District}} Category:Suburbs of Rotorua Category:Populated places in the Bay of Plenty Region