{{short description|Suburb of Rotorua, New Zealand}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=December 2020}} {{stack begin}} {{Infobox New Zealand suburb | name = Selwyn Heights | image = Rotorua from gondola.jpg | caption1 = Selwyn Heights (foreground) with Western Heights in the middle-right | city1 = Rotorua | ward = Te Ipu Wai Auraki General Ward | council = Rotorua Lakes Council | established = | coordinates = {{coord|-38.117718|176.223459|region:NZ_type:city|display=it}} | arearef = <ref name="Area"/> | area = 89 | population = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Selwyn Heights|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 = Selwyn Heights | north = Ngongotahā | northeast = Fairy Springs | east = | southeast = Mangakakahi | south = Western Heights | southwest = | west = Ngongotahā Valley | northwest = }} {{stack end}} '''Selwyn Heights''' is a suburb of Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.

==Demographics== Selwyn Heights covers {{Convert|0.89|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=15 June 2025}}</ref> and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Selwyn Heights|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Selwyn Heights|y}}|R}}/0.89|0}} people per km<sup>2</sup>.

{{Historical populations|2006|1,128|2013|1,047|2018|1,134|2023|1,113|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2023"/><ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|Selwyn Heights (198500)|selwyn-heights|Selwyn Heights}}</ref>}} Selwyn Heights had a population of 1,113 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 21 people (−1.9%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 66 people (6.3%) since the 2013 census. There were 552 males, 555 females, and 3 people of other genders in 351 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%2Bdo1.198500.2023&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> 4.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 32.2 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 249 people (22.4%) aged under 15 years, 264 (23.7%) aged 15 to 29, 468 (42.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 129 (11.6%) aged 65 or older.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 57.4% European (Pākehā); 57.1% Māori; 10.5% Pasifika; 5.4% Asian; 0.3% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.6%, Māori by 14.8%, Samoan by 1.3%, and other languages by 5.4%. No language could be spoken by 1.9% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.8%. The percentage of people born overseas was 12.4, compared with 28.8% nationally.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

Religious affiliations were 26.1% Christian, 1.3% Hindu, 0.3% Islam, 5.4% Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% New Age, and 1.3% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 55.0%, and 10.0% of people did not answer the census question.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

Of those at least 15 years old, 99 (11.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 498 (57.6%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 264 (30.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $37,000, compared with $41,500 nationally. 36 people (4.2%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 444 (51.4%) full-time, 84 (9.7%) part-time, and 45 (5.2%) 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.198500.2013%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=Selwyn Heights (198500)}}</ref>

==Education==

Selwyn School is a co-educational state primary school,<ref name="official1939">{{cite web |title=Selwyn School Official School Website |url=http://www.selwynschool.school.nz |website=selwynschool.school.nz}}</ref><ref name="moe1939">{{cite web |title=Selwyn School Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=1939 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education}}</ref> with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1939|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}<ref name="ero1939">{{cite web |title=Selwyn School Education Review Office Report |url=https://ero.govt.nz/institution/1939/selwyn-school |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office}}</ref> It offers education in both English and Māori languages.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.selwynschool.school.nz/about-us/principals-korero/|title=Principal's Korero|publisher=Selwyn School|access-date=16 June 2025}}</ref>

Rotorua Specialist School – Te Kura Pūkenga o Rotorua (formerly Kea Street Specialist School) is also located in Selwyn Heights.<ref name="moe1772">{{cite web |title=Kea Street Specialist School Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=1772 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education}}</ref> The roll was {{NZ school roll data|1772|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}<ref name="ero1772">{{cite web |title=Rotorua Specialist School - Te Kura Pūkenga o Rotorua Education Review Office Report |url=https://ero.govt.nz/institution/1772/rotorua-specialist-school-te-kura-pukenga-o-rotorua |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office}}</ref> It provides education to students with intellectual or physical disabilities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsspukenga.school.nz/|title=Tumuaki - Principal’s Welcome|publisher=Rotorua Specialist School – Te Kura Pūkenga o Rotorua|access-date=16 June 2025}}</ref> It opened in 1964.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/rotorua-specialist-school-te-kura-pukenga-o-rotorua-celebrates-60th-diamond-jubilee/K2HF5JKOSVD6PPQ3VFRLKFTYK4/|title=Rotorua Specialist School – Te Kura Pūkenga o Rotorua celebrates 60th diamond jubilee|newspaper=Rotorua Daily Post|date=11 December 2024}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

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