{{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 = Utuhina | image = | caption1 = | city1 = Rotorua | ward = Te Ipu Wai Auraki General Ward | council = Rotorua Lakes Council | established = | coordinates = {{coord|-38.143591|176.230936|region:NZ_type:city|display=it}} | arearef = <ref name="Area"/> | area = 67 | population = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Utuhina|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 = Utuhina | north = Mangakakahi | northeast = Ohinemutu | east = Victoria | southeast = Glenholme | south = Hillcrest | southwest = Hillcrest | west = Fordlands | northwest = Fordlands }} {{stack end}} '''Utuhina''' is a suburb of Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.
==Demographics== Utuhina covers {{Convert|0.67|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=20 June 2025}}</ref> and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Utuhina|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Utuhina|y}}|R}}/0.67|0}} people per km<sup>2</sup>.
{{Historical populations|2006|1,404|2013|1,377|2018|1,491|2023|1,542|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2023"/><ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|Utuhina (199900)|utuhina|Utuhina}}</ref>}} Utuhina had a population of 1,542 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 51 people (3.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 165 people (12.0%) since the 2013 census. There were 777 males, 759 females, and 3 people of other genders in 540 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%2Bdo1.199900.2023&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> 2.7% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 36.2 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 318 people (20.6%) aged under 15 years, 309 (20.0%) aged 15 to 29, 693 (44.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 225 (14.6%) aged 65 or older.<ref name="Census 2023"/>
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 49.6% European (Pākehā); 37.0% Māori; 8.9% Pasifika; 22.8% Asian; 0.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.9% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 95.1%, Māori by 11.3%, Samoan by 0.6%, and other languages by 17.3%. No language could be spoken by 2.3% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 25.9, compared with 28.8% nationally.<ref name="Census 2023"/>
Religious affiliations were 35.2% Christian, 6.6% Hindu, 0.4% Islam, 2.9% Māori religious beliefs, 1.2% Buddhist, 0.2% New Age, and 3.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 44.9%, and 6.0% of people did not answer the census question.<ref name="Census 2023"/>
Of those at least 15 years old, 228 (18.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 675 (55.1%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 324 (26.5%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $39,900, compared with $41,500 nationally. 51 people (4.2%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 684 (55.9%) full-time, 153 (12.5%) part-time, and 54 (4.4%) 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.199900.2013%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=Utuhina (199900)}}</ref>
==Marae==
Mataatua Marae was established in the 1960s as a gathering place for the Tūhoe people.
Local Tuhoe had been calling for Māori Land Court to set aside land for a Tuhoe marae reservation in Rotorua. The land was ultimately made available by the Ngāti Whakaue people; the meeting hall Aroha a te Arawa was named in recognition of Tuhoe's gratitude for the gift of the land.
Families began living on the land from 1962, and Eastern Maori MP Paraone Reweti opened a community centre on the site in 1969.<ref name="teaohou">{{cite journal|date=March 1969|title=New Centre at Rotorua|url=http://teaohou.natlib.govt.nz/journals/teaohou/issue/Mao66TeA/c25.html|journal=Te Ao Hou|volume=66|pages=36-37}}</ref>
In October 2020, the Government committed $3,996,258 from the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade the marae and 7 others, creating 79 jobs.<ref name="maraepgf">{{cite web |title=Marae Announcements |url=https://www.growregions.govt.nz/assets/funding-announcements/marae-announcements.xlsx |website=growregions.govt.nz |publisher=Provincial Growth Fund |format=Excel |date=9 October 2020}}</ref>
==Education==
Malfroy School, established in 1955,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/sixty-years-of-top-memories-video/JBCWTYHSNJLMOXLUA6U4PVKCEM/|title=Sixty years of top memories (+video)|newspaper=Rotorua Daily Post|date=26 October 2015|first=Stephanie|last=Arthur-Worsop}}</ref> is co-educational Year 1 to 6 school,<ref name="moe1796">{{cite web |title=Malfroy School Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=1796 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education}}</ref> with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|1796|y|y|y| (as of |).}}<ref name="ero1796">{{cite web |title=Malfroy School Education Review Office Report |url=https://ero.govt.nz/institution/1796/malfroy-school |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office}}</ref>
Rotorua Boys' High School is a state secondary school,<ref name="official152">{{cite web |title=Rotorua Boys' High School Official School Website |url=http://www.rotoruaboyshigh.school.nz/ |website=rotoruaboyshigh.school.nz |access-date=11 March 2020 |archive-date=22 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122223844/http://rotoruaboyshigh.school.nz/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="moe152">{{cite web |title=Rotorua Boys' High School Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=152 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education}}</ref> with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|152|y}}.<ref name="ero152">{{cite web |title=Rotorua Boys' High School Education Review Office Report |url=https://ero.govt.nz/institution/152/rotorua-boys-high-school |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office}}</ref> RBHS originated from Rotorua Public School, established in 1886, which added a Secondary Department in 1914 to become Rotorua District High School. The Secondary Department moved in the 1920s, leaving the primary school on the original site. The school split off intermediate and secondary girls' schools in the late 1950s. The District High School was renamed Rotorua Boys' High School in 1959, staying on the existing site.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rbhs.school.nz/our-school/school-identity/our-history/|title=Our History|publisher=Rotorua Boys' High School|access-date=20 June 2025}}</ref>
John Paul College is a state-integrated Year 7 to 13 Catholic school,<ref name="official532">{{cite web |title=John Paul College Official School Website |url=http://www.jpc.co.nz |website=jpc.co.nz}}</ref><ref name="moe532">{{cite web |title=John Paul College Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=532 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry of Education}}</ref> with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|532|y}}.<ref name="ero532">{{cite web |title=John Paul College Education Review Office Report |url=https://ero.govt.nz/institution/532/john-paul-college |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=Education Review Office}}</ref> It was formed by the amalgamation of MacKillop and Edmund Rice colleges in 1987.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jpc.school.nz/about-jpc/catholic-character/|title=Catholic Character|publisher=John Paul College|access-date=20 June 2025}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Rotorua District}} Category:Suburbs of Rotorua Category:Populated places in the Bay of Plenty Region