Crawshaw, New Zealand


Crawshaw is a compact suburb, close to Te Rapa railway depot, in western Hamilton in New Zealand, and extended in the 2018 census to cover. Although sometimes referred to as a suburb in its own right, it is often described as being part of Nawton.
The southern part of the suburb was developed about 1913, but the northern in the 1960s and 1970s. Housing New Zealand properties, tenanted by low income families have been reported to make up a majority of homes.
Crawshaw Park was created between 1979 and 1985. It covers, includes some remnant kahikateas and forms a link in a green chain through Mooney Park, Bishops Lane Reserve, Crawshaw Park and Dominion Park.

Demographics

Crawshaw census area had a block of about 25 houses from Nawton East added in 2018. The population increased by about a quarter from 1996 to 2018. They are poorer and younger than the 37.4 years of the national average, with more than double Hamilton's Māori average of 23.7%, as shown below -
YearPopulationAverage ageHouseholdsMedian incomeNational median income
19962,541780
20012,87424.7897$16,100$18,500
20062,83825.3912$21,900$24,100
20132,796 26.1906$22,600$27,900
20183,24926.9963$23,800$31,800

In 2018 the main ethnic groups were -