Fairy Springs
Suburb
Railway bridge over Waiowhiro Stream
Coordinates: 38°07′06″S 176°13′40″E / 38.118264°S 176.227688°E / -38.118264; 176.227688
Country	New Zealand
City	Rotorua
Local authority	Rotorua Lakes Council
Electoral ward	Te Ipu Wai Auraki General Ward
Area [1]
• Land	74 ha (183 acres)
Population  (June 2023)[2]
• Total	1,980

Ngongotahā	Ngongotahā	Kawaha Point
Selwyn Heights	Fairy Springs	Koutu
Western Heights	Mangakakahi	Ohinemutu

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.^[3]

A major arterial road, Fairy Springs Road, runs through the centre of the suburb.^[3] The busy road has been used for political protests.^[4] Motorists continued to use the road during severe flooding in April 2018.^[5]

Demographics

Fairy Springs covers 0.74 km² (0.29 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 1,980 as of June 2023,^[2] with a population density of 2,676 people per km².

Fairy Springs had a population of 1,782 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 210 people (13.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 156 people (9.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 597 households, comprising 858 males and 927 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female. The median age was 33.3 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 441 people (24.7%) aged under 15 years, 372 (20.9%) aged 15 to 29, 738 (41.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 231 (13.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 58.1% European/Pākehā, 51.9% Māori, 7.4% Pacific peoples, 8.2% Asian, and 1.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 14.0, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 49.3% had no religion, 34.7% were Christian, 3.5% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.0% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.8% were Buddhist and 1.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 180 (13.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 267 (19.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $26,800, compared with $31,800 nationally. 111 people (8.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 669 (49.9%) people were employed full-time, 210 (15.7%) were part-time, and 99 (7.4%) were unemployed.^[6]

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