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This article is about the place in New Zealand. For the hill in England, see St John's Hill.

St Johns Hill
Suburb
The Higginbottom Fountain at Virginia Lake Reserve
The Higginbottom Fountain at Virginia Lake Reserve
Map
Interactive map of St Johns Hill
Coordinates: 39°55′00″S 175°02′15″E / 39.916764°S 175.037380°E / -39.916764; 175.037380
CountryNew Zealand
CityWhanganui
Local authorityWhanganui District Council
Area
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 • Land225 ha (560 acres)
Population
 (June 2025)[2]
 • Total
3,440
 • Density1,530/km2 (3,960/sq mi)
Otamatea Aramoho
St Johns Hill
Springvale College Estate Whanganui Central

St Johns Hill is a suburb of Whanganui, in the Whanganui District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island.

Demographics

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St Johns Hill covers 2.25 km2 (0.87 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 3,440 as of June 2025,[2] with a population density of 1,529 people per km2.

‹ The template Historical populations is being considered for merging. ›
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20063,096—    
20133,144+0.22%
20183,375+1.43%
20233,396+0.12%
Source: [3][4]

St Johns Hill had a population of 3,396 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 21 people (0.6%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 252 people (8.0%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,524 males, 1,860 females, and 12 people of other genders in 1,431 dwellings.[5] 2.6% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 52.6 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 528 people (15.5%) aged under 15 years, 417 (12.3%) aged 15 to 29, 1,305 (38.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,149 (33.8%) aged 65 or older.[3]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 86.8% European (Pākehā); 14.1% Māori; 1.8% Pasifika; 5.5% Asian; 1.1% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.6% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.9%, Māori by 3.4%, Samoan by 0.2%, and other languages by 8.9%. No language could be spoken by 1.5% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 19.4, compared with 28.8% nationally.[3]

Religious affiliations were 41.4% Christian, 0.8% Hindu, 0.4% Islam, 1.3% Māori religious beliefs, 1.0% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, 0.4% Jewish, and 0.9% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 46.6%, and 7.1% of people did not answer the census question.[3]

Of those at least 15 years old, 741 (25.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,515 (52.8%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 615 (21.4%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $34,800, compared with $41,500 nationally. 351 people (12.2%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 1,155 (40.3%) full-time, 363 (12.7%) part-time, and 48 (1.7%) unemployed.[3]

Individual statistical areas
Name Area
(km2)		 Population Density
(per km2)		 Dwellings Median age Median
income
St Johns Hill East 1.12 1,158 1,031 510 61.1 years $29,600[6]
St Johns Hill West 1.12 2,235 2,235 918 49.3 years $37,600[7]
New Zealand 38.1 years $41,500

Education

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Sacred Heart College in the 1970s (now Cullinane College)

St Johns Hill School is a state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students,[8] with a roll of 384.[9] The school opened in 1929, but there were predecessors from 1901.[10]

St Mary's School is a state-integrated primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[11] with a roll of 232.[12] It opened in 1919 on Victoria Avenue in the central city, moved to Grey Street in 1927 and then to Wicksteed Street in 1964. It moved to Aramoho in 1988, on a site occupied by Holy Infancy (later St Joseph's) school from 1899 to 1979.[13]

Cullinane College is a state-integrated secondary school,[14] with a roll of 504.[15] It opened in 2003 from a merge of Sacred Heart Girls College (established 1912 with a predecessor from 1880)[16] and St Augustine's [Boys] College (established 1944).[17][18]

Both these schools are co-educational. Rolls are as of March 2026.[19]

Parks

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Rotokawau Virginia Lake, located on St John's Hill, is a historic lake with a fountain, Art Deco conservatory and winter garden.[20]

Notable people

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  • James K. Baxter, poet and playwright, attended St Johns Hill School in 1936
  • Emily White started a garden on her large property on St Johns Hill in 1882; it gained international renown

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Statistical Area 3 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Subnational population estimates - Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. St Johns Hill (54730). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. St Johns Hill East (224100) and St Johns Hill West (224200).
  5. ^ "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer. St Johns Hill East. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer. St Johns Hill West. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  8. ^ "St Johns Hill School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  9. ^ "St Johns Hill School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  10. ^ "School History". St Johns Hill School. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  11. ^ "St Mary's School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  12. ^ "St Mary's School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  13. ^ Sharpe, Libby; Doyle, Helen (25 April 2018). "Museum: Catholic education in Whanganui". Whanganui Chronicle.
  14. ^ "Cullinane College Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  15. ^ "Cullinane College Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  16. ^ Sharpe, Libby; Doyle, Helen (25 April 2018). "Museum: Catholic education in Whanganui". Whanganui Chronicle.
  17. ^ "A golden jubilee record, 1944-1994". St Augustine's Golden Jubilee Committee. 1996.
  18. ^ "International Prospectus" (PDF). Cullinane College. 2024.
  19. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  20. ^ "Rotokawau Virginia Lake". www.whanganui.govt.nz. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
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