Glenholme, Rotorua

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Glenholme is a suburb of Rotorua, in New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty region on the North Island. It covers 1.72 square kilometres and had about 5,160 residents in June 2025, giving a population density of around 3,000 people per square kilometre.

Demographics
- Population growth: 4,812 people in 2023, up from 2018 and 2013 data.
- Ethnicity (people could identify with more than one): about 55% European, 38% Māori, 20% Asian, 6% Pacific, with small numbers of MELAA and other identities.
- Languages: about 95% speak English; Māori spoken by about 12%; others spoken by a portion of residents.
- Born overseas: around 25%.
- Age: median age 40.2 years; 18% under 15, 19% aged 15–29, 43% aged 30–64, 21% 65 or older.
- Religion: about 37% Christian, 44% with no religion, with small numbers of Hindu, Muslim, Māori beliefs, Buddhist, and others.
- Education and income: about 23% have a bachelor’s degree or higher; ~50% have a post-high school qualification; median annual income around $36,400; around 7.6% earn over $100,000.
- Employment: roughly 46% full-time, 12% part-time, 5% unemployed.

Schools
- Glenholme School: state primary for Years 1–6, roll about 347; opened in 1948.
- St Mary’s School: state-integrated Catholic school for Years 1–6, roll about 463; began as St Michael’s in 1924, renamed in 1958, became state-integrated in 1982.
- Rotorua Seventh-day Adventist School: state-integrated primary for Years 1–8, roll about 42; celebrated its 70th jubilee in 2023.
All three schools are co-educational. Rolls are current as of October 2025.