Nawton, New Zealand

Within Nawton are Playworx Kindy, an Anglican church, the Yardhouse bar, and the Sugar Bowl café ==Demographics==

Nawton covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Nawton had a population of 11,391 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 267 people (2.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 1,023 people (9.9%) since the 2013 census. There were 5,538 males, 5,814 females and 39 people of other genders in 3,729 dwellings. 3.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 31.5 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 2,715 people (23.8%) aged under 15 years, 2,661 (23.4%) aged 15 to 29, 4,776 (41.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,239 (10.9%) aged 65 or older. == Community Centres and schools ==

There are at least two community centres in Nawton. These include the Western Community Centre and the Good News Community Centre, which opened in 2014. Nawton Primary School is a state school for year 1 to 6 students with a roll of . The school opened in 1960. Fraser High School is a secondary state school for year 9 to 13 students. It has a roll of . The school was established in 1920 and called Hamilton Manual Training Centre. It moved to what is now the site of Waikato Institute of Technology and became Hamilton Technical College in 1924, then moved to its current site in 1970 and was renamed to Fraser High School after a previous principal. Both these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of Crawshaw also has a primary school. == History ==

A community constable was removed from the area in 2014. Neil Tolan (a Hamilton community advocate) believed that the loss of community constables would have a radical impact on neighbourhoods and lead to unreported crimes. In April 2016, Nawton was found to be the Hamilton's worst suburb for dog attacks. In December of that year, Hamilton mayor Andrew King opened a million dollar playground at Dominion Park as part of the city council's Playgrounds of the Future plan. In 2017, a petition called for a return of devoted community police officers. The petition was co-organized by Labour MP Sue Moroney, Western Community Centre manager Neil Tolan and city councillor James Casson at that year's Waitangi Day celebrations. ==See also==