In the 2018 census the new
area of Western Heights (Hamilton City) was created from parts of Brymer, Norton and Dinsdale North. It includes the area marked as
Grandview Heights on the 1:50,000 map. Western Heights covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Western Heights had a population of 3,018 in the
2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 105 people (3.6%) since the
2018 census, and an increase of 477 people (18.8%) since the
2013 census. There were 1,458 males, 1,542 females and 18 people of
other genders in 993 dwellings. 2.7% of people identified as
LGBTIQ+. The median age was 39.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 585 people (19.4%) aged under 15 years, 579 (19.2%) aged 15 to 29, 1,368 (45.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 480 (15.9%) aged 65 or older. == References ==