Bellevue, New Zealand

Bellevue is a suburb of Tauranga, in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.

Bellevue has an athletics club which takes part in national championships.

A woman fired a gun in the suburb in March 2019, sparking a lockdown of local schools.

Two girls were held hostage by their father in their Bellevue home in November 2019, before Police shot the father.

Demographics
Bellevue covers 1.72 km2 and had an estimated population of as of  with a population density of  people per km2.

Bellevue had a population of 3,807 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 270 people (7.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 408 people (12.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,284 households, comprising 1,854 males and 1,953 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female. The median age was 33.5 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 918 people (24.1%) aged under 15 years, 783 (20.6%) aged 15 to 29, 1,740 (45.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 369 (9.7%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 83.0% European/Pākehā, 20.3% Māori, 3.2% Pacific peoples, 7.7% Asian, and 1.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 20.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 55.9% had no religion, 32.2% were Christian, 1.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.7% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 3.8% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 546 (18.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 462 (16.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $33,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 393 people (13.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,554 (53.8%) people were employed full-time, 498 (17.2%) were part-time, and 111 (3.8%) were unemployed.

Education
Bellevue School is a co-educational state primary school, with a roll of  as of.

Otumoetai Intermediate is a co-educational state intermediate school, with a roll of.

Otumoetai College is a co-educational state secondary school established in 1965, with a roll of over 2,200.