Fairfield, Waikato

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Fairfield is a suburb to the northeast of central Hamilton, New Zealand. It contains many of Hamilton's state houses and apart from the area near the Waikato River is one of the lower value residential areas in the city.HistoryFairfield is named after the dairy farm of John Davies, who bought 100acre from F. R. Claude. This area experienced rapid growth in the 1950s and 60s.Features of FairfieldFairfield BridgeFairfield Bridge crosses the Waikato River and connects Fairfield with suburbs west of the river. It is a 457ft reinforced concrete road bridge, and well-known landmark. The bridge was built by Caesar Roose in 1936. It has a twin further north on the Waikato River at Tuakau.DemographicsAccording to the 2006 census, Fairfield has a population of 4698. The Index of Socioeconomic Deprivation, ranked 1-10 from lowest to most deprived areas, lists Clarkin and Porritt statistical zones at 9/10 (high deprivation).Education Waikato Diocesan School is a private girls secondary school with boarding facilities. It has a decile rating of 10. Fairfield College is a co-educational state high school (years 9-13) with a decile rating of 4 and a roll of 1050 in 2011. The school was founded in 1958. Fairfield Intermediate is a co-educational state intermediate (years 7-8) school. It has a decile rating of 5 and a roll of 720. Fairfield Primary School is a co-educational contributing primary (years 1-6) state school. It has a decile rating of 1 and a roll of 314. St. Joseph's Catholic School is a co-educational full primary school (years 1-8) a decile rating of 8 and a roll of 357. Woodstock School is a co-educational contributing primary (years 1-6) school. It has a decile rating of 6 and a roll of 380. The school was founded in 1950.