Dinsdale is the westernmost suburb of Hamilton in New Zealand. Originally called Frankton West, it was renamed in July 1961 after Thomas Dinsdale. Dinsdale grew rapidly in the 1960s. It is located around a low ridge with some views westward to open farm land. It has a large sports ground and shopping complex with a supermarket, shops and Dinsdale Library, one of the branches of the Hamilton City Libraries. The community church of West Hamilton is located in the suburb.
Dinsdale covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km<sup>2</sup>.
Dinsdale had a population of 8,100 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 285 people (3.6%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 834 people (11.5%) since the 2013 census. There were 4,059 males, 4,002 females and 39 people of other genders in 2,841 dwellings. 4.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 34.2 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 1,752 people (21.6%) aged under 15 years, 1,704 (21.0%) aged 15 to 29, 3,579 (44.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,065 (13.1%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 67.1% European (PÃÂkehÃÂ); 30.0% MÃÂori; 6.7% Pasifika; 14.3% Asian; 1.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.0% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 95.4%, MÃÂori language by 7.4%, Samoan by 0.8%, and other languages by 12.4%. No language could be spoken by 2.6% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.7%. The percentage of people born overseas was 20.0, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 29.6% Christian, 2.8% Hindu, 2.0% Islam, 1.6% MÃÂori religious beliefs, 1.0% Buddhist, 0.4% New Age, and 1.9% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 53.8%, and 7.1% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 1,302 (20.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 3,477 (54.8%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,575 (24.8%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $45,000, compared with $41,500 nationally. 486 people (7.7%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 3,531 (55.6%) people were employed full-time, 789 (12.4%) were part-time, and 204 (3.2%) were unemployed.
Aberdeen School is a coeducational contributing primary school (years 1âÂÂ6) with a roll of students as of Aberdeen opened in the mid-1970s.
St. Columba's Catholic School is a state-integrated coeducational full primary school (years 1âÂÂ8) with a roll of . It opened in 1925.
The Taitua Arboretum may be accessed via Tills Lookout. Hamilton, New Zealand