notable association football clubs, Claudelands Rovers. Claudelands railway station Claudelands had a railway station from 1884 to 1991. The station was between Brooklyn Rd and Claudelands Rd, east of the old Hamilton station (1879-1969) and west of Ruakura (1/10/1884-1/1/1967). In 2020 double tracking and potentially reopening the station for events, were put forward as a COVID-19 recovery scheme, as part of a $150m scheme to relay tracks to Cambridge. Demographics Claudelands covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Claudelands had a population of 6,732 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 411 people (6.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 738 people (12.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,478 households, comprising 3,405 males and 3,324 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.02 males per female, with 1,134 people (16.8%) aged under 15 years, 1,839 (27.3%) aged 15 to 29, 2,772 (41.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 987 (14.7%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 63.1% European/Pākehā, 20.5% Māori, 5.5% Pacific peoples, 20.5% Asian, and 4.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 30.9, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 41.5% had no religion, 36.3% were Christian, 1.7% had Māori religious beliefs, 6.4% were Hindu, 3.5% were Muslim, 1.0% were Buddhist and 4.2% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 1,659 (29.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 762 (13.6%) people had no formal qualifications. 807 people (14.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,643 (47.2%) people were employed full-time, 813 (14.5%) were part-time, and 279 (5.0%) were unemployed. The Index of Socioeconomic Deprivation, ranked 1-10 from lowest to most deprived areas, lists both Claudelands and Peachgrove at 8/10 (high deprivation) in 2013. Education Peachgrove Intermediate is a state school for years 7 and 8 with a roll of . The school opened in 1957. Patricia Avenue School is a state special school with a roll of . It caters for students aged between 5 and 21 with intellectual disability. Southwell School is an private Anglican preparatory school (Year 1-8). It has a roll of . The school was founded in 1911 and moved to its present site in