Redwoodtown
Redwoodtown | |
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Suburb of Blenheim, New Zealand | |
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Coordinates: 41°31′41″S 173°57′14″E / 41.528°S 173.954°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
City | Blenheim, New Zealand |
Electoral ward | Blenheim Ward |
Area | |
• Land | 509 ha (1,258 acres) |
Population (June 2021)[1] | |
• Total | 11,110 |
Springlands | Blenheim Central | |
Fairhall |
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Riverlands |
Witherlea |
Redwoodtown is a suburb to the south of Blenheim's Central business district.[2][3]
Demographics[]
Redwoodtown, comprising the statistical areas of Whitney West, Whitney East, Redwoodtown West and Redwoodtown East, covers 5.09 km2 (1.97 sq mi).[4] It had an estimated population of 11,110 as of June 2021, with a population density of 2,183 people per km2.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 9,384 | — |
2013 | 9,720 | +0.50% |
2018 | 10,401 | +1.36% |
Source: [5] |
Redwoodtown had a population of 10,401 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 681 people (7.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,017 people (10.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 4,302 households. There were 5,028 males and 5,370 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female, with 1,833 people (17.6%) aged under 15 years, 1,755 (16.9%) aged 15 to 29, 4,431 (42.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 2,373 (22.8%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 84.8% European/Pākehā, 14.2% Māori, 4.5% Pacific peoples, 5.5% Asian, and 2.5% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).
The proportion of people born overseas was 17.8%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 51.4% had no religion, 37.5% were Christian, 0.9% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.9% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 1,143 (13.3%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 2,076 (24.2%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 4,164 (48.6%) people were employed full-time, 1,200 (14.0%) were part-time, and 213 (2.5%) were unemployed.[5]
Name | Population | Households | Median age | Median income |
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Whitney West | 2,652 | 1,077 | 41.7 years | $31,500[6] |
Whitney East | 2,394 | 993 | 44.0 years | $29,000[7] |
Redwoodtown West | 2,613 | 1,083 | 43.7 years | $26,700[8] |
Redwoodtown East | 2,742 | 1,149 | 42.2 years | $29,200[9] |
New Zealand | 37.4 years | $31,800 |
Education[]
Redwoodtown School and Richmond View School are full primary (years 1-8) schools with rolls of 319 and 269 respectively.[10][11] Richmond View is a state integrated school with a Christian perspective.[12]
Whitney Street School is a state contributing primary (Year 1-6) primary school. It has a roll of 398.
All these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of November 2021.[13]
References[]
- ^ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 61. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
- ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 139. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Whitney West (307800), Whitney East (308100), Redwoodtown West (308200) and Redwoodtown East (308400).
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Whitney West
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Whitney East
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Redwoodtown West
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Redwoodtown East
- ^ Education Counts: Redwoodtown School
- ^ Education Counts: Richmond View School
- ^ "Special character". Richmond View School. Archived from the original on 10 April 2004.
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- Suburbs of Blenheim, New Zealand