Redwoodtown

Redwoodtown is a suburb to the south of Blenheim's central business district.[3][4]

Redwoodtown
Suburb
St Mary's Catholic Church
St Mary's Catholic Church
Coordinates: 41.528°S 173.954°E / -41.528; 173.954
CountryNew Zealand
CityBlenheim, New Zealand
Local authorityMarlborough District Council
Electoral ward
  • Blenheim General Ward
  • Marlborough Māori Ward
Area
[1]
 • Land509 ha (1,258 acres)
Population
 (June 2023)[2]
 • Total11,040
Springlands Blenheim Central
Fairhall
Redwoodtown
 Riverlands
Witherlea

Demographics

Redwoodtown covers 5.09 km2 (1.97 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 11,040 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 2,169 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20069,384—    
20139,720+0.50%
201810,401+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, comprising 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% Pasifika, 5.5% Asian, and 2.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 17.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 51.4% had no religion, 37.5% were Christian, 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.9% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.9% were Buddhist and 1.7% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,143 (13.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 2,076 (24.2%) people had no formal qualifications. 882 people (10.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. 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]

Individual statistical areas
NameArea
(km2)		PopulationDensity
(per km2)		HouseholdsMedian ageMedian
income
Whitney West1.902,6521,3961,07741.7 years$31,500[6]
Whitney East1.062,3942,25899344.0 years$29,000[7]
Redwoodtown West1.062,6132,4651,08343.7 years$26,700[8]
Redwoodtown East1.072,7422,5631,14942.2 years$29,200[9]
New Zealand37.4 years$31,800

Education

Redwoodtown School and Richmond View School are full primary (years 1-8) schools with rolls of 317 and 314 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 314.

All these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of April 2023.[13]

References
  1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  2. "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 61. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
  4. Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 139. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
  5. "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).
  6. 2018 Census place summary: Whitney West
  7. 2018 Census place summary: Whitney East
  8. 2018 Census place summary: Redwoodtown West
  9. 2018 Census place summary: Redwoodtown East
  10. Education Counts: Redwoodtown School
  11. Education Counts: Richmond View School
  12. "Special character". Richmond View School. Archived from the original on 10 April 2004.
  13. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
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