Springfield is a suburb of Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.
Springfield | |
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| Coordinates: 38°09′37″S 176°14′09″E / 38.160367°S 176.235831°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Rotorua |
| Local authority | Rotorua Lakes Council |
| Electoral ward | Te Ipu Wai Auraki General Ward |
| Area | |
| • Land | 249 ha (615 acres) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 3,840 |
| Pomare | Hillcrest | Glenholme |
| Matipo Heights |
  Springfield  |
Whakarewarewa |
| Tihiotonga |
Springfield Golf Club started in 1947 and developed the course in Springfield from 1948.[3]
Demographics
editSpringfield covers 2.49 km2 (0.96 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 3,840 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 1,542 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3,702 | — |
| 2013 | 3,549 | −0.60% |
| 2018 | 3,780 | +1.27% |
| Source: [4] | ||
Springfield had a population of 3,780 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 231 people (6.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 78 people (2.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,323 households, comprising 1,797 males and 1,980 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.91 males per female, with 714 people (18.9%) aged under 15 years, 573 (15.2%) aged 15 to 29, 1,680 (44.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 810 (21.4%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 78.8% European/Pākehā, 20.6% Māori, 2.5% Pacific peoples, 10.9% Asian, and 2.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 24.0, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 50.2% had no religion, 37.2% were Christian, 0.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.9% were Hindu, 0.4% were Muslim, 0.8% were Buddhist and 2.1% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 798 (26.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 420 (13.7%) people had no formal qualifications. 606 people (19.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,491 (48.6%) people were employed full-time, 471 (15.4%) were part-time, and 93 (3.0%) were unemployed.[4]
| Name | Area (km2) |
Population | Density (per km2) |
Households | Median age | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield South | 1.19 | 1,995 | 1,676 | 717 | 42.8 years | $40,000[5] |
| Springfield North | 1.30 | 1,785 | 1,373 | 606 | 45.9 years | $28,900[6] |
| New Zealand | 37.4 years | $31,800 |
Education
editOtonga Road School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students,[7][8] with a roll of 527 as of August 2024.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Club History". Springfield Golf Club. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Springfield South (200600) and Springfield North (200700).
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Springfield South
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Springfield North
- ^ "Official School Website". otonga.school.nz.
- ^ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.