Springfield is a suburb of Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.

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Springfield
Suburb
Coordinates: 38.160367°S 176.235831°E / -38.160367; 176.235831
Country	New Zealand
City	Rotorua
Local authority	Rotorua Lakes Council
Electoral ward	Te Ipu Wai Auraki General Ward
Area [1]
• Land	249 ha (615 acres)
Population  (June 2023)[2]
• Total	3,850

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Springfield Golf Club started in 1947 and developed the course in Springfield from 1948.^[3]

Springfield covers 2.49 km² (0.96 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 3,850 as of June 2023,^[2] with a population density of 1,546 people per km².

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]

Otonga Road School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students,^[7][8] with a roll of 491 as of February 2024.^[9]