Wairau_Marae
Spring Creek, New Zealand
Town in Marlborough, New Zealand
Spring Creek is a small town in Marlborough, New Zealand. State Highway 1 runs past the settlement to the west, and the Wairau River flows past to the east. Picton is 22 km to the north, and Blenheim is 6 km to the south.[3][4]
Spring Creek | |
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Coordinates: 41°27′38″S 173°57′46″E | |
Country | New Zealand |
Region | Marlborough |
Ward |
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Electorates | |
Government | |
• Territorial Authority | Marlborough District Council |
• Marlborough District Mayor | Nadine Taylor |
• Kaikōura MP | Stuart Smith |
• Te Tai Tonga MP | Tākuta Ferris |
Area | |
• Total | 3.30 km2 (1.27 sq mi) |
Population (June 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 640 |
• Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
Postcode(s) | 7202 |
The first European settlers were George Dodson, William Soper, and Dr Vickerman, in 1850.[5] There was a major flood in 1926, when the Wairau River burst its embankments.[6]
Wairau Marae is located in Spring Creek. It is the marae (meeting ground) of Ngāti Rārua and Ngāti Toa Rangatira, and includes the Wairau wharenui (meeting house).[7][8]
Spring Creek has a railway classification yard on the Main North Line.[9]
Spring Creek is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement. It covers 3.30 km2 (1.27 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 640 as of June 2023,[2] with a population density of 194 people per km2. It is part of the larger Spring Creek-Grovetown statistical area.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 573 | — |
2013 | 543 | −0.77% |
2018 | 576 | +1.19% |
Source: [10] |
Spring Creek had a population of 576 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 33 people (6.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 3 people (0.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 204 households, comprising 315 males and 258 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.22 males per female, with 108 people (18.8%) aged under 15 years, 84 (14.6%) aged 15 to 29, 300 (52.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 93 (16.1%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 87.5% European/Pākehā, 19.8% Māori, 0.5% Pasifika, 3.1% Asian, and 3.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 61.5% had no religion, 27.6% were Christian, 2.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% were Hindu, and 1.0% were Buddhist.
Of those at least 15 years old, 45 (9.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 150 (32.1%) people had no formal qualifications. 60 people (12.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 267 (57.1%) people were employed full-time, 81 (17.3%) were part-time, and 9 (1.9%) were unemployed.[10]
Spring Creek-Grovetown statistical area
Spring Creek-Grovetown statistical area also includes Grovetown. It covers 9.69 km2 (3.74 sq mi).[1] It had an estimated population of 1,210 as of June 2023,[11] with a population density of 125 people per km2.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 990 | — |
2013 | 972 | −0.26% |
2018 | 1,071 | +1.96% |
Source: [12] |
Spring Creek-Grovetown had a population of 1,071 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 99 people (10.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 81 people (8.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 381 households, comprising 576 males and 492 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.17 males per female. The median age was 44.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 198 people (18.5%) aged under 15 years, 144 (13.4%) aged 15 to 29, 552 (51.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 177 (16.5%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 89.6% European/Pākehā, 16.5% Māori, 0.6% Pasifika, 3.1% Asian, and 2.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 11.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 59.9% had no religion, 29.4% were Christian, 1.1% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.3% were Hindu, 0.8% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 105 (12.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 237 (27.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $34,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 129 people (14.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 492 (56.4%) people were employed full-time, 141 (16.2%) were part-time, and 21 (2.4%) were unemployed.[12]
Spring Creek School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1–6) school with a roll of 33 students (as of February 2024).[13][14] A school was first founded in Spring Creek in 1861 or 1863.[15] The present school was founded in 1873.[16][17]
- "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)
- 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.
- McIntosh 1940, p. 163.
- McIntosh 1940, p. 367.
- "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
- "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
- Marlborough Historical Society (2005). Click – A Captured Moment – Marlborough's Early Heritage. p. 177. ISBN 0-473-10475-X.
- "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7023327, 7023339, 7023340 and 7023341.
- "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Spring Creek-Grovetown (307400). 2018 Census place summary: Spring Creek-Grovetown
- "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- McIntosh 1940, pp. 340, 343.
- Loveridge, Barry Ernest (1973). The centennial history and compilation of records of the Spring Creek School (formerly Marlboroughtown) and the Wairau Pa School, Marlborough, N.Z.
- Hale, Allen M (1954). Marlboroughtown Spring Creek School: A History and Compilation of School Records. Marlboroughtown Spring Creek School Jubilee Committee.
Published ... on the occasion of the 81st anniversary of the School, April 17th, 18th, and 19th, 1954
- McIntosh, Alister; Redman, William Edward; Allen, William Raymond, eds. (1940). Marlborough: A Provincial History. Blenheim: Marlborough Provincial Historical Committee.