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Redwoodtown

{{short description|Suburb of Blenheim, New Zealand}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=August 2021}}

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{{Infobox New Zealand suburbs

| name = Redwoodtown

| image = St Mary's Catholic Church, Blenheim, New Zealand 15.jpg

| caption1 = St Mary's Catholic Church

| city1 = Blenheim, New Zealand

| council = Marlborough District Council

| ward = {{ubl|Blenheim General Ward|Marlborough Māori Ward}}

| area = 433

| areasource =

| population = {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Whitney West|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Whitney East|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Redwoodtown West|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Redwoodtown East|y}}|R}}|0}}

| popsource = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2||||y}}

| popdate = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y}}

| map = {{infobox mapframe|coord={{coord|-41.528|173.954}}|zoom=12}}

| coordinates = {{coord|-41.528|173.954|type:city_region:NZ|display=inline,title}}

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{{Adjacent place

| centre = Redwoodtown

| north = Blenheim Central

| northeast =

| east = Riverlands

| southeast =

| south = Witherlea

| southwest =

| west = Fairhall

| northwest = Springlands

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Redwoodtown is a suburb to the south of Blenheim's central business district.{{cite book|title=Reed New Zealand Atlas|year=2004|isbn=0-7900-0952-8|editor=Peter Dowling |publisher=Reed Books|pages=map 61}}{{cite book|title=The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand|year=2005|isbn=1-877333-20-4|author=Roger Smith, GeographX|publisher=Robbie Burton|pages=map 139}}

Demographics

Redwoodtown covers {{Convert|4.33|km2||abbr=on}}{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787| access-date=6 April 2024|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}} and had an estimated population of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Whitney West|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Whitney East|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Redwoodtown West|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Redwoodtown East|y}}|R}}|0}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|({{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Whitney West|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Whitney East|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Redwoodtown West|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Redwoodtown East|y}}|R}})/4.33|0}} people per km2.

{{Historical populations|2006|9,384|2013|9,720|2018|10,401|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=}}

Before the 2023 census, the suburb had a larger boundary, covering {{Convert|5.09|km2||abbr=on}}. Using that boundary, 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.{{NZ census 2018|Whitney West (307800), Whitney East (308100), Redwoodtown West (308200) and Redwoodtown East (308400)}}

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|+Individual statistical areas in 2018

NameArea
(km2)		PopulationDensity
(per km2) || Households		Median age
(years)		Median
income
Whitney West1.902,6521,3961,07741.7{{currency|31500|NZD}}{{NZ census place summary 2018|whitney-west|Whitney West}}
Whitney East1.062,3942,25899344.0{{currency|29000|NZD}}{{NZ census place summary 2018|whitney-east|Whitney East}}
Redwoodtown West1.062,6132,4651,08343.7{{currency|26700|NZD}}{{NZ census place summary 2018|redwoodtown-west|Redwoodtown West}}
Redwoodtown East1.072,7422,5631,14942.2{{currency|29200|NZD}}{{NZ census place summary 2018|redwoodtown-east|Redwoodtown East}}
style="text-align:left;"| New Zealandstyle="text-align:right;"| 37.4style="text-align:right;"| {{currency|31800|NZD}}

Education

Redwoodtown School and Richmond View School are full primary (years 1-8) schools with rolls of {{NZ school roll data|2977|y}} and {{NZ school roll data|421|y}} respectively.{{TKI|2977|Redwoodtown School}}{{TKI|421|Richmond View School}} Richmond View is a state integrated school with a Christian perspective.{{cite web|url=http://www.rvs.school.nz/Character.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040410153818/http://www.rvs.school.nz/Character.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2004-04-10|title=Special character|publisher=Richmond View School}}

Whitney Street School is a state contributing primary (Year 1-6) primary school. It has a roll of {{NZ school roll data|3071|y}}.

All these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}

References

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{{Marlborough Region|state=collapsed}}

Category:Suburbs of Blenheim, New Zealand