Witherlea
{{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 suburb
| name = Witherlea
| city1 = Blenheim, New Zealand
| council = Marlborough District Council
| ward = {{ubl|Blenheim General Ward|Marlborough Māori Ward}}
| map = {{infobox mapframe|coord={{coord|-41.538|173.954}}|zoom=13}}
| coordinates = {{coord|-41.538|173.954|type:city_region:NZ|display=inline,title}}
| area = 381
| population = {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Witherlea West|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Witherlea East|y}}|R}}|0}}
| popsource = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2||||y}}
| popdate = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y}}
| hospitals = Wairau Hospital
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{{Adjacent place
| centre = Witherlea
| north = Redwoodtown
| northeast = Riverlands
| east =
| southeast =
| south = (Wither Hills)
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| northwest = Burleigh
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Witherlea is a suburb to the south of Blenheim's central 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}}
The Blenheim hospital campus, which includes Wairau Hospital, is in Witherlea.{{cite web|url=https://www.nmdhb.govt.nz/hospitals-and-community-services/hospitals/wairau-hospital/|title=Wairau Hospital|publisher=Nelson Marlborough Heath|accessdate=23 August 2021}}
Omaka Cemetery has graves from early Pākehā settlement in the Wairau area.{{cite web|url=https://www.marlborough.govt.nz/services/cemeteries/omaka-cemetery|title=Omaka Cemetery|publisher=Marlborough District Council|accessdate=23 August 2021}}
Demographics
Witherlea covers {{Convert|3.81|km2||abbr=on}}.{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787|access-date=23 August 2021|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}} It had an estimated population of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Witherlea West|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Witherlea East|y}}|R}}|0}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|({{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Witherlea East|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Witherlea East|y}}|R}})/3.81|0}} people per km2.
{{Historical populations|2006|4,563|2013|4,833|2018|5,409|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=}}
Witherlea had a population of 5,409 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 576 people (11.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 846 people (18.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,115 households, comprising 2,631 males and 2,775 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female, with 987 people (18.2%) aged under 15 years, 741 (13.7%) aged 15 to 29, 2,409 (44.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,269 (23.5%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 90.0% European/Pākehā, 10.0% Māori, 2.1% Pasifika, 4.0% Asian, and 2.8% 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, 50.4% had no religion, 38.5% were Christian, 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 1.7% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 786 (17.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 831 (18.8%) people had no formal qualifications. 714 people (16.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,172 (49.1%) people were employed full-time, 708 (16.0%) were part-time, and 81 (1.8%) were unemployed.{{NZ census 2018|Witherlea West (308300) and Witherlea East (308600)}}
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| Name | Area (km2) | Population | Density (per km2) || Households | Median age | Median income | |
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| Witherlea West | style="text-align:right;"|2.44 | style="text-align:right;"|2,601 | style="text-align:right;"|1,066 | style="text-align:right;"|1,017 | 46.4 years | $35,400{{NZ census place summary 2018|witherlea-west|Witherlea West}} |
| Witherlea East | style="text-align:right;"|1.37 | style="text-align:right;"|2,808 | style="text-align:right;"|2,050 | style="text-align:right;"|1,098 | 44.2 years | $34,400{{NZ census place summary 2018|witherlea-east|Witherlea East}} |
| New Zealand | 37.4 years | style="text-align:left;"| $31,800 |
Education
Witherlea School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|3075|y}} students as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}{{TKI|3075|Witherlea School}}