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Grovetown 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 northeast. Spring Creek is about 2.5 km to the north, and Blenheim is about 3.5 km to the south.[3][4] To the east is Grovetown Lagoon, an oxbow loop of the Wairau River.[5] The settlement had a usual resident population of 357 at the 2018 New Zealand census.[6]

Grovetown
Coordinates: 41°28′52″S 173°58′5″E
CountryNew Zealand
RegionMarlborough
WardWairau-Awatere Ward
Area
[1]
 • Total2.88 km2 (1.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total357
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Postcode(s)
7202

Tua Mātene Marae is located in Grovetown. It is a marae (meeting ground) of Rangitāne o Wairau and includes Te Huataki wharenui (meeting house).[7][8]


Demographics


Grovetown covers 2.88 km2 (1.11 sq mi)[1] and is part of the Spring Creek-Grovetown statistical area.[9]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006297—    
2013300+0.14%
2018357+3.54%
Source: [2]

Grovetown had a population of 357 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 57 people (19.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 60 people (20.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 135 households. There were 177 males and 177 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female, with 69 people (19.3%) aged under 15 years, 48 (13.4%) aged 15 to 29, 183 (51.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 57 (16.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 92.4% European/Pākehā, 13.4% Māori, 0.8% Pacific peoples, 2.5% Asian, and 0.8% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 60.5% had no religion, 28.6% were Christian, 0.8% were Buddhist and 3.4% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 39 (13.5%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 63 (21.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 156 (54.2%) people were employed full-time, 39 (13.5%) were part-time, and 12 (4.2%) were unemployed.[2]


Education


Grovetown School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a roll of 74 students (as of March 2022).[10][11] The school was established in 1866.[12]


References


  1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  2. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7023342 and 7023343.
  3. Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 61. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
  4. Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 139. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
  5. "Grovetown Lagoons Restoration Project". Marlborough District Council.
  6. "Age and sex by ethnic group (grouped total response), for census usually resident population counts, 2006, 2013, and 2018 Censuses (urban rural areas)". nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  7. "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  8. "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  9. 2018 Census place summary: Spring Creek-Grovetown
  10. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  11. Education Counts: Grovetown School
  12. "Our School". Grovetown School. Retrieved 21 August 2021.


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