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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
Spring Creek State Highway 1 Crossing
Coordinates: 41°27′38″S 173°57′46″E
Country	New Zealand
Region	Marlborough
Ward	Wairau-Awatere Ward
Area [1]
• Total	3.30 km2 (1.27 sq mi)
Population  (2018)[2]
• Total	576
• Density	170/km2 (450/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]

Demographics

Spring Creek is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement and covers 3.3 km² (1.3 sq mi).[1]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	573	—
2013	543	−0.77%
2018	576	+1.19%
Source: [2]

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. There were 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% Pacific peoples, 3.1% Asian, and 3.1% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 61.5% had no religion, 27.6% were Christian, 0.5% were Hindu, 1.0% were Buddhist and 2.1% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 45 (9.6%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 150 (32.1%) people had no formal qualifications. 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.[2]

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 1,180 as of June 2021,[10] with a population density of 122 people per km².

Historical population for Spring Creek-Grovetown

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	990	—
2013	972	−0.26%
2018	1,071	+1.96%
Source: [11]

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. There were 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% Pacific peoples, 3.1% Asian, and 2.2% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 11.2%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 59.9% had no religion, 29.4% were Christian, 0.3% were Hindu, 0.8% were Buddhist and 3.1% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 105 (12.0%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 237 (27.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $34,500, compared with $31,800 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.[11]

Education

Spring Creek School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1–6) school with a roll of 50 students (as of March 2022).[12][13] A school was first founded in Spring Creek in 1861 or 1863.[14] The present school was founded in 1873.[15][16]

See also

• Moutere Rugby Football Club

Notes

References

• McIntosh, Alister; Redman, William Edward; Allen, William Raymond, eds. (1940). Marlborough: A Provincial History. Blenheim: Marlborough Provincial Historical Committee.

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