Monaco, New Zealand

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Monaco
Suburb
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Broadgreen House
Monaco, New Zealand
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Coordinates: 41°18′15″S173°12′40″E / 41.30417°S 173.21111°E / -41.30417; 173.21111
CountryNew Zealand
Region Nelson
Ward
  • Stoke-Tāhunanui General Ward
  • Whakatū Māori Ward
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial Authority Nelson City Council
 •  Nelson City Mayor Nick Smith [1]
 •  Nelson MP Rachel Boyack
 •  Te Tai Tonga MP Tākuta Ferris
Area
[2]
 • Total
1.14 km2 (0.44 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2025) [3]
 • Total
2,550
 • Density2,240/km2 (5,790/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode
7010
Area code 03

Monaco is a small suburb of Nelson, New Zealand, west of town centre of Stoke. It lies on a narrow peninsula which extends into Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere immediately to the south of Nelson Airport, southwest of central Nelson. [4]

Contents

The Broadgreen-Monaco statistical area, as defined by Statistics New Zealand, covers a land area of 1.14 km², including the peninsula. [2]

History

The estimated population of the area was 2,160 in 1996. [5]

It reached 2,190 in 2001 and 2,298 in 2006, held steady at 2,298 in 2013, and then rose to 2,376 in 2018. [5]

Demography

The Broadgreen-Monaco statistical area had an estimated population of 2,550 as of June 2025, [3] with a population density of 2,237 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20062,298—    
20132,298+0.00%
20182,376+0.67%
Source: [6]

Broadgreen-Monaco had a population of 2,376 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 78 people (3.4%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 78 people (3.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 927 households, comprising 1,122 males and 1,254 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.89 males per female. The median age was 44.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 435 people (18.3%) aged under 15 years, 387 (16.3%) aged 15 to 29, 1,065 (44.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 489 (20.6%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 89.9% European/Pākehā, 10.6% Māori, 2.7% Pasifika, 3.7% Asian, and 1.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 17.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 53.4% had no religion, 35.1% were Christian, 0.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.3% were Hindu, 0.4% were Buddhist and 2.3% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 264 (13.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 435 (22.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $27,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 210 people (10.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 885 (45.6%) people were employed full-time, 324 (16.7%) were part-time, and 57 (2.9%) were unemployed. [6]

Economy

In 2018, 12.7% worked in manufacturing, 9.2% worked in construction, 6.2% worked in hospitality, 6.2% worked in transport, 9.2% worked in education, and 12.2% worked in healthcare. [5]

Transport

As of 2018, among those who commuted to work, 71.6% drove a car, 3.8% rode in a car, 2.4% use a bike, and 2.4% walk or run. [5]

No one used public transport. [5]

Education

Birchwood School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students. [7] [8] It has a roll of 239 as of July 2025. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "2025 Triennial Elections Declaration of Result" (PDF). Electionz. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Statistical Area 2 2018 (generalised) GIS" (Data table). stats.govt.nz. Statistics New Zealand.
  3. 1 2 "Subnational population estimates - Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  4. ↑ Wise's Nelson-Blenheim "Easyread" Map ISBN   1 877402 50 8
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Place Summary – Broadgreen-Monaco". Stats NZ. Statistics New Zealand.
  6. 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Broadgreen-Monaco (304400). 2018 Census place summary: Broadgreen-Monaco
  7. ↑ "Birchwood School Official School Website". birchwood.school.nz.
  8. ↑ "Birchwood School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  9. ↑ "Birchwood School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.

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