Springfield, Rotorua

For the suburb of Canterbury, see Springfield, New Zealand.

Springfield
Suburb
Coordinates: 38°09′37″S176°14′09″E / 38.160367°S 176.235831°E / -38.160367; 176.235831
Country	New Zealand
City	Rotorua
Local authority	Rotorua Lakes Council
Electoral ward	Te Ipu Wai Auraki General Ward
Area [1]
• Land	249 ha (615 acres)
Population  (June 2024) [2]
• Total	3,840

Pomare	Hillcrest	Glenholme
Matipo Heights	Springfield	Whakarewarewa
		Tihiotonga

Springfield main street

Springfield is a suburb of Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.

Springfield Golf Club started in 1947 and developed the course in Springfield from 1948. ^[3]

Demographics

Springfield covers 2.49 km² (0.96 sq mi) ^[1] and had an estimated population of 3,840 as of June 2024, ^[2] with a population density of 1,542 people per km².

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	3,702	—
2013	3,549	−0.60%
2018	3,780	+1.27%
Source: [4]

Springfield had a population of 3,780 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 231 people (6.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 78 people (2.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,323 households, comprising 1,797 males and 1,980 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.91 males per female, with 714 people (18.9%) aged under 15 years, 573 (15.2%) aged 15 to 29, 1,680 (44.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 810 (21.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 78.8% European/Pākehā, 20.6% Māori, 2.5% Pacific peoples, 10.9% Asian, and 2.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 24.0, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 50.2% had no religion, 37.2% were Christian, 0.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.9% were Hindu, 0.4% were Muslim, 0.8% were Buddhist and 2.1% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 798 (26.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 420 (13.7%) people had no formal qualifications. 606 people (19.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,491 (48.6%) people were employed full-time, 471 (15.4%) were part-time, and 93 (3.0%) were unemployed. ^[4]

Individual statistical areas

Name	Area (km2)	Population	Density (per km2)	Households	Median age	Median income
Springfield South	1.19	1,995	1,676	717	42.8 years	$40,000 [5]
Springfield North	1.30	1,785	1,373	606	45.9 years	$28,900 [6]
New Zealand					37.4 years	$31,800

Education

Otonga Road School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, ^{[7] [8]} with a roll of 540 as of November 2024. ^[9]

References

1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
2. "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. "Club History". Springfield Golf Club. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
4. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Springfield South (200600) and Springfield North (200700).
5. 2018 Census place summary: Springfield South
6. 2018 Census place summary: Springfield North
7. "Official School Website". otonga.school.nz.
8. "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
9. "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.