The Wood, New Zealand

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The Wood
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The Wood, New Zealand
Coordinates: 41°16′08″S173°17′31″E / 41.269°S 173.292°E / -41.269; 173.292 Coordinates: 41°16′08″S173°17′31″E / 41.269°S 173.292°E / -41.269; 173.292
CountryNew Zealand
Region Nelson
Territorial authority Nelson
Government
 •  Nelson City Mayor Rachel Reese
 •  Nelson MP Rachel Boyack
 •  Te Tai Tonga MP Rino Tirikatene
Area
[1]
 • Total1.16 km2 (0.45 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2021) [2]
 • Total3,050
 • Density2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode
7010
Area code(s) 03

The Wood is a suburb of the South Island, New Zealand city of Nelson. [3] It lies just to the north-east of the city centre and adjoins it.

The suburb incorporates Botanical Reserve, a section of Nelson's town belt that includes the trigonometrical geographic centre of New Zealand, Botanical Hill. [4] The reserve borders the Botanical Gardens to the east and Branford Park to the west. [5]

The suburb also has four other public reserves: Guppy Park, Neale Park, Peace Grove and Pepper Tree Park. [5]

Demographics

The Wood statistical area covers 1.16 km2 (0.45 sq mi). [1] It had an estimated population of 3,050 as of June 2021, [2] with a population density of 2,629 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20062,790—    
20132,835+0.23%
20182,907+0.50%
Source: [6]

The Wood had a population of 2,907 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 72 people (2.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 117 people (4.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,263 households. There were 1,371 males and 1,536 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.89 males per female. The median age was 50.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 360 people (12.4%) aged under 15 years, 450 (15.5%) aged 15 to 29, 1,257 (43.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 837 (28.8%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 85.8% European/Pākehā, 9.1% Māori, 1.8% Pacific peoples, 8.6% Asian, and 2.7% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 29.1%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 51.0% had no religion, 37.0% were Christian, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.5% were Muslim, 1.4% were Buddhist and 2.8% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 603 (23.7%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 483 (19.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $25,700, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 948 (37.2%) people were employed full-time, 396 (15.5%) were part-time, and 72 (2.8%) were unemployed. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  3. ↑ Walrond, Carl (13 July 2012). "Nelson places – Nelson city". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand . Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Centre of New Zealand". nelsontrails.co.nz. Nelson Trails.
  5. 1 2 "Nelson Parks and Reserves". gdc.govt.nz. Gisborne District Council.
  6. 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. The Wood (304800). 2018 Census place summary: The Wood
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