Redwoodtown

Redwoodtown is a suburb to the south of Blenheim's central business district.^[3][4]

Redwoodtown
Suburb
St Mary's Catholic Church
Coordinates: 41.528°S 173.954°E / -41.528; 173.954
Country	New Zealand
City	Blenheim, New Zealand
Local authority	Marlborough District Council
Electoral ward	Blenheim General Ward Marlborough Māori Ward
Area [1]
• Land	433 ha (1,070 acres)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Total	11,210

Springlands	Blenheim Central
Fairhall	Redwoodtown	Riverlands
	Witherlea

Demographics

Redwoodtown covers 4.33 km² (1.67 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 11,210 as of June 2024,^[2] with a population density of 2,589 people per km².

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	9,384	—
2013	9,720	+0.50%
2018	10,401	+1.36%
Source: [5]

Before the 2023 census, the suburb had a larger boundary, covering 5.09 km² (1.97 sq mi).^[1] Using that boundary, Redwoodtown had a population of 10,401 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 681 people (7.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 1,017 people (10.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 4,302 households, comprising 5,028 males and 5,370 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female, with 1,833 people (17.6%) aged under 15 years, 1,755 (16.9%) aged 15 to 29, 4,431 (42.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 2,373 (22.8%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 84.8% European/Pākehā, 14.2% Māori, 4.5% Pasifika, 5.5% Asian, and 2.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 17.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 51.4% had no religion, 37.5% were Christian, 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.9% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.9% were Buddhist and 1.7% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,143 (13.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 2,076 (24.2%) people had no formal qualifications. 882 people (10.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 4,164 (48.6%) people were employed full-time, 1,200 (14.0%) were part-time, and 213 (2.5%) were unemployed.^[5]

Individual statistical areas in 2018

Name	Area (km2)	Population	Density (per km2)	Households	Median age (years)	Median income
Whitney West	1.90	2,652	1,396	1,077	41.7	NZ$31,500[6]
Whitney East	1.06	2,394	2,258	993	44.0	NZ$29,000[7]
Redwoodtown West	1.06	2,613	2,465	1,083	43.7	NZ$26,700[8]
Redwoodtown East	1.07	2,742	2,563	1,149	42.2	NZ$29,200[9]
New Zealand					37.4	NZ$31,800

Education

Redwoodtown School and Richmond View School are full primary (years 1-8) schools with rolls of 301 and 316 respectively.^[10][11] Richmond View is a state integrated school with a Christian perspective.^[12]

Whitney Street School is a state contributing primary (Year 1-6) primary school. It has a roll of 356.

All these schools are coeducational. Rolls are as of July 2025.^[13]