Springfield, Rotorua

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

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

Springfield
Suburb
Springfield main street
Coordinates: 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 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%
2023	3,768	−0.06%
Source: [4][5]

Springfield had a population of 3,768 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 12 people (−0.3%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 219 people (6.2%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,827 males, 1,932 females, and 12 people of other genders in 1,299 dwellings.^[6] 2.5% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 744 people (19.7%) aged under 15 years, 537 (14.3%) aged 15 to 29, 1,671 (44.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 810 (21.5%) aged 65 or older.^[4]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 75.6% European (Pākehā); 25.1% Māori; 3.6% Pasifika; 11.9% Asian; 1.0% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.7%, Māori by 6.1%, Samoan by 0.2%, and other languages by 12.9%. No language could be spoken by 2.2% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 24.2, compared with 28.8% nationally.^[4]

Religious affiliations were 35.7% Christian, 1.4% Hindu, 0.5% Islam, 1.0% Māori religious beliefs, 0.9% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, and 2.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 52.3%, and 6.1% of people did not answer the census question.^[4]

Of those at least 15 years old, 864 (28.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,533 (50.7%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 630 (20.8%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 390 people (12.9%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 1,572 (52.0%) full-time, 426 (14.1%) part-time, and 63 (2.1%) unemployed.^[4]

Individual statistical areas

Name	Area (km2)	Population	Density (per km2)	Dwellings	Median age	Median income
Springfield South	1.19	1,971	1,656	684	43.6 years	$51,300[7]
Springfield North	1.30	1,797	1,382	615	43.9 years	$39,400[8]
New Zealand					38.1 years	$41,500

Education

Otonga School Te Kura o Tihiōtonga is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students,^[9][10] with a roll of 468 as of March 2025.^[11][12] It opened in 1958 as Otonga Primary^[13] or Otonga Road School, and expanded its name to Otonga School Te Kura o Tihiōtonga to celebrate its Māori heritage in 2015.^[14]