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Witherlea is a suburb to the south of Blenheim's central district.

The Blenheim hospital campus, which includes Wairau Hospital, is in Witherlea.

Omaka Cemetery has graves from early Pākehā settlement in the Wairau area.

Demographics

Witherlea covers 3.81 km (1.47 sq mi). It had an estimated population of 6,060 as of June 2024, with a population density of 1,575 people per km.

Witherlea had a population of 5,409 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 576 people (11.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 846 people (18.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,115 households, comprising 2,631 males and 2,775 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female, with 987 people (18.2%) aged under 15 years, 741 (13.7%) aged 15 to 29, 2,409 (44.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,269 (23.5%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 90.0% European/Pākehā, 10.0% Māori, 2.1% Pasifika, 4.0% Asian, and 2.8% 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, 50.4% had no religion, 38.5% were Christian, 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 1.7% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 786 (17.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 831 (18.8%) people had no formal qualifications. 714 people (16.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,172 (49.1%) people were employed full-time, 708 (16.0%) were part-time, and 81 (1.8%) were unemployed.

Education

Witherlea School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1-6) school with a roll of 392 students as of November 2024.

References

1. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
2. "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 61. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
4. Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 139. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
5. "Wairau Hospital". Nelson Marlborough Heath. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
6. "Omaka Cemetery". Marlborough District Council. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
7. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Witherlea West (308300) and Witherlea East (308600).
8. 2018 Census place summary: Witherlea West
9. 2018 Census place summary: Witherlea East
10. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
11. Education Counts: Witherlea School

• Suburbs of Blenheim, New Zealand
• Populated places in the Marlborough District