Springvale, New Zealand

Springvale
Springvale
Suburb
	Coordinates: 39°55′21″S 175°01′27″E / 39.922497°S 175.024286°E
Country	New Zealand
City	Whanganui
Local authority	Whanganui District Council
Area
• Land	270 ha (670 acres)
Population (June 2023)
• Total	3,830

Westmere	Otamatea	St Johns Hill
	Springvale
Castlecliff	Tawhero	College Estate

Springvale is a suburb of Whanganui, in the Whanganui District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island.

An extension to the residential urban boundary was proposed in 2018 to provide homes for another 575 homes.^[3] The extension faced opposition.^[4]

As of 2018, homes in Springvale are among the fastest selling in the country, with the average house taking just 12 days to sell.^[5]

In 2019, Whanganui Māori proposed naming a new street Te Repo to recognise the wetlands that previously existed in the area, but the road was ultimately named after local sculptor Joan Morrell.^[6]

Springvale Park

Springvale Park is Whanganui's main sports hub, featuring fields, hardwood courts, swimming pools, a stadium and a bike track.^[7]

It hosts a range of North Island and national sports fixtures, like basketball and badminton.^[8]^[9]

The bike park component took 18 months to construct, and was extensively vandalised shortly after opening in December 2018.^[10]

Demographics

Springvale covers 2.70 km² (1.04 sq mi)^[1] and had an estimated population of 3,830 as of June 2023,^[2] with a population density of 1,419 people per km².

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	3,012	—
2013	3,114	+0.48%
2018	3,372	+1.60%
Source: ^[11]

Before the 2023 census, the suburb had a smaller boundary, covering 2.36 km² (0.91 sq mi).^[1] Using that boundary, Springvale had a population of 3,372 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 258 people (8.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 360 people (12.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,446 households, comprising 1,554 males and 1,815 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.86 males per female, with 579 people (17.2%) aged under 15 years, 525 (15.6%) aged 15 to 29, 1,359 (40.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 912 (27.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 84.3% European/Pākehā, 15.2% Māori, 3.0% Pacific peoples, 6.7% Asian, and 2.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 14.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 45.7% had no religion, 42.2% were Christian, 0.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.1% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim, 0.6% were Buddhist and 1.4% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 423 (15.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 642 (23.0%) people had no formal qualifications. 288 people (10.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,185 (42.4%) people were employed full-time, 405 (14.5%) were part-time, and 75 (2.7%) were unemployed.^[11]

Individual statistical areas in 2018
Name	Area (km²)	Population	Density (per km²)	Households	Median age	Median income
Springvale North	1.04	348	335	144	53.2 years	$27,300^[12]
Springvale West	0.69	1,572	2,278	675	46.7 years	$27,600^[13]
Springvale East	0.63	1,452	2,305	627	45.6 years	$27,300^[14]
New Zealand					37.4 years	$31,800