Stoke (Māori: Omaio) is a suburb of Nelson in New Zealand, located between Richmond and Tāhunanui. Stoke was named by William Songer, the personal servant of Arthur Wakefield, after his birthplace Stoke-by-Nayland in Suffolk.[3]
Stoke
Omaio (Māori) | |
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Suburb | |
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| Coordinates: 41°19′05″S 173°13′37″E / 41.318°S 173.227°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Nelson |
| Ward |
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| Electorates | |
| Government | |
| • Territorial Authority | Nelson City Council |
| • Nelson City Mayor | Nick Smith |
| • Nelson MP | Rachel Boyack |
| • Te Tai Tonga MP | Tākuta Ferris |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.60 km2 (8.73 sq mi) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
• Total | 19,850 |
| • Density | 880/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (NZST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+13 (NZDT) |
| Postcode | 7011 |
| Area code | 03 |
In 2010 it was voted the "Keep New Zealand Beautiful People's Choice Best Place in New Zealand".[4]
A group of streets in Stoke, between Main Road Stoke and Nayland Road, are named after famous literary figures: Kipling, Tennyson, Keats, Shelley, Marlowe, Browning, Dickens, Homer and Coleridge.
Facilities
editSaxton's Field is an outdoor sports ground with softball, cricket, football, and hockey fields, a court for netball and an archery programme.
Saxtons' Stadium is a home of indoor sports such as futsal, handball, table tennis and volleyball, and the home of the basketball team Nelson Giants.
Isel Park is an historic park and house, which form part of the legacy left by the Marsden family of Stoke. It includes the Isel Park research facility which is part of the Nelson Provincial Museum.[5]
The Stoke Hand sculpture is located outside Stoke library.
Demographics
editStoke covers 22.60 km2 (8.73 sq mi).[1] It had an estimated population of 19,850 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 878 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 15,183 | — |
| 2013 | 16,788 | +1.45% |
| 2018 | 18,672 | +2.15% |
| Source: [6] | ||
Before the 2023 census, Stoke had a smaller boundary, covering 22.25 km2 (8.59 sq mi).[1] Using that boundary, Stoke had a population of 18,672 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 1,884 people (11.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 3,489 people (23.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 7,221 households, comprising 8,889 males and 9,792 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.91 males per female, with 3,237 people (17.3%) aged under 15 years, 2,991 (16.0%) aged 15 to 29, 8,088 (43.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 4,353 (23.3%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 89.7% European/Pākehā, 10.4% Māori, 2.3% Pasifika, 4.4% Asian, and 2.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 17.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 53.8% had no religion, 35.4% were Christian, 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim, 0.7% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 2,466 (16.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 3,393 (22.0%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,866 people (12.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 6,930 (44.9%) people were employed full-time, 2,394 (15.5%) were part-time, and 396 (2.6%) were unemployed.[6]
| Name | Area (km2) |
Population | Density (per km2) |
Households | Median age | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadgreen-Monaco | 1.14 | 2,376 | 2,084 | 927 | 44.2 years | $27,500[7] |
| Nayland | 0.84 | 1,899 | 2,261 | 717 | 38.5 years | $30,300[8] |
| Aldinga | 1.11 | 3,168 | 2,854 | 1,236 | 51.1 years | $26,500[9] |
| Maitlands | 0.77 | 2,148 | 2,790 | 867 | 41.5 years | $31,300[10] |
| Saxton | 3.86 | 57 | 15 | 27 | 37.1 years | $31,900[11] |
| Suffolk | 2.00 | 2,721 | 1,361 | 1,041 | 53.1 years | $27,000[12] |
| Omaio | 5.47 | 3,387 | 619 | 1,311 | 44.0 years | $26,800[13] |
| Enner Glynn | 7.06 | 2,916 | 413 | 1,095 | 41.9 years | $34,600[14] |
| New Zealand | 37.4 years | $31,800 |
Education
editStoke School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students/[15][16] It has a roll of 203 as of August 2024.[17]
Nelson Christian Academy is a co-educational private Christian primary school for Year 1 to 8 students.[18] It has a roll of 311.[19]
Local high schools include Nayland College, a state school in Nayland, and Garin College, a Catholic school in Richmond.[20]
References
edit- ^ a b c "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Reed, A. W. (2010). Peter Dowling (ed.). Place Names of New Zealand. Rosedale, North Shore: Raupo. p. 377. ISBN 9780143204107.
- ^ Goodger, Karen (10 December 2010). "Beaut suburb is stoked at being NZ's top place". Nelson Mail. Fairfax New Zealand. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
The Nelson suburb traditionally joked about as being a retirement village is officially New Zealand's favourite place. Stoke was awarded the honour at the Keep New Zealand Beautiful Awards in Parliament last night...
- ^ Isel House and Park – legacy of the Marsden family The Prow. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Broadgreen-Monaco (304400), Nayland (305000), Aldinga (305100), Maitlands (305400), Saxton (305700), Suffolk (305800), Omaio (305900) and Enner Glynn (306000).
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Broadgreen-Monaco
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Nayland
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Aldinga
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Maitlands
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Saxton
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Suffolk
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Omaio
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Enner Glynn
- ^ "Stoke School Official School Website". stoke.school.nz.
- ^ "Stoke School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
- ^ "Stoke School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "Nelson Christian Academy Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
- ^ "Nelson Christian Academy Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "Find schools in Nelson City". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.