Editing Marlborough District (section)

== Demography ==
Marlborough District covers {{Convert|10457.89|km2||abbr=on}}<ref name="Area">{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787| access-date=19 October 2024|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}}</ref> and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Marlborough region|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Marlborough region|y}}|R}}/10457.89|1}} people per km<sup>2</sup>. The district is home to {{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Marlborough region|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|New Zealand|y}}|R}}*100|1}}% of New Zealand's population.<ref name="NZ_population_data_2018" />

{{Historical populations
|1991|35148
|1996|38397
|2001|39561
|2006|42558
|2013|43416
|2018|47340
|2023|49431
|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2023"/><ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|Marlborough region (18)|marlborough-region|Marlborough region}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.stats.govt.nz/Census/2001-census-data/2001-census-regional-summary.aspx|title=2001 Census: Regional summary|website=archive.stats.govt.nz|language=en-nz|access-date=2020-04-28}}</ref>}}
Marlborough District had a population of 49,431 in the [[2023 New Zealand census]], an increase of 2,091 people (4.4%) since the [[2018 New Zealand census|2018 census]], and an increase of 6,015 people (13.9%) since the [[2013 New Zealand census|2013 census]]. There were 24,594 males, 24,681 females and 156 people of [[non-binary gender|other genders]] in 20,187 dwellings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_005&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.053%2Bw_05301%2Bw_05302%2Bw_05303.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}}</ref> 2.6% of people identified as [[LGBTQ|LGBTIQ+]]. The median age was 46.1 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 8,232 people (16.7%) aged under 15 years, 7,119 (14.4%) aged 15 to 29, 22,239 (45.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 11,838 (23.9%) aged 65 or older.<ref name="Census 2023"/>
[[File:2023 NZ Census Population Density - Marlborough District.png|thumb|Population density in the 2023 census]]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 85.9% [[European New Zealanders|European]] ([[Pākehā]]); 14.9% [[Māori people|Māori]]; 3.7% [[Pasifika New Zealanders|Pasifika]]; 5.4% [[Asian New Zealanders|Asian]]; 1.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.0% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.5%, Māori language by 2.8%, Samoan by 0.7% and other languages by 9.4%. No language could be spoken by 1.6% (e.g. too young to talk). [[New Zealand Sign Language]] was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 19.5, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 30.6% [[Christianity in New Zealand|Christian]], 0.8% [[Hinduism in New Zealand|Hindu]], 0.3% [[Islam in New Zealand|Islam]], 0.6% [[Religion of Māori people|Māori religious beliefs]], 0.7% [[Buddhism in New Zealand|Buddhist]], 0.4% [[New Age]], 0.1% [[Judaism in New Zealand|Jewish]],  and 1.1% other religions. People who answered that they had [[Irreligion in New Zealand|no religion]] were 57.5%, and 8.1% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 5,586 (13.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 22,905 (55.6%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 10,971 (26.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $39,400, compared with $41,500 nationally. 3,513 people (8.5%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 20,424 (49.6%) people were employed full-time, 6,165 (15.0%) were part-time, and 699 (1.7%) were unemployed.<ref name="Census 2023">{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.053.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Marlborough District (053)}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+Individual wards
|-
!Name !! Area<br/>(km<sup>2</sup>) !! Population !! Density<br/>(per km<sup>2</sup>) || Dwellings !! Median age !! Median<br/>income
|-
| Marlborough Sounds General Ward || style="text-align:right;"|2,606.78 || style="text-align:right;"|9,003 || style="text-align:right;"|3.5 || style="text-align:right;"|4,158 || 55.6 years || $33,400<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.w_05301.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Marlborough Sounds General Ward}}</ref>
|-
| Wairau-Awatere General Ward || style="text-align:right;"|7,829.95 || style="text-align:right;"|12,051 || style="text-align:right;"|1.5 || style="text-align:right;"|4,605 || 44.4 years || $47,900<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.w_05302.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Wairau-Awatere General Ward}}</ref>
|-
| Blenheim General Ward || style="text-align:right;"|21.17 || style="text-align:right;"|28,374 || style="text-align:right;"|1,340.3 || style="text-align:right;"|11,424 || 43.1 years || $38,600<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.w_05303.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Blenheim General Ward}}</ref>
|-
! New Zealand !! !! !! !! !! 38.1 years !! style="text-align:left;"| $41,500
|}

=== Towns and settlements ===
[[File:Blenheim, NZ.jpg|thumb|200px|Blenheim]]

Marlborough has three towns with a population over 1,000. Together, they are home to {{Rnd|({{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Blenheim|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Picton|y}}|R}}+{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Renwick|y}}|R}})/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Marlborough region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}% of the region's population.{{NZ population data 2018|4=y}}

{| class="wikitable"
![[Urban areas of New Zealand|Urban area]]
!Population
<small>({{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||)}}</small>
!% of region
|-
|[[Blenheim, New Zealand|Blenheim]]
| align="right" |{{NZ population data 2018|Blenheim|y}}
| align="right" |{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Blenheim|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Marlborough region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|-
|[[Picton, New Zealand|Picton]]
| align="right" |{{NZ population data 2018|Picton|y}}
| align="right" |{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Picton|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Marlborough region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|-
|[[Renwick, New Zealand|Renwick]]
| align="right" |{{NZ population data 2018|Renwick|y}}
| align="right" |{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Renwick|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Marlborough region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|}

Other towns and settlements include:

{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
* [[Anakiwa]]
* [[Grovetown, New Zealand|Grovetown]]
* [[Havelock, New Zealand|Havelock]]
* [[Ngākuta Bay]]
* [[Ōkiwi Bay]]
* [[Rai Valley]]
* [[Rārangi]]
* [[Seddon, New Zealand|Seddon]]
* [[Spring Creek, New Zealand|Spring Creek]]
* [[Tuamarina]]
* [[Waikawa, Marlborough|Waikawa]]
* [[Wairau Valley]]
* [[Ward, New Zealand|Ward]]
* [[Woodbourne, New Zealand|Woodbourne]]{{div col end}}

=== Culture and identity ===
Ethnicities in the [[2018 New Zealand census]] were 87.8% [[European New Zealanders|European/Pākehā]], 13.3% [[Māori people|Māori]], 3.1% Pacific peoples, 4.1% Asian, and 2.5% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of Marlborough residents born overseas was 17.4%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 53.2% had no religion, 35.5% were Christian, 0.5% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim, 0.6% were Buddhist and 2.3% had other religions.<ref name="Census 2018" />