Springfield, Rotorua
Suburb of Rotorua, New Zealand
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Springfield is a suburb of Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island.
Springfield | |
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Springfield main street | |
 Interactive map of Springfield | |
| Coordinates: 38.160367°S 176.235831°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Rotorua |
| Local authority | Rotorua Lakes Council |
| Electoral ward | Te Ipu Wai Auraki General Ward |
| Area | |
| • Land | 249 ha (620 acres) |
| Population (June 2025)[2] | |
• Total | 3,820 |
| • Density | 1,530/km2 (3,970/sq mi) |
| 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 3,820 as of June 2025,[2] with a population density of 1,534 people per km2.
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]
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 522 as of October 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]