Witherlea
Suburb of Blenheim, New Zealand
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Witherlea is a suburb to the south of Blenheim's central district.[3][4]
Witherlea | |
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 Interactive map of Witherlea | |
| Coordinates: 41.538°S 173.954°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Blenheim, New Zealand |
| Local authority | Marlborough District Council |
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| Area | |
| • Land | 381 ha (940 acres) |
| Population (June 2025)[2] | |
• Total | 5,930 |
| • Density | 1,560/km2 (4,030/sq mi) |
| Hospitals | Wairau Hospital |
| Burleigh | Redwoodtown | Riverlands |
  Witherlea  |
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| (Wither Hills) |
The Blenheim hospital campus, which includes Wairau Hospital, is in Witherlea.[5]
Omaka Cemetery has graves from early Pākehā settlement in the Wairau area.[6]
Demographics
Witherlea covers 3.81 km2 (1.47 sq mi).[1] It had an estimated population of 5,930 as of June 2025, with a population density of 1,528 people per km2.
Witherlea had a population of 5,757 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 351 people (6.5%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 921 people (19.0%) since the 2013 census. There were 2,826 males, 2,907 females, and 24 people of other genders in 2,265 dwellings.[9] 2.5% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 44.7 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 1,056 people (18.3%) aged under 15 years, 759 (13.2%) aged 15 to 29, 2,571 (44.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,371 (23.8%) aged 65 or older.[7]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 88.9% European (Pākehā); 11.4% Māori; 2.6% Pasifika; 5.6% Asian; 1.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.1% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.7%, Māori by 1.4%, Samoan by 0.5%, and other languages by 9.3%. No language could be spoken by 1.7% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 20.1, compared with 28.8% nationally.[7]
Religious affiliations were 33.0% Christian, 0.6% Hindu, 0.2% Islam, 0.1% Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.2% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 1.0% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 56.7%, and 7.7% of people did not answer the census question.[7]
Of those at least 15 years old, 930 (19.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 2,682 (57.1%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,089 (23.2%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $41,100, compared with $41,500 nationally. 453 people (9.6%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 2,325 (49.5%) full-time, 717 (15.3%) part-time, and 54 (1.1%) unemployed.[7]