Riverlands is a locality in Marlborough, New Zealand. State Highway 1 runs through the settlement, and the Ōpaoa River flows past to the northeast. Blenheim is about 2.5 km to the northwest.
According to the 2013 New Zealand census, Riverlands has a population of 471, an increase of 9 people since the 2006 census. There were 231 males and 240 females.
Demographics Riverlands covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Riverlands had a population of 543 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 78 people (16.8%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 138 people (34.1%) since the 2013 census. There were 294 males and 249 females in 174 dwellings. 1.7% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 42.2 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 84 people (15.5%) aged under 15 years, 99 (18.2%) aged 15 to 29, 267 (49.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 93 (17.1%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 82.9% European (Pākehā); 12.2% Māori; 9.9% Pasifika; 3.9% Asian; 2.2% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.3% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.8%, Māori by 1.1%, Samoan by 3.3%, and other languages by 10.5%. No language could be spoken by 0.6% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 23.2, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 30.9% Christian, 1.7% Hindu, 1.1% Islam, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.6% Jewish, and 0.6% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 58.0%, and 7.7% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 99 (21.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 246 (53.6%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 114 (24.8%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $47,600, compared with $41,500 nationally. 75 people (16.3%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 282 (61.4%) full-time, 81 (17.6%) part-time, and 3 (0.7%) unemployed.
Education Riverlands School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a roll of students as of It opened in 1906 and celebrated its centenary in 2006.
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