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Stoke, New Zealand

Coordinates: 41°19′05″S 173°13′37″E / 41.318°S 173.227°E / -41.318; 173.227
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Stoke
Omaio (Māori)
Suburb
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Coordinates: 41°19′05″S 173°13′37″E / 41.318°S 173.227°E / -41.318; 173.227
CountryNew Zealand
RegionNelson
Ward
  • Stoke-Tāhunanui General Ward
  • Whakatū Māori Ward
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial AuthorityNelson City Council
 • Nelson City MayorNick Smith[1]
 • Nelson MPRachel Boyack[2]
 • Te Tai Tonga MPTākuta Ferris[3]
Area
[4]
 • Total
22.60 km2 (8.73 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2025)[5]
 • Total
20,260
 • Density896.5/km2 (2,322/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode
7011
Area code03

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.[6]

In 2010 it was voted the "Keep New Zealand Beautiful People's Choice Best Place in New Zealand".[7]

A group of streets in Stoke, between Main Road Stoke and Nayland Road, are named after famous literary figures: Baxter, Browning, Byron, Coleridge, Dickens, Keats, Kipling, Holcroft, Homer, Marlowe, Masefield, Rossetti, Sargeson, Shelley, Tennyson, and Wordsworth.[8]

Local government

Originally, the area fell under the control of the Nelson Provincial Council (1853–1876). With the abolition of provincial government, Stoke became a riding of Waimea County.[9] In 1958, Stoke became part of Nelson City alongside the suburbs of Enner Glynn, Wakatu, Annesbrook, and Monaco.[10]

Facilities

Saxton Field is an outdoor sports ground with softball, cricket, football, and hockey fields, a court for netball and an archery programme.[11]

Saxton Stadium is a home of indoor sports such as futsal, handball, table tennis and volleyball, and the home of the basketball team Nelson Giants.[12]

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.[13]

The Stoke Hand sculpture is located outside Stoke library.

Demographics

Stoke covers 22.60 km2 (8.73 sq mi).[4] It had an estimated population of 20,260 as of June 2025,[5] with a population density of 896 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
200615,183—    
201316,788+1.45%
201818,672+2.15%
202319,491+0.86%
The 2006 population is for a smaller area of 22.25 km2.
Source: [14][15]

Stoke had a population of 19,491 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 819 people (4.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 2,703 people (16.1%) since the 2013 census. There were 9,381 males, 10,011 females, and 93 people of other genders in 7,620 dwellings.[16] 3.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 3,285 people (16.9%) aged under 15 years, 3,084 (15.8%) aged 15 to 29, 8,661 (44.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 4,464 (22.9%) aged 65 or older.[14]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 86.2% European (Pākehā); 12.3% Māori; 2.8% Pasifika; 7.2% Asian; 1.1% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.7% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.4%, Māori by 2.7%, Samoan by 0.5%, and other languages by 9.8%. No language could be spoken by 1.6% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.6%. The percentage of people born overseas was 21.3, compared with 28.8% nationally.[14]

Religious affiliations were 30.9% Christian, 1.0% Hindu, 0.3% Islam, 0.3% Māori religious beliefs, 1.0% Buddhist, 0.5% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 1.4% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 57.3%, and 7.3% of people did not answer the census question.[14]

Of those at least 15 years old, 3,306 (20.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 8,781 (54.2%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 4,116 (25.4%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 1,218 people (7.5%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 7,857 (48.5%) full-time, 2,331 (14.4%) part-time, and 306 (1.9%) unemployed.[14]

Individual statistical areas
Name Area
(km2)		 Population Density
(per km2)		 Dwellings Median age Median
income
Broadgreen-Monaco 1.14 2,463 2,161 966 40.9 years $39,400[17]
Nayland 0.84 2,097 2,496 780 37.7 years $41,200[18]
Aldinga 1.11 3,174 2,859 1,278 50.7 years $34,100[19]
Maitlands 0.76 2,157 2,838 849 41.0 years $41,800[20]
Saxton 3.99 66 17 30 42.2 years $41,800[21]
Suffolk 2.00 2,658 1,329 1,044 54.2 years $32,200[22]
Omaio 5.36 3,912 730 1,530 43.0 years $39,100[23]
Enner Glynn 7.40 2,964 401 1,143 42.1 years $45,400[24]
New Zealand 38.1 years $41,500

Education

Stoke School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students/[25][26] It has a roll of 185 as of July 2026.[27][28] It opened in 1845, moved to a new site in 1851, and moved again to its current location in 1858, with St Barnabas Church taking over the 1851 site.[29]

Nelson Christian Academy is a co-educational private Christian primary school for Year 1 to 8 students.[30] It has a roll of 315.[31] It opened in 1977.[32]

Local high schools include Nayland College, a state school in Nayland, and Garin College, a Catholic school in Richmond.[33]

References

  1. ↑ "2025 Triennial Elections Declaration of Result" (PDF). Electionz. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Amended Official Result for the Nelson Electoral District". New Zealand Gazette. 10 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Te Tai Tonga – Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Statistical Area 2 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Subnational population estimates - Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  6. ↑ Reed, A. W. (2010). Peter Dowling (ed.). Place Names of New Zealand. Rosedale, North Shore: Raupo. p. 377. ISBN 9780143204107.
  7. ↑ 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...
  8. ↑ "List of Streets in Stoke, Nelson". Geographic.org. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "Nelson counties". Nelson Evening Mail. Vol. XI, no. 263. 4 December 1876. p. 2. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "Nelson City Council – the origins". The Prow. November 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "Saxton Field". Saxton Field. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  12. ↑ "Saxton Stadium". Saxton Field. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  13. ↑ Isel House and Park – legacy of the Marsden family The Prow. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Broadgreen-Monaco (304400), Nayland (305000), Aldinga (305100), Maitlands (305400), Saxton (305700), Suffolk (305800), Omaio (305900) and Enner Glynn (306000). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  15. ↑ "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).
  16. ↑ "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  17. ↑ "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer. Broadgreen-Monaco. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  18. ↑ "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer. Nayland. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  19. ↑ "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer. Aldinga. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  20. ↑ "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer. Maitlands. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  21. ↑ "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer. Saxton. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  22. ↑ "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer. Suffolk. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  23. ↑ "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer. Omaio. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  24. ↑ "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer. Enner Glynn. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  25. ↑ "Stoke School Official School Website". stoke.school.nz.
  26. ↑ "Stoke School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  27. ↑ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  28. ↑ "Stoke School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  29. ↑ "Settlement in Stoke". The Prow. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  30. ↑ "Nelson Christian Academy Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  31. ↑ "Nelson Christian Academy Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  32. ↑ "Nelson Christian Academy". School Finder NZ. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  33. ↑ "Find schools in Nelson City". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
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