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Stoke

Omaio  (Māori)
Suburb
Stoke is slightly right of centre, lying between Richmond on the left and Tāhunanui under the coastal cloud on the right
Stoke is slightly right of centre, lying between Richmond on the left and Tāhunanui under the coastal cloud on the right
Country New Zealand
Region Nelson
Ward
  • Stoke-Tāhunanui General Ward
  • Whakatū Māori Ward
Electorates
  • Nelson
  • Te Tai Tonga (Māori)
Area
 • Total 22.60 km2 (8.73 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2023)
 • Total 19,980
 • Density 884.1/km2 (2,289.7/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+12 (NZST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+13 (NZDT)
Postcode
7011
Area code(s) 03

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.

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

A group of streets in Stoke, between Main Road Stoke and Nayland Road, are named after famous literary figures: Kipling, Tennyson, Keats, Shelley, Marlowe, Browning, Dickens, Homer and Coleridge.

Facilities

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

Saxtons' Stadium is a home of indoor sports such as futsal, handball, table tennis and volleyball, and the home of the basketball team Nelson Giants.

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.

The Stoke Hand sculpture is located outside Stoke library.

Demographics

Stoke covers 22.60 km2 (8.73 sq mi). It had an estimated population of 19980 as of June 2023, with a population density of 884 people per km2.

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
2006 15,183 —    
2013 16,788 +1.45%
2018 18,672 +2.15%

Before the 2023 census, Stoke had a smaller boundary, covering 22.25 km2 (8.59 sq mi). Using that boundary, Stoke had a population of 18,672 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 1,884 people (11.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 3,489 people (23.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 7,221 households, comprising 8,889 males and 9,792 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.91 males per female, with 3,237 people (17.3%) aged under 15 years, 2,991 (16.0%) aged 15 to 29, 8,088 (43.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 4,353 (23.3%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 89.7% European/Pākehā, 10.4% Māori, 2.3% Pasifika, 4.4% Asian, and 2.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 17.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 53.8% had no religion, 35.4% were Christian, 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim, 0.7% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 2,466 (16.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 3,393 (22.0%) people had no formal qualifications. 1,866 people (12.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 6,930 (44.9%) people were employed full-time, 2,394 (15.5%) were part-time, and 396 (2.6%) were unemployed.

Individual statistical areas in 2018
Name Area
(km2)
Population Density
(per km2)
Households Median age Median
income
Broadgreen-Monaco 1.14 2,376 2,084 927 44.2 years $27,500
Nayland 0.84 1,899 2,261 717 38.5 years $30,300
Aldinga 1.11 3,168 2,854 1,236 51.1 years $26,500
Maitlands 0.77 2,148 2,790 867 41.5 years $31,300
Saxton 3.86 57 15 27 37.1 years $31,900
Suffolk 2.00 2,721 1,361 1,041 53.1 years $27,000
Omaio 5.47 3,387 619 1,311 44.0 years $26,800
Enner Glynn 7.06 2,916 413 1,095 41.9 years $34,600
New Zealand 37.4 years $31,800
Stoke, Stoke Main Road
Stoke Main Road

Education

Stoke School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students/ It has a roll of 199 as of February 2024.

Nelson Christian Academy is a co-educational private Christian primary school for Year 1 to 8 students. It has a roll of 296.

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

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