At the last New Zealand
census in 2001, the combined population of the Marlborough and Kaikoura regions was
43,035. The majority of these people are located in the towns of Blenheim, Picton and
Kaikoura. Blenheim,
which is located on the fertile Wairau Plain, has a population of over 21,000; Picton, at
the terminus for the Wellington-Picton ferries, has a population of about 3,000; and the Kaikoura township has a
population of 2,100.
Main population centres: |
Blenheim |
22,617 |
Renwick & Woodbourne |
2,460 |
Picton |
3,003 |
Waikawa |
987 |
Havelock |
471 |
Seddon |
477 |
Kaikoura |
2,106 |
|
|
Population mix: |
European |
93% |
Maori |
13% |
Pacific Island |
1% |
Asian & Other |
1% |
|
|
Age mix: |
Under 15 |
20% |
15 to 64 |
64% |
65+ |
16% |
Statistics from Statistics New Zealand |
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