| Mayfield | |||||
| City1: | Blenheim, New Zealand | ||||
| Council: | Marlborough District Council | ||||
| Caption1: | Pollard Park | ||||
| Area: | 146 | ||||
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| Coordinates: | -41.5033°N 173.9534°W | ||||
Mayfield is a suburb to the north of Blenheim's central district, in the Marlborough region of the South Island of New Zealand.[1] [2] Pollard Park and Lansdowne Park are large parks to the west and north of the suburb, and a racecourse lies to the northwest.
Mayfield covers 1.46km2.[3] It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Mayfield had a population of 1,674 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 135 people (8.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 204 people (13.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 660 households, comprising 852 males and 822 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.04 males per female. The median age was 38.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 324 people (19.4%) aged under 15 years, 303 (18.1%) aged 15 to 29, 768 (45.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 279 (16.7%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 77.1% European/Pākehā, 20.3% Māori, 3.9% Pasifika, 10.4% Asian, and 2.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 19.4, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 52.0% had no religion, 31.4% were Christian, 1.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.2% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.9% were Buddhist and 3.0% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 144 (10.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 348 (25.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $29,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 111 people (8.2%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 696 (51.6%) people were employed full-time, 222 (16.4%) were part-time, and 54 (4.0%) were unemployed.
Mayfield School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1–6) school with a roll of students as of