Renwick is a small town in

Marlborough Marlborough or the Marlborough may refer to: Places Australia * Marlborough, Queensland * Principality of Marlborough, a short-lived micronation in 1993 * Marlborough Highway, Tasmania; Malborough was an historic name for the place at the sou ...

, New Zealand, close to the south bank of the Wairau River. It is located on , west of Blenheim. Havelock is north. State Highway 63 runs southwest from Renwick through the Wairau River valley. The town was initially known as "Upper Wairau", and then as "Renwicktown" after an early landowner, Dr. Thomas Renwick. Renwick is located in the centre of Marlborough's grape growing region.

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is the variety usually associated with the area, and famous wineries such as Isabel Estate and Forrest Estate are in close proximity.

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(Grey Pinot) is also exported.

Demographics

Renwick is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a small urban area and covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Renwick Post Office

Renwick had a population of 2,418 at the

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, an increase of 165 people (7.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 456 people (23.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 909 households, comprising 1,218 males and 1,200 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.01 males per female. The median age was 39.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 546 people (22.6%) aged under 15 years, 351 (14.5%) aged 15 to 29, 1,131 (46.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 390 (16.1%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 93.1% European/

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, 11.0% Māori, 1.4% Pasifika, 2.0% Asian, and 2.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 14.9, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 60.8% had no religion, 28.5% were

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, 0.2% had

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, 0.5% were

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and 1.9% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 270 (14.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 408 (21.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $37,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. 312 people (16.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,038 (55.4%) people were employed full-time, 309 (16.5%) were part-time, and 42 (2.2%) were unemployed.

Education

Renwick School is a coeducational full primary school (years 1–8), with a decile rating of 8 with a role of The first school in Renwick opened at the beginning of 1861, using the Presbyterian Church as a schoolroom. It was the second school in Marlborough. The present school opened in 1864.A. D. McIntosh, pp 339–340. The school claims to have been established in 1862.

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External links

Renwick School website

Giesen Sports and Events Centre
{{Authority control Populated places in the Marlborough District