Monaco is a small suburb of
Nelson
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, New Zealand, west of town centre of
Stoke
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Bucking ...
. It lies on a narrow peninsula which extends into
Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere
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immediately to the south of
Nelson Airport, southwest of
central Nelson.
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The Broadgreen-Monaco statistical area, as defined by
Statistics New Zealand
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, covers a land area of 1.14 km², including the peninsula.
History
The estimated population of the area was 2,160 in 1996.
It reached 2,190 in 2001 and 2,298 in 2006, held steady at 2,298 in 2013, and then rose to 2,376 in 2018.
Demography
The Broadgreen-Monaco statistical area had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km
2.
Broadgreen-Monaco had a population of 2,376 at the
2018 New Zealand census
The 2018 New Zealand census, which took place on Tuesday 6 March 2018, was the thirty-fourth national census in New Zealand. The population of New Zealand was counted as 4,699,755 – an increase of 457,707 (10.79%) over the 2013 census.
Resu ...
, an increase of 78 people (3.4%) since the
2013 census, and an increase of 78 people (3.4%) since the
2006 census. There were 927 households, comprising 1,122 males and 1,254 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.89 males per female. The median age was 44.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 435 people (18.3%) aged under 15 years, 387 (16.3%) aged 15 to 29, 1,065 (44.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 489 (20.6%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 89.9% European/
Pākehā
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, 10.6%
Māori
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, 2.7%
Pasifika, 3.7%
Asian, and 1.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 17.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 53.4% had no religion, 35.1% were
Christian
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, 0.8% had
Māori religious beliefs
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, 0.3% were
Hindu
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, 0.4% were
Buddhist
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and 2.3% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 264 (13.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 435 (22.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $27,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 210 people (10.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 885 (45.6%) people were employed full-time, 324 (16.7%) were part-time, and 57 (2.9%) were unemployed.
Economy
In 2018, 12.7% worked in manufacturing, 9.2% worked in construction, 6.2% worked in hospitality, 6.2% worked in transport, 9.2% worked in education, and 12.2% worked in healthcare.
Transport
As of 2018, among those who commuted to work, 71.6% drove a car, 3.8% rode in a car, 2.4% use a bike, and 2.4% walk or run.
No one used public transport.
Education
Birchwood School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students.
It has a roll of as of .
References
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Suburbs of Nelson, New Zealand
Populated places in the Nelson Region
Populated places around Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere