Editing Motueka (section)

==Demographics==
The population of Motueka in 1951 was 2464 people which increased to 2824 people in 1956 and 3310 people in 1961.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last1=Davis |first1=Brian Newton |last2=Dollimore |first2=Edward Stewart |title=An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand |date=1966 |publisher=[[Ministry for Culture and Heritage|Ministry for Culture and Heritage / Te Manatū Taonga]] |url= https://teara.govt.nz/en/1966/motueka | editor-first=A. H. |editor-last=McLintock |editor-link=Alexander Hare McLintock |chapter=Motueka}}</ref>

Motueka covers {{Convert|12.68|km2||abbr=on}}<ref name="Area">{{Cite web|title=ArcGIS Web Application|url=https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787| access-date=29 April 2024|website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}}</ref> and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Motueka|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Motueka|y}}|R}}/12.68|0}} people per km<sup>2</sup>.

{{Historical populations|2006|6,624|2013|7,110|2018|8,007|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2018"/>}}
Before the 2023 census, the town had a larger boundary, covering {{Convert|13.66|km2||abbr=on}}.<ref name="Area"/> Using that boundary, Motueka had a population of 8,007 at the [[2018 New Zealand census]], an increase of 897 people (12.6%) since the [[2013 New Zealand census|2013 census]], and an increase of 1,383 people (20.9%) since the [[2006 New Zealand census|2006 census]]. There were 2,976 households, comprising 3,885 males and 4,128 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female, with 1,323 people (16.5%) aged under 15 years, 1,314 (16.4%) aged 15 to 29, 3,189 (39.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 2,181 (27.2%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 85.8% European/[[Pākehā]], 14.6% [[Māori people|Māori]], 2.5% [[Pasifika New Zealanders|Pasifika]], 5.7% [[Asian New Zealanders|Asian]], and 2.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 18.3, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 53.8% had no religion, 33.3% were [[Christianity in New Zealand|Christian]], 0.9% had [[Religion of Māori people|Māori religious beliefs]], 0.5% were [[Hinduism in New Zealand|Hindu]], 0.1% were [[Islam in New Zealand|Muslim]], 1.7% were [[Buddhism in New Zealand|Buddhist]] and 2.1% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 786 (11.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 1,659 (24.8%) people had no formal qualifications. 489 people (7.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,835 (42.4%) people were employed full-time, 1,008 (15.1%) were part-time, and 174 (2.6%) were unemployed.<ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|Motueka North (301100), Motueka West (301200) and Motueka East (301300)}}</ref>
[[File:Motueka aerial photo.JPG|thumb|Motueka looking toward the south-west and the airport]]

{| class="wikitable"
|+Individual statistical areas in 2018
|-
!Name !! Area<br/>(km<sup>2</sup>) !! Population !! Density<br/>(per km<sup>2</sup>) || Households !! Median age !! Median<br/>income
|-
| Motueka North || style="text-align:right;"|2.56 || style="text-align:right;"|2,478 || style="text-align:right;"|968 || style="text-align:right;"|987 || 46.3 years || $24,600<ref>{{NZ census place summary 2018|motueka-north|Motueka North}}</ref>
|-
| Motueka West || style="text-align:right;"|7.87 || style="text-align:right;"|2,523 || style="text-align:right;"|321 || style="text-align:right;"|783 || 39.7 years || $25,600<ref>{{NZ census place summary 2018|motueka-west|Motueka West}}</ref>
|-
| Motueka East || style="text-align:right;"|3.24 || style="text-align:right;"|3,006 || style="text-align:right;"|928 || style="text-align:right;"|1,206 || 53.3 years || $24,300<ref>{{NZ census place summary 2018|motueka-east|Motueka East}}</ref>
|-
! New Zealand !! !! !! !! !! 37.4 years !! style="text-align:left;"| $31,800
|}