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Toi Toi is an inner suburb of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies to the southwest of Nelson city centre, inland from Britannia Heights and Washington Valley.[4] Toi Toi is also known as Victory Village.
Key Information
The population was 3,270 in the 2018 census.[5]
Toi Toi features Victory Square and four other public parks: Emano East Reserve, Murphy North Reserve, St Lawrence Reserve and Vosper Reserve.[6]
Demographics
[edit]Toi Toi, comprising the statistical areas of Toi Toi and Victory, covers 1.94 km2 (0.75 sq mi).[2] It had an estimated population of 3,350 as of June 2025, with a population density of 1,727 people per km2.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3,108 | — |
| 2013 | 3,060 | −0.22% |
| 2018 | 3,270 | +1.34% |
| Source: [5] | ||
Toi Toi had a population of 3,270 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 210 people (6.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 162 people (5.2%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,173 households, comprising 1,668 males and 1,605 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.04 males per female, with 774 people (23.7%) aged under 15 years, 663 (20.3%) aged 15 to 29, 1,530 (46.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 303 (9.3%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 72.2% European/Pākehā, 14.6% Māori, 4.1% Pasifika, 18.7% Asian, and 3.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 27.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 52.9% had no religion, 33.0% were Christian, 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.4% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 1.9% were Buddhist and 3.1% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 420 (16.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 642 (25.7%) people had no formal qualifications. 174 people (7.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,191 (47.7%) people were employed full-time, 435 (17.4%) were part-time, and 117 (4.7%) were unemployed.[5]
| Name | Area (km2) |
Population | Density (per km2) |
Households | Median age | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toi Toi | 1.31 | 1,659 | 1,266 | 615 | 34.0 years | $27,000[7] |
| Victory | 0.63 | 1,611 | 2,557 | 558 | 34.1 years | $25,000[8] |
| New Zealand | 37.4 years | $31,800 |
References
[edit]- ^ "2025 Triennial Elections Declaration of Result" (PDF). Electionz. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Subnational population estimates - Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ^ Wise's Nelson-Blenheim "Easyread" Map ISBN 1 877402 50 8
- ^ a b c "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Toi Toi (304900) and Victory (305200).
- ^ "Nelson Parks and Reserves". gdc.govt.nz. Gisborne District Council.
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Toi Toi
- ^ 2018 Census place summary: Victory