Blaketown
Blaketown is a suburb to the west of Greymouth on the West Coast of New Zealand. The Grey River separates Blaketown from Cobden, and the Blaketown Lagoon separates it from the centre of Greymouth.
The town is named after Isaac Blake, an early storekeeper in the district.
Demographics
Blaketown covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.[Image:Blaketown Lagoon.jpg|thumb|Blaketown Lagoon]
Blaketown had a population of 810 at the 2018 New [Zealand census], a decrease of 30 people since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 54 people since the 2006 census. There were 375 households, comprising 414 males and 396 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.05 males per female. The median age was 42.2 years, with 135 people aged under 15 years, 147 aged 15 to 29, 390 aged 30 to 64, and 141 aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 93.3% European/Pākehā, 11.1% Māori, 1.9% Pasifika, 2.6% Asian, and 1.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 9.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 60.7% had no religion, 27.4% were Christian, 0.4% were Hindu, 0.7% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 3.3% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 54 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 234 people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $27,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. 69 people earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 330 people were employed full-time, 108 were part-time, and 24 were unemployed.