Riverdale, New Zealand

Riverdale is a suburb of Gisborne, in the Gisborne District of New Zealand's North Island.

Demographics

Riverdale covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km².
Riverdale had a population of 2,781 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 135 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 603 people since the 2013 census. There were 1,230 males and 1,551 females in 1,107 dwellings. 1.7% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 393 people aged under 15 years, 357 aged 15 to 29, 981 aged 30 to 64, and 1,053 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 72.1% European ; 31.4% Māori; 2.8% Pasifika; 5.6% Asian; 0.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 2.3% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.3%, Māori by 9.1%, Samoan by 0.3%, and other languages by 6.3%. No language could be spoken by 1.8%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.2%. The percentage of people born overseas was 14.3, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 45.8% Christian, 1.4% Hindu, 0.3% Islam, 2.6% Māori religious beliefs, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.4% New Age, and 1.4% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 42.6%, and 5.5% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 375 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,350 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 666 people exclusively held high school qualifications. 195 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 918 full-time, 237 part-time, and 51 unemployed.

Name	Area	Population	Density	Dwellings	Median age	Median income
Lytton	0.86	1,431	1,664	615	68.3 years	$28,800
Riverdale	1.24	1,350	1,089	492	42.6 years	$41,400
New Zealand					38.1 years	$41,500

Parks

Nelson Park is a sports ground, local park and dog walking area, located in Riverdale.

Education

Lytton High School is a Year 9–13 state secondary school with a roll of. It opened in 1961. The school includes Te Whare Whai Hua Teenage Parent Centre, a public school for teenage parents.
Riverdale School is a year 1–6 state primary school with a roll of. The school was established in 1958. The school has hosted a regional chess tournament since 2006.
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Nga Uri A Maui is a Year 1–15 Māori immersion school with a roll of. It celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2023.
Sonrise Christian School is a Year 1–10 state integrated school with a roll of. It opened in 1993 in Mangapapa Church and became state integrated in 1999. It moved to separate premises in 2002.
All these schools are co-educational. Rolls are as of
The Eastern Institute of Technology has a rural campus in Riverdale. It is used for EIT courses and community-run horticulture and gardening classes.