Spotswood is a suburb of New Plymouth in the Taranaki Region of New Zealand. It is located to the west of the city centre.
The area in which Spotswood is located was acquired by the New Zealand Government in 1901 and was subdivided in 1902 to be sold in sections from May 1903.
Spotswood covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km<sup>2</sup>.
Spotswood had a population of 3,864 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 231 people (6.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 414 people (12.0%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,965 males, 1,881 females, and 15 people of other genders in 1,461 dwellings. 3.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 36.9 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 744 people (19.3%) aged under 15 years, 771 (20.0%) aged 15 to 29, 1,731 (44.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 621 (16.1%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 79.8% European (PÃÂkehÃÂ); 27.1% MÃÂori; 4.7% Pasifika; 5.5% Asian; 1.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.6% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.0%, MÃÂori by 6.1%, Samoan by 1.2%, and other languages by 8.1%. No language could be spoken by 2.1% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.5%. The percentage of people born overseas was 15.9, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 29.7% Christian, 0.6% Hindu, 0.9% Islam, 0.9% MÃÂori religious beliefs, 0.7% Buddhist, 0.7% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 1.3% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 57.3%, and 8.1% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 489 (15.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,812 (58.1%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 819 (26.2%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $36,500, compared with $41,500 nationally. 216 people (6.9%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 1,536 (49.2%) full-time, 450 (14.4%) part-time, and 117 (3.8%) unemployed.
Spotswood College is a secondary (years 9âÂÂ13) school with a roll of students as of It was founded in 1960.
Spotswood Primary is a contributing primary (years 1âÂÂ6) school with a roll of students as of The school opened in 1957.
Te Pi'ipi'inga Kakano Mai Rangiatea is a composite (years 1âÂÂ13) school with a roll of students as of It is a Kura Kaupapa MÃÂori school which teaches in the MÃÂori language. It opened as a primary school in 1994 and became a composite school in 2014.
All the schools are coeducational.