The Brook, Nelson

The Brook is one of the suburbs of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies to the south of Nelson and is the location of the Brook Waimarama Sanctuary, a conservation project at the head of the Brook Valley.
Geography.
The Brook covers a land area of 6.90 km².
It has seven public reserves: Andrews Farm Reserve, Betsy Eyre Park, Brook Park, Grampians Reserve, Grove Reserve, Tantragee Reserve and Wards Reserve.
The Seymour Avenue Heritage Precinct comprises of a tree lined street at the North West corner of the suburb. The avenue consist of a short street with a mix of transitional villa and Californian bungalow style houses. The initial subdivision occurred in the 1910s with additional development on the 1940s. The subdivision was created on land originally part of a 20 acre property owned by Alfred Fell who built the first house on the land in 1854. This house was purchased by Nathaniel Edwards in 1860 and was considerably extended in the Victorian Gothic Revivalist style. Warwick House as this house is now named still looms over Seymour Avenue and is used as a function and wedding venue.
History.
The estimated population of The Brook reached 1,700 in 1996.
It reached 1,720 in 2001, 1,660 in 2006, 2,910 in 2013, and 3,000 in 2018.
Demography.
The Brook has an estimated population of , with a population density of 296.90 people per km².
As of the 2018 census, the median age was 45.2, the median income was $31,100, 4.0% of people earned over $100,00, 29.6% had a Bachelor's Degree or higher, and 2.8% of the workforce was unemployed.
Ethnically, the population was 92.2% New Zealand European, 8.4% Māori, 1.7% Pacific peoples, 5.7% Asian, 0.6% Middle Eastern, Latin American, or African, and 0.9% identified with other ethnicities, with many people identifying with multiple ethnic groups; 26.2% were born overseas.
Religiously, the population is 65.2% non-religious and 23.0% Christian.
Economy.
In 2018, 7.0% worked in manufacturing, 9.3% worked in construction, 7.0% worked in hospitality, 4.2% worked in transport, 9.6% worked in education, and 14.0% worked in healthcare.
Transport.
As of 2018, among those who commute to work, 66.6% drove a car, 3.1% rode in a car, 0.0% use public transport, 10.1% use a bike, and 10.1% walk or run.