Spring Creek is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement. It covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. It is part of the larger Spring Creek-Grovetown statistical area. Spring Creek had a population of 576 at the
2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 33 people (6.1%) since the
2013 census, and an increase of 3 people (0.5%) since the
2006 census. There were 204 households, comprising 315 males and 258 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.22 males per female, with 108 people (18.8%) aged under 15 years, 84 (14.6%) aged 15 to 29, 300 (52.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 93 (16.1%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 87.5% European/
Pākehā, 19.8%
Māori, 0.5%
Pasifika, 3.1%
Asian, and 3.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 61.5% had no religion, 27.6% were
Christian, 2.1% had
Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% were
Hindu, and 1.0% were
Buddhist. Of those at least 15 years old, 45 (9.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 150 (32.1%) people had no formal qualifications. 60 people (12.8%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 267 (57.1%) people were employed full-time, 81 (17.3%) were part-time, and 9 (1.9%) were unemployed.
Spring Creek-Grovetown statistical area Spring Creek-Grovetown statistical area also includes
Grovetown. It covers . ==Education==