Massey University Massey University ( mi, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa) is a university based in Palmerston North, New Zealand, with significant campuses in Albany and Wellington. Massey University has approximately 30,883 students, 13,796 of whom are extramural or ...

's Manawatū campus is surrounded by farmland, most of it used as training farms. The school of Agriculture and Environment has over in eight farms around the campus. These are known as the Massey Farms.

Demographics

Turitea statistical area, which does not actually include Turitea to the southeast, covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Turitea had a population of 444 at the

2018 New Zealand census Eighteen or 18 may refer to: * 18 (number), the natural number following 17 and preceding 19 * one of the years 18 BC, AD 18, 1918, 2018 Film, television and entertainment * ''18'' (film), a 1993 Taiwanese experimental film based on the sho ...

, a decrease of 252 people (−36.2%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 252 people (−36.2%) since the

2006 census 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second small ...

. There were 21 households, comprising 156 males and 285 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.55 males per female. The median age was 19.3 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 18 people (4.1%) aged under 15 years, 363 (81.8%) aged 15 to 29, 57 (12.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 6 (1.4%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 67.6% European/ Pākehā, 6.1%

Māori Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the C ...

, 4.7% Pacific peoples, 25.0%

Asian Asian may refer to: * Items from or related to the continent of Asia: ** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia ** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia ** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...

, and 6.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 40.5, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 61.5% had no religion, 25.0% were

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

, 1.4% were

Hindu Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

, 2.0% were

Muslim Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...

, 2.0% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 78 (18.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 0 (0.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $5,100, compared with $31,800 nationally. 15 people (3.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 57 (13.4%) people were employed full-time, 54 (12.7%) were part-time, and 24 (5.6%) were unemployed.

References

{{Palmerston North City Massey University Palmerston North Populated places on the Manawatū River