Masterton West is a suburb of

Masterton Masterton ( mi, Whakaoriori), a large town in the Greater Wellington Region of New Zealand, operates as the seat of the Masterton District (a territorial authority or local-government district). It is the largest town in the Wairarapa, a r ...

, a town on New Zealand's

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. It includes Renall Street railway station and the Douglas Parks sports group. Air quality in Masterton West exceeded

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guidelines for 28 days in 2018 and 34 days in 2019.

Demographics

Douglas Park statistical area, which corresponds to Masterton West, covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Douglas Park had a population of 2,016 at the

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, an increase of 111 people (5.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 129 people (6.8%) since the

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. There were 810 households. There were 924 males and 1,092 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.85 males per female. The median age was 44.7 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 408 people (20.2%) aged under 15 years, 336 (16.7%) aged 15 to 29, 801 (39.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 471 (23.4%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 86.2% European/Pākehā, 17.1% Māori, 4.6% Pacific peoples, 3.0% Asian, and 2.8% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). The proportion of people born overseas was 15.5%, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 47.9% had no religion, 38.2% were Christian, 0.4% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 4.3% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 270 (16.8%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 351 (21.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $26,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 678 (42.2%) people were employed full-time, 252 (15.7%) were part-time, and 60 (3.7%) were unemployed.

Education

Douglas Park School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, with a roll of as of .

Wairarapa College Wairarapa College is a state coeducational secondary school located in Masterton, New Zealand. The college first opened in 1938, following the merger of Wairarapa High School with the Masterton Technical School. Serving Years 9 to 13, the college ...

is a co-educational state secondary school for Year 9 to 13 students, with a roll of . St Matthew's Collegiate is a state-integrated Anglican girls' secondary school for Year 7 to 13 students, with a roll of . Masterton West also has a kindergarten.

References

{{Masterton District, New Zealand Suburbs of Masterton