Mount Holdsworth is a rural locality and a statistical area in the

Carterton District Carterton ( mi, Taratahi) is a small town in the Wellington Region of New Zealand and the seat of the Carterton District (a territorial authority or local government district). It lies in a farming area of the Wairarapa in New Zealand's North Isl ...

and

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. The locality is about 17 km north of Carterton by road, and the statistical area covers the entire district north and west of Carterton. The main eastern entrance to the

Tararua Forest Park Tararua Forest Park, often called the Tararuas is a protected area in the Wellington region of New Zealand. Its area is , and its highest point, a peak called Mitre, is at 1571 m above sea level. It was established in 1954, as New Zealand's f ...

is from Mount Holdsworth.

Demographics

Mount Holdsworth statistical area covers and also includes Dalefield. It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Mount Holdsworth had a population of 1,767 at the

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, an increase of 240 people (15.7%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 426 people (31.8%) since the

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. There were 669 households, comprising 891 males and 879 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.01 males per female. The median age was 46.3 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 336 people (19.0%) aged under 15 years, 243 (13.8%) aged 15 to 29, 918 (52.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 273 (15.4%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 94.2% European/

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, 10.0%

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, 1.5% Pasifika, 1.2%

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, and 2.7% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 18.7, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 54.5% had no religion, 35.3% were

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, 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.2% were

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, 0.2% were

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and 1.4% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 309 (21.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 258 (18.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $35,100, compared with $31,800 nationally. 264 people (18.4%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 762 (53.2%) people were employed full-time, 270 (18.9%) were part-time, and 51 (3.6%) were unemployed.

References

{{Carterton District Carterton District Populated places in the Wellington Region