Westbrook is a suburb in the city of

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. The semi-rural suburb includes the Olive Tree Village, the Manawatu Trotting Club, and several parks and reserves: Bill Brown Park, David Spring Park, Kimberley Park, Ashton Reserve, Amberley Reserve, Chippendale Reserve, Chelmarsh Reserve, Marybank Reserve, Dalfield Reserve, and part of the Kawau Stream Reserve.

Demographics

Westbrook covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Westbrook had a population of 3,261 at the

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, an increase of 258 people (8.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 222 people (7.3%) since the

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. There were 1,101 households, comprising 1,587 males and 1,671 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female, with 789 people (24.2%) aged under 15 years, 792 (24.3%) aged 15 to 29, 1,275 (39.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 405 (12.4%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 69.6% European/

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, 31.3%

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, 12.2% Pacific peoples, 6.3% Asian, and 2.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 12.5, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 51.3% had no religion, 33.6% were Christian, 2.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.1% were

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, 0.9% were Muslim, 0.7% were

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and 1.9% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 285 (11.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 606 (24.5%) people had no formal qualifications. 189 people (7.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,173 (47.5%) people were employed full-time, 318 (12.9%) were part-time, and 162 (6.6%) were unemployed.

Education

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

References

{{Palmerston North City Suburbs of Palmerston North Populated places in Manawatū-Whanganui