Mornington is a suburb of
Wellington
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, New Zealand, on the southern hills behind
Brooklyn
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. It is named after the
Duke of Wellington
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's father, the
Earl of Mornington
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. The original Mornington is in
County Meath
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, and was the Irish seat of the Duke's father. It was named in 1878 from the time when J.F.E. Wright (1827-1891) subdivided his land in the south-west of the city in partnership with Jacob Joseph, and created the suburbs of Mornington and
Vogeltown.
Demographics
Kingston-Mornington-Vogeltown statistical area, which includes
Kingston and
Vogeltown, covers .
It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km
2.
Kingston-Mornington-Vogeltown had a population of 3,165 at the
2018 New Zealand census
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, an increase of 237 people (8.1%) since the
2013 census, and an increase of 276 people (9.6%) since the
2006 census
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. There were 1,221 households. There were 1,569 males and 1,596 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female. The median age was 35.3 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 585 people (18.5%) aged under 15 years, 666 (21.0%) aged 15 to 29, 1,626 (51.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 288 (9.1%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 76.3% European/Pākehā, 7.9% Māori, 4.5% Pacific peoples, 17.7% Asian, and 4.5% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).
The proportion of people born overseas was 30.9%, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 55.0% had no religion, 27.1% were Christian, 4.8% were Hindu, 1.1% were Muslim, 2.0% were Buddhist and 4.0% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 1,215 (47.1%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 207 (8.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $45,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,623 (62.9%) people were employed full-time, 318 (12.3%) were part-time, and 99 (3.8%) were unemployed.
Education
Ridgway School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,
with a roll of as of .
References
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Suburbs of Wellington City