Berhampore () is a suburb of

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, New Zealand. It lies towards the south of the city, four kilometres from the city centre, and two kilometres from the coast of

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. It is surrounded by the

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s of Vogeltown, Newtown, Melrose, Island Bay, Kingston, and Mornington. The suburb was named after Berhampore in

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, one of the battlefields at the start of the

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of 1757. Also surrounding Berhampore is the Berhampore Golf Course as well as a very extensive

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(known as the town belt) with many

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s and tracks connecting outlying areas. The suburb also boasts some of Wellington's best all weather sports fields, on Adelaide Road and the national hockey stadium. Alongside the golf course there is a skateboard/bmx park, right by a kids mountain bike track. Berhampore School opened in 1915. Residents of Berhampore are both ethnically and socio-economically diverse and contribute to the atmosphere of their surrounding communities. Recent traffic calming by

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in Adelaide Road and Luxford Street has helped create a more defined sense of community in Berhampore. The housing stock in Berhampore is a mix of mostly lower to middle value properties, with examples of most building styles and types seen in New Zealand since European settlement. The Berhampore State Flats, located on Adelaide Road, are a fine example of the

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of architecture. They were designed by F. Gordon Wilson, chief architect at the Department of Housing Construction, and completed in 1938–39.Julia Gatley. 'Wilson, Francis Gordon', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/5w36/wilson-francis-gordon (accessed 6 June 2018)

Demographics

Berhampore statistical area covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Berhampore had a population of 3,870 at the

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, an increase of 261 people (7.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 273 people (7.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,554 households, comprising 1,821 males and 2,049 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.89 males per female. The median age was 35.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 606 people (15.7%) aged under 15 years, 960 (24.8%) aged 15 to 29, 1,770 (45.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 537 (13.9%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 68.5% European/

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, 10.7% Māori, 8.6% Pasifika, 15.9% Asian, and 8.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 34.7, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 50.5% had no religion, 31.2% were

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, 0.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 4.2% were

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, 3.7% were

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, 1.3% were

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and 4.0% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 1,278 (39.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 393 (12.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $31,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 606 people (18.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,749 (53.6%) people were employed full-time, 402 (12.3%) were part-time, and 156 (4.8%) were unemployed.

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