Manor Park, a northern suburb of

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City, lies in the south of the

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of New Zealand. The suburb separates the western bank of the Hutt River from State Highway 2. The suburb is served by the

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History

At the end of 1925, W.H. George auctioned his Manor Park Estate, which at the time was part of

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. Much of it was subdivided and sold as township sections. Part of the land was purchased by Karori Golf Club, which renamed itself to Manor Park Golf Club after moving there and opening a course in 1926. A flood in April 1931 swept away Manor Park Bridge, a private bridge that connected the suburb with

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. The flood also caused damage to the Manor Park Golf Course. The suburb was previously home to Manor Park School, which has admission records dating back to 1962. The school was declared closed on 15 February 1996.

Landmarks

Manor Park is home to the Manor Park Golf Club.Manor Park Golf Club
Retrieved: 10 January 2009 The suburb is mostly residential, other than the aforementioned golf club and a small private hospital. Over recent years new houses have been built at the southern end of the suburb.

Demographics

Manor Park statistical area covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Manor Park had a population of 417 at the

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, an increase of 27 people (6.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 36 people (9.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 135 households, comprising 219 males and 198 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.11 males per female. The median age was 45.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 57 people (13.7%) aged under 15 years, 75 (18.0%) aged 15 to 29, 180 (43.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 102 (24.5%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 82.7% European/

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, 12.2%

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, 5.0% Pasifika, 12.9% Asian, and 1.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 23.0, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 50.4% had no religion, 32.4% were

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, 0.7% had

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, 2.9% were

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, 2.2% were

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and 4.3% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 60 (16.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 66 (18.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $31,400, compared with $31,800 nationally. 72 people (20.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 162 (45.0%) people were employed full-time, 36 (10.0%) were part-time, and 9 (2.5%) were unemployed.

References

External links

Manor Park Golf Club website
{{Lower Hutt Suburbs of Lower Hutt Populated places on Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River