Mornington is a suburb of

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, New Zealand, on the southern hills behind

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. It is named after the

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's father, the Earl of Mornington. The original Mornington is in

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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

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and Vogeltown, covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Kingston-Mornington-Vogeltown had a population of 3,165 at the

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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. There were 1,221 households, comprising 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/

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, 7.9%

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, 4.5% Pasifika, 17.7% Asian, and 4.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 30.9, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 55.0% had no religion, 27.1% were

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, 0.3% had

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, 4.8% were

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, 1.1% were

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, 2.0% were

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and 3.7% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 1,215 (47.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 207 (8.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $45,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. 726 people (28.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% 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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