Seatoun, an eastern suburb of

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, the

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, lies on the east coast of the

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, close to the entrance to Wellington Harbour (

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), some seven kilometres southeast of the CBD. The suburb sits on an exposed promontory close to

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, a dangerous area of rocky shallows upon which many ships have foundered, most notably the inter-island ferry in 1968. Europeans first settled the suburb in 1889. The name ''Seatoun'' comes from a locality in Forfarshire,

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linked with the family history of

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, the suburb's founder. Seatoun as a suburb looks out on to Steeple Rock, which is the largest rock of Barrett Reef at the west of the entrance to Wellington Harbour, rising above sea level. Its Māori name is Te Aroaro-o-Kupe (The front of Kupe), after being officially changed on 3 September 2009 from Te Ure-o-Kupe (The penis of Kupe). Kupe, the legendary discoverer of Aotearoa, is said to have injured himself on the rock while swimming.

Demographics

Seatoun statistical area, which also includes

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, covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Seatoun had a population of 2,319 at the

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, an increase of 84 people (3.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 180 people (8.4%) since the

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. There were 819 households. There were 1,161 males and 1,158 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female. The median age was 43.9 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 495 people (21.3%) aged under 15 years, 321 (13.8%) aged 15 to 29, 1,197 (51.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 306 (13.2%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 86.7% European/Pākehā, 6.2% Māori, 1.2% Pacific peoples, 10.7% Asian, and 2.6% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). The proportion of people born overseas was 30.0%, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 54.7% had no religion, 34.8% were Christian, 2.3% were Hindu, 0.5% were Muslim, 0.6% were Buddhist and 1.9% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 906 (49.7%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 126 (6.9%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $54,300, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 963 (52.8%) people were employed full-time, 309 (16.9%) were part-time, and 60 (3.3%) were unemployed.

Education

Seatoun School

Seatoun School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of as of . The school was founded in 1916. It relocated to a new facility on the old Fort Dorset

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base in 2002, near the entrance to the Wellington Harbour.

Other schools

St Anthony's School is a co-educational state-integrated Catholic primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of . Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Nga Mokopuna is a co-educational state Māori language immersion school for Year 1 to 13 students, with a roll of 82.

References

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