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Masterton Central
Suburb
Masterton Town Hall
Coordinates: 40°56′56″S 175°39′39″E / 40.948942°S 175.660784°E / -40.948942; 175.660784
Country	New Zealand
City	Masterton
Local authority	Masterton District Council
Area
• Land	176 ha (435 acres)
Population
• Total	690

		Lansdowne
Masterton West
Kuripuni Solway		Masterton East

Masterton Central is a suburb of Masterton, a town on New Zealand's North Island.

It consists of a central business district centred on Queen Street. Commercial activity on the street drifted south in the 1990s, but the northern end of the street experienced a resurgence in the 2000s. Plans for a redevelopment of the street were drawn up in 2016 and went through public consultation in 2017.

Demographics

Masterton Central statistical area covers 1.76 km (0.68 sq mi). It had an estimated population of 690 as of June 2024, with a population density of 392 people per km.

Masterton Central had a population of 711 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 105 people (17.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 33 people (4.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 267 households, comprising 348 males and 363 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female. The median age was 40.7 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 126 people (17.7%) aged under 15 years, 141 (19.8%) aged 15 to 29, 306 (43.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 138 (19.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 78.1% European/Pākehā, 28.3% Māori, 2.5% Pasifika, 7.6% Asian, and 3.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 14.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 54.0% had no religion, 32.1% were Christian, 0.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.3% were Hindu, 1.3% were Muslim, 0.8% were Buddhist and 2.5% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 72 (12.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 147 (25.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $23,700, compared with $31,800 nationally. 39 people (6.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 261 (44.6%) people were employed full-time, 87 (14.9%) were part-time, and 36 (6.2%) were unemployed.

Education

St Patrick's School is a co-educational state integrated Catholic primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, with a roll of 240 as of August 2024.

References

1. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
2. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. "Masterton CBD is booming". New Zealand Media and Entertainment. Wairarapa Times-Age. 24 September 2005.
4. "New look Masterton CBD". Wairarapa Times-Age. 21 September 2017.
5. ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Masterton Central (255900). 2018 Census place summary: Masterton Central
6. "St Patrick's School Official School Website". stpatsmstn.school.nz.
7. "St Patrick's School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
8. "St Patrick's School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.

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