Masterton West
Suburb
Coordinates: 40°56′57″S 175°38′50″E / 40.949244°S 175.647335°E / -40.949244; 175.647335
Country	New Zealand
City	Masterton
Local authority	Masterton District Council
Area [1]
• Land	121 ha (299 acres)
Population  (June 2022)[2]
• Total	2,190
Railway stations	Renall Street railway station

		Lansdowne
Ngaumutawa	Masterton West	Masterton Central
	Kuripuni	Masterton East

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

It includes Renall Street railway station and the Douglas Parks sports group.^[3]

Air quality in Masterton West exceeded World Health Organization guidelines for 28 days in 2018 and 34 days in 2019.^[4]

Demographics

Douglas Park statistical area, which corresponds to Masterton West, covers 1.21 km² (0.47 sq mi).^[1] It had an estimated population of 2,190 as of June 2022,^[2] with a population density of 1,810 people per km².

Douglas Park had a population of 2,016 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 111 people (5.8%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 129 people (6.8%) since the 2006 census. There were 810 households, comprising 924 males and 1,092 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.85 males per female. The median age was 44.7 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 408 people (20.2%) aged under 15 years, 336 (16.7%) aged 15 to 29, 801 (39.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 471 (23.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 86.2% European/Pākehā, 17.1% Māori, 4.6% Pasifika, 3.0% Asian, and 2.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 15.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 47.9% had no religion, 38.2% were Christian, 0.6% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.4% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 3.7% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 270 (16.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 351 (21.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $26,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. 177 people (11.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 678 (42.2%) people were employed full-time, 252 (15.7%) were part-time, and 60 (3.7%) were unemployed.^[5]

Education

Douglas Park School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students,^[6][7] with a roll of 349 as of April 2023.^[8]

Wairarapa College is a co-educational state secondary school for Year 9 to 13 students,^[9][10] with a roll of 1026.^[11]

St Matthew's Collegiate is a state-integrated Anglican girls' secondary school for Year 7 to 13 students,^[12][13] with a roll of 302.^[14]

Masterton West also has a kindergarten.^[15]

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