Masterton Central is a suburb of

Masterton Masterton () is a large town in the Wellington Region, Greater Wellington Region of New Zealand that operates as the seat of the Masterton District (a territorial authority or local-government district). It is the largest town in the Wairarapa ...

, a town on New Zealand's

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. 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 . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Masterton Central had a population of 711 at the

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, 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/

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, 28.3%

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, 2.5%

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, 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

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, 0.8% had

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, 1.3% were

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, 1.3% were

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, 0.8% were

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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 as of .

References

{{Masterton District, New Zealand Suburbs of Masterton Central business districts in New Zealand