Masterton East
Suburb
Queen Elizabeth Park entrance
Queen Elizabeth Park entrance
Coordinates: 40°57′30″S 175°39′56″E / 40.958202°S 175.665622°E / -40.958202; 175.665622
CountryNew Zealand
CityMasterton
Local authorityMasterton District Council
Area
[1]
 • Land239 ha (591 acres)
Population
 (June 2022)[2]
 • Total4,260
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Masterton East (also known as Eastside or Cameron Block) is a suburb of Masterton, a town on New Zealand's North Island.

It is a low socio-economic area with social housing, with about 15% of Masterton's population. About 30% of the population are Māori, primarily belonging to Rangitāne and Ngāti Kahungunu.[3]

A central feature of the park is McJorrow Park, a soccer park. Playgrounds, an asphalt basketball court, a sunshade, seating and outside tables were installed in the park between 2015 and 2017.[4]

The park features Te Awhina Cameron Community House, a community centre that hosts English as a Second Language classes, playgroup, cooking classes and furniture workshops. The building was renovated between 2013 and 2014.[5]

In 2018, Masterton District Council and the Eastside Community Group worked on a project to slow vehicles through the area. Some cars were significantly damaged by one steep obstacle installed on River Road.[6]

Later the same year, Massey University students developed ideas to improve the area, including further road changes and turning graffiti into public art.[3] The ideas was passed on to the Eastside Community Group to consider.[7]

Demographics

Masterton East, comprising the statistical areas of Cameron and Soldiers Park and McJorrow Park, covers 2.39 km2 (0.92 sq mi).[1] It had an estimated population of 4,260 as of June 2022, with a population density of 1,782 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20063,393—    
20133,576+0.75%
20183,837+1.42%
Source: [8]

Masterton East had a population of 3,837 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 261 people (7.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 444 people (13.1%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,449 households, comprising 1,860 males and 1,977 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.94 males per female, with 822 people (21.4%) aged under 15 years, 816 (21.3%) aged 15 to 29, 1,533 (40.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 663 (17.3%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 72.0% European/Pākehā, 36.8% Māori, 7.6% Pasifika, 4.3% Asian, and 1.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 10.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 52.6% had no religion, 32.1% were Christian, 3.5% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.6% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.2% were Buddhist and 2.7% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 285 (9.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 852 (28.3%) people had no formal qualifications. 171 people (5.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,227 (40.7%) people were employed full-time, 426 (14.1%) were part-time, and 171 (5.7%) were unemployed.[8]

Individual statistical areas
NameArea
(km2)		PopulationDensity
(per km2)		HouseholdsMedian ageMedian
income
Cameron and Soldiers Park1.492,1601,45090943.3 years$24,200[9]
McJorrow Park0.901,6771,86354030.0 years$20,300[10]
New Zealand37.4 years$31,800

Education

Makoura College is a co-educational state secondary school for Year 9 to 13 students,[11] with a roll of 248 as of April 2023.[12] It was founded in 1968.[13]

The Wairarapa Teen Parent Unit is attached to the school.[14]

Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Wairarapa is a co-educational state Māori language immersion area school for Year 1 to 15 students,[15] with a roll of 117.[16]

References

  1. 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Planning students redesign Masterton's east side". Massey University. 23 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "McJorrow Park bringing community back together". trusthouse.co.nz. Trust House. 1 August 2017.
  5. ↑ Fuller, Piers (15 October 2014). "Masterton East Side project humming". Stuff. Dominion Post.
  6. ↑ Roberts, Cal (4 October 2018). "Eastside go-slow takes off". Wairarapa Times-Age.
  7. ↑ "University students float East Side ideas". Wairarapa Times-Age. 29 November 2018.
  8. 1 2 "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Cameron and Soldiers Park (256400) and McJorrow Park (256700).
  9. ↑ 2018 Census place summary: Cameron and Soldiers Park
  10. ↑ 2018 Census place summary: McJorrow Park
  11. ↑ "Makoura College Official School Website". mc.school.nz.
  12. ↑ "Makoura College Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  13. ↑ "Makoura College Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  14. ↑ "Wairarapa Teen Parent Unit Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  15. ↑ "Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Wairarapa Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  16. ↑ "Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Wairarapa Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
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