Westbrook, Palmerston North

Demographics

Westbrook covers 3.49 km2 and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.

Westbrook had a population of 3,345 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 84 people (2.6%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 342 people (11.4%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,665 males, 1,665 females, and 9 people of other genders in 1,137 dwellings. 3.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 750 people (22.4%) aged under 15 years, 792 (23.7%) aged 15 to 29, 1,410 (42.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 393 (11.7%) aged 65 or older.

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 68.0% European (Pākehā); 32.7% Māori; 12.4% Pasifika; 9.3% Asian; 0.9% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.8% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 95.7%, Māori by 8.3%, Samoan by 2.4%, and other languages by 9.2%. No language could be spoken by 2.3% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 1.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 14.5, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 30.3% Christian, 1.5% Hindu, 1.6% Islam, 2.4% Māori religious beliefs, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.5% New Age, and 1.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 55.2%, and 7.2% of people did not answer the census question.

Of those at least 15 years old, 381 (14.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,467 (56.5%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 741 (28.6%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 99 people (3.8%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 1,317 (50.8%) full-time, 336 (12.9%) part-time, and 114 (4.4%) unemployed.

Education

Te Kura o Wairau is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, with a roll of as of It started in 1963 as Highbury School. In 2002 it became Somerset Crescent School, and it took the current name in 2021.

References

References

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