Masterton East
Suburb of Masterton, New Zealand
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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.
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Masterton East | |
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Queen Elizabeth Park entrance | |
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| Coordinates: 40.958202°S 175.665622°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Masterton |
| Local authority | Masterton District Council |
| Area | |
| • Land | 240 ha (590 acres) |
| Population (June 2025)[2] | |
• Total | 4,260 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
| Masterton West | Masterton Central | Lansdowne |
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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 2.40 km2 (0.93 sq mi).[1] It had an estimated population of 4,260 as of June 2025, with a population density of 1,775 people per km2.
Masterton East had a population of 4,011 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 177 people (4.6%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 435 people (12.2%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,965 males, 2,028 females, and 18 people of other genders in 1,539 dwellings.[10] 3.1% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 36.5 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 834 people (20.8%) aged under 15 years, 813 (20.3%) aged 15 to 29, 1,629 (40.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 738 (18.4%) aged 65 or older.[8]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 71.9% European (Pākehā); 36.8% Māori; 8.9% Pasifika; 6.3% Asian; 0.4% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.4% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.5%, Māori by 8.5%, Samoan by 3.0%, and other languages by 5.8%. No language could be spoken by 1.9% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.7%. The percentage of people born overseas was 13.0, compared with 28.8% nationally.[8]
Religious affiliations were 30.2% Christian, 0.7% Hindu, 1.0% Islam, 2.9% Māori religious beliefs, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.5% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 1.3% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 56.2%, and 7.0% of people did not answer the census question.[8]
Of those at least 15 years old, 360 (11.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,758 (55.3%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,059 (33.3%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $31,600, compared with $41,500 nationally. 129 people (4.1%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 1,365 (43.0%) full-time, 405 (12.7%) part-time, and 129 (4.1%) unemployed.[8]
Education
Mākoura College is a co-educational state secondary school for Year 9 to 13 students,[13] with a roll of 314 as of October 2025.[14] It was founded in 1968.[15]
The Wairarapa Teen Parent Unit is attached to the school.[16]
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Wairarapa is a co-educational state Māori language immersion area school for Year 1 to 15 students,[17] with a roll of 159.[18] It opened in 1991.[19]
Chanel College is a co-educational state-integrated Catholic secondary school for Year 7 to 13 students,[20] with a roll of 317 as of October 2025.[21] It was founded in 1978.[22]