Masterton West
Suburb of Masterton, New Zealand
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Masterton West is a suburb of Masterton, a town on New Zealand's North Island.
Masterton West | |
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 Interactive map of Masterton West | |
| Coordinates: 40.949244°S 175.647335°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Masterton |
| Local authority | Masterton District Council |
| Area | |
| • Land | 121 ha (300 acres) |
| Population (June 2025)[2] | |
• Total | 2,090 |
| • Density | 1,730/km2 (4,470/sq mi) |
| Railway stations | Renall Street railway station |
| Lansdowne | ||
| Ngaumutawa |
  Masterton West  |
Masterton Central |
| Kuripuni | Masterton East |
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 2,090 as of June 2025,[2] with a population density of 1,727 people per km2.
Douglas Park had a population of 2,061 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 45 people (2.2%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 156 people (8.2%) since the 2013 census. There were 963 males, 1,092 females, and 6 people of other genders in 819 dwellings.[7] 2.9% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 42.8 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 399 people (19.4%) aged under 15 years, 351 (17.0%) aged 15 to 29, 810 (39.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 504 (24.5%) aged 65 or older.[5]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 84.9% European (Pākehā); 20.7% Māori; 4.9% Pasifika; 3.6% Asian; 0.6% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.5% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.1%, Māori by 3.6%, Samoan by 1.9%, and other languages by 6.0%. No language could be spoken by 2.3% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 16.2, compared with 28.8% nationally.[5]
Religious affiliations were 30.7% Christian, 0.6% Hindu, 0.6% Islam, 0.6% Māori religious beliefs, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.7% New Age, 0.4% Jewish, and 1.2% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 56.6%, and 8.4% of people did not answer the census question.[5]
Of those at least 15 years old, 315 (19.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 909 (54.7%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 447 (26.9%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $33,500, compared with $41,500 nationally. 129 people (7.8%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 726 (43.7%) full-time, 243 (14.6%) part-time, and 39 (2.3%) unemployed.[5]
Education
Douglas Park School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students,[8][9] with a roll of 356 as of October 2025.[10] It was created in 2004[11][12] by the merger of Cornwall Street School (opened 1950)[13]: 3 and Masterton West School (opened 1921).[13]: 11
Wairarapa College is a co-educational state secondary school for Year 9 to 13 students,[14][15] with a roll of 963.[16] It opened in 1938 with a merger of Wairarapa High School (opened 1923) and Seddon Memorial Technical School (opened 1908).[17]
St Matthew's Collegiate is a state-integrated Anglican girls' secondary school for Year 7 to 13 students,[18][19] with a roll of 291.[20] It opened in 1914.[21]
Masterton West also has a kindergarten.[22]