Ngaumutawa is a suburb of Masterton, New Zealand.

Suburb of Masterton in Masterton District Council, New Zealand

Ngaumutawa
Suburb of Masterton
Coordinates: 40.942°S 175.638°E / -40.942; 175.638
Country	New Zealand
City	Masterton
Local authority	Masterton District Council
Area [1]
• Land	85 ha (210 acres)
Population  (June 2021)[2]
• Total	1,690

Fernridge	Mikimiki	Ōpaki
	Ngaumutawa	Masterton Central
Solway	Kuripuni	Masterton West

Ngaumutawa is a Māori language word meaning an oven of the tawa tree.[3] Ngaumutawa was a Māori village or pā in 1853.[4] The Native Land Court assigned title to the land in 1866, and most was sold to pākehā settlers by the end of the decade.[5] Ngaumutawa Road was created about 1904.[6] The area was still rural in 1973[7] but was under development in 1980.[8]

The rural area southeast of Ngaumutawa is marked as a "Future Development Area" by the Masterton District Council.[9] The plan was criticised for not explicitly including provision for affordable housing.[10]

Demographics

Ngaumutawa statistical area covers 0.85 km² (0.33 sq mi).[1] It had an estimated population of 1,690 as of June 2021,[2] with a population density of 1,988 people per km².

Ngaumutawa had a population of 1,491 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 114 people (8.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 111 people (8.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 654 households. There were 681 males and 810 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.84 males per female. The median age was 46.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 270 people (18.1%) aged under 15 years, 228 (15.3%) aged 15 to 29, 585 (39.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 408 (27.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 87.3% European/Pākehā, 19.9% Māori, 3.0% Pacific peoples, 2.6% Asian, and 1.2% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 11.9%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 49.3% had no religion, 40.0% were Christian, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.2% were Buddhist and 2.2% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 129 (10.6%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 339 (27.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $27,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 510 (41.8%) people were employed full-time, 174 (14.3%) were part-time, and 27 (2.2%) were unemployed.[11]

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