Homebush, Masterton

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Homebush
Locality
Historic house at Homebush
Historic house at Homebush
Coordinates: 40°58′26″S 175°40′23″E / 40.974°S 175.673°E / -40.974; 175.673Coordinates: 40°58′26″S 175°40′23″E / 40.974°S 175.673°E / -40.974; 175.673
CountryNew Zealand
RegionWellington Region
Territorial authorityMasterton District
Area
[1]
 • Total103.12 km2 (39.81 sq mi)
Population
 (June 2021)[2]
 • Total1,180
 • Density11/km2 (30/sq mi)

Homebush is a rural area in the Masterton District and Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is about 3 km southeast of Masterton.

The historic house at 10 Homebush Road was designed by Charles Natusch in 1891 for William Lucena. Lucena died very soon after the house was complete.[3]

Demographics[]

Homebush-Te Ore Ore statistical area covers 03.12 km2 (1.20 sq mi).[1] It had an estimated population of 1,180 as of June 2021,[2] with a population density of 11 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2006960—    
2013942−0.27%
20181,050+2.19%
Source: [4]

Homebush-Te Ore Ore had a population of 1,050 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 108 people (11.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 90 people (9.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 387 households. There were 495 males and 555 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.89 males per female. The median age was 49 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 183 people (17.4%) aged under 15 years, 141 (13.4%) aged 15 to 29, 483 (46.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 243 (23.1%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 92.0% European/Pākehā, 15.1% Māori, 0.6% Pacific peoples, 1.4% Asian, and 2.0% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 13.7%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 48.3% had no religion, 40.9% were Christian, 0.3% were Buddhist and 2.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 174 (20.1%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 144 (16.6%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $36,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 453 (52.2%) people were employed full-time, 180 (20.8%) were part-time, and 21 (2.4%) were unemployed.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Homebush". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Homebush-Te Ore Ore (256600). 2018 Census place summary: Homebush-Te Ore Ore
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