Kuripuni

Suburb of Masterton in Masterton District Council, New Zealand

Kuripuni
Suburb of Masterton
Coordinates: 40°57′35″S 175°38′48″E / 40.959652°S 175.646576°E / -40.959652; 175.646576Coordinates: 40°57′35″S 175°38′48″E / 40.959652°S 175.646576°E / -40.959652; 175.646576
Country	New Zealand
City	Masterton
Local authority	Masterton District Council
Area [1]
• Land	126 ha (311 acres)
Population  (June 2021)[2]
• Total	1,730

Ngaumutawa	Masterton West	Masterton Central
	Kuripuni	Masterton East
	Solway

Kuripuni is a suburb of Masterton, a town on New Zealand's North Island.

It has a sports bar,^[3] a medical centre,^[4] and a post shop.^[5]

The Kuripuni Village was redeveloped during the 2010s. The Kuripuni Bookshop, which operated between 1996 and 2018, was the last of the original stores to close.^[6]

Demographics[]

Kuripuni statistical area covers 1.26 km² (0.49 sq mi).^[1] It had an estimated population of 1,730 as of June 2021,^[2] with a population density of 1,373 people per km².

Kuripuni had a population of 1,653 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 15 people (0.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 72 people (4.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 651 households. There were 789 males and 861 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.92 males per female. The median age was 45.7 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 306 people (18.5%) aged under 15 years, 252 (15.2%) aged 15 to 29, 696 (42.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 396 (24.0%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 88.0% European/Pākehā, 18.1% Māori, 3.1% Pacific peoples, 3.6% Asian, and 1.8% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 13.6%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 51.5% had no religion, 37.7% were Christian, 0.4% were Hindu, 0.2% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 2.2% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 231 (17.1%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 294 (21.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $26,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 579 (43.0%) people were employed full-time, 192 (14.3%) were part-time, and 57 (4.2%) were unemployed.^[7]

Education[]

Masterton Primary School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students,^[8][9] with a roll of 272 as of November 2021.^[10]

Masterton Intermediate is a co-educational state intermediate school for Year 7 to 8 students,^[11][12] with a roll of 451.^[13]

Chanel College is a co-educational state-integrated Catholic secondary school for Year 7 to 13 students students,^[14] with a roll of 203 as of November 2021.^[15] It was founded in 1978.^[16]

References[]