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Lansdowne
Suburb
Henley Lake beside the Ruamahunga River
Henley Lake beside the Ruamahunga River
Lansdowne is located in New Zealand
Lansdowne
Lansdowne
Location in New Zealand
Country New Zealand
Local authority Masterton
Area
 • Land 621 ha (1,535 acre)
Population
 (June 2023)
 • Total 4,910
Hospitals(s) Wairarapa Hospital

Lansdowne, Masterton

Lansdowne 10 Jul 2021
Lansdowne looking south from Boltons Road

Lansdowne, one of Masterton's largest suburbs, is on the left bank of the Waipoua stream at the north-western end of Masterton, New Zealand. On the town's highest ground it provides broad vistas of much of the Wairarapa Valley. It is further distinguished from the rest of the town by having been subdivided late in the 19th century and because it was administered by the Masterton County Council. It was amalgamated with Masterton Borough in 1921.

Lansdowne was named by an early settler, J. Valentine Smith, who named his station after his father-in-law's station in New South Wales. His 2,085 acre estate was bought in 1884 by T. C. Williams.

Parts of Lansdowne, Lansdowne Hill and Lansdowne Terrace, are more affluent than most other Masterton suburbs. The property prices are helped by the suburb's views of the Tararua Ranges, the presence of a retirement village and two golf courses, on the top of the hill and at Mahunga by the Waipoua stream.

Demographics

Lansdowne, comprising the statistical areas of Lansdowne West and Lansdowne East, covers 6.21 km2 (2.40 sq mi). It had an estimated population of 4910 as of June 2023, with a population density of 791 people per km2.

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
2006 3,867 —    
2013 3,918 +0.19%
2018 4,311 +1.93%

Before the 2023 census, the suburb had a smaller boundary, covering 5.60 km2 (2.16 sq mi). Using that boundary, Lansdowne had a population of 4,311 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 393 people (10.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 444 people (11.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,686 households, comprising 2,049 males and 2,262 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.91 males per female, with 756 people (17.5%) aged under 15 years, 693 (16.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,725 (40.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,131 (26.2%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 84.3% European/Pākehā, 19.8% Māori, 4.0% Pasifika, 5.4% Asian, and 1.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 13.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 46.7% had no religion, 40.9% were Christian, 1.0% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.0% were Hindu, 0.1% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 1.3% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 531 (14.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 828 (23.3%) people had no formal qualifications. 411 people (11.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,539 (43.3%) people were employed full-time, 516 (14.5%) were part-time, and 126 (3.5%) were unemployed.

Individual statistical areas in 2018
Name Area
(km2)
Population Density
(per km2)
Households Median age Median
income
Lansdowne West 2.27 1,596 703 645 44.5 years $28,200
Lansdowne East 3.33 2,715 815 1,041 47.2 years $27,400
New Zealand 37.4 years $31,800

Transport

Lansdowne is served by a suburban bus service, which runs four times a day on weekdays, connecting suburban residents to Masterton's CBD. Central Lansdowne is also approximately 2.8 km from Masterton railway station, which runs commuter trains from Masterton, through the Wairarapa Line, terminating at Wellington railway station.

Education

Lakeview School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of 449 as of February 2024.

Lansdowne School and Totara Drive Schools were closed by the Ministry of Education in 2004 due to expected roll drops.

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