Lansdowne, Masterton

Lansdowne
Suburb
Henley Lake beside the Ruamahunga River
Coordinates: 40°56′19″S175°40′35″E / 40.938501°S 175.676481°E / -40.938501; 175.676481
Country	New Zealand
City	Masterton
Local authority	Masterton District Council
Area [1]
• Land	560 ha (1,380 acres)
Population  (June 2022) [2]
• Total	4,810
Hospital(s)	Wairarapa Hospital

	Ōpaki
Ngaumutawa	Lansdowne	Tauweru
Masterton Central	Masterton East	Wainuioru

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. ^{[3] [4]} 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. ^[5]

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. ^[6]

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. ^{[7] [8]}

Demographics

Lansdowne, comprising the statistical areas of Lansdowne West and Lansdowne East, covers 5.60 km² (2.16 sq mi). ^[1] It had an estimated population of 4,810 as of June 2022, with a population density of 859 people per km².

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	3,867	—
2013	3,918	+0.19%
2018	4,311	+1.93%
Source: [9]

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. ^[9]

Individual statistical areas

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 [10]
Lansdowne East	3.33	2,715	815	1,041	47.2 years	$27,400 [11]
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. ^[12]

Education

Lakeview School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, ^{[13] [14]} with a roll of 462 as of April 2023. ^[15]

Lansdowne School and Totara Drive Schools were closed by the Ministry of Education in 2004 due to expected roll drops. ^[16]

References

1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
2. "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 25 October 2022.
3. Lansdowne Google Maps New Zealand. Google. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
4. "Masterton". Google Maps New Zealand. Google Maps. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
5. Evening Post, 28 May 1921, Page 6
6. Wairarapa Standard, 4 February 1884, Page 2
7. "The Course on the Hill". Masterton Golf Course website. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
8. "Location". Mahunga Golf Club website. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
9. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Lansdowne West (255800) and Lansdowne East (256300).
10. 2018 Census place summary: Lansdowne West
11. 2018 Census place summary: Lansdowne East
12. "Wairarapa Bus & Train Timetable". Metlink. Tranz Metro. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
13. "Lakeview School Official School Website". lakeviewschool.info].
14. "Lakeview School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
15. "Lakeview School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
16. "Falling roll forces school closures". TVNZ. Retrieved 26 January 2012.