Westbrook, Palmerston North

Westbrook
Suburb
Coordinates: 40.357°S 175.572°E / -40.357; 175.572
Country	New Zealand
City	Palmerston North
Local authority	Palmerston North City Council
Electoral ward	Te Hirawanui General Ward Te Pūao Māori Ward
Area [1]
• Land	349 ha (862 acres)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Total	3,500

	Newbury	Cloverlea
	Westbrook	Takaro
Longburn		Highbury

Westbrook is a suburb in the city of Palmerston North, New Zealand.

The semi-rural suburb includes the Olive Tree Village, the Manawatu Trotting Club, and several parks and reserves: Bill Brown Park, David Spring Park, Kimberley Park, Ashton Reserve, Amberley Reserve, Chippendale Reserve, Chelmarsh Reserve, Marybank Reserve, Dalfield Reserve, and part of the Kawau Stream Reserve.[3]

Demographics

Westbrook covers 3.49 km^2 (1.35 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 3,500 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 1,003 people per km^2.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	3,039	—
2013	3,003	−0.17%
2018	3,261	+1.66%
Source: [4]

Westbrook had a population of 3,261 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 258 people (8.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 222 people (7.3%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,101 households, comprising 1,587 males and 1,671 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.95 males per female, with 789 people (24.2%) aged under 15 years, 792 (24.3%) aged 15 to 29, 1,275 (39.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 405 (12.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 69.6% European/Pākehā, 31.3% Māori, 12.2% Pacific peoples, 6.3% Asian, and 2.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 12.5, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 51.3% had no religion, 33.6% were Christian, 2.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.1% were Hindu, 0.9% were Muslim, 0.7% were Buddhist and 1.9% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 285 (11.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 606 (24.5%) people had no formal qualifications. 189 people (7.6%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,173 (47.5%) people were employed full-time, 318 (12.9%) were part-time, and 162 (6.6%) were unemployed.[4]

Individual statistical areas

Name	Area (km^2)	Population	Density (per km^2)	Households	Median age	Median income
Westbrook	1.13	2,997	2,652	1,014	30.5 years	$24,800[5]
Pioneer West	2.36	264	112	87	39.3 years	$40,100[6]
New Zealand					37.4 years	$31,800

Education

Somerset Crescent School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students,[7] with a roll of 189 as of November 2024.[8]

References

1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
2. "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
3. "Westbrook Parks". pncc.govt.nz. Palmerston North City Council.
4. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Westbrook (229500) and Pioneer West (229700).
5. 2018 Census place summary: Westbrook
6. 2018 Census place summary: Pioneer West
7. "Somerset Crescent School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
8. "Somerset Crescent School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.