Westbrook, Palmerston North facts for kids

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.

Demographics

Westbrook, comprising the statistical areas of Westbrook and Pioneer West, covers 3.49 km² (1.35 sq mi). It 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. There were 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 (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

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

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 51.3% had no religion, 33.6% were Christian, 1.1% were Hindu, 0.9% were Muslim, 0.7% were Buddhist and 4.3% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 285 (11.5%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 606 (24.5%) people had no formal qualifications. 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.

Education

Somerset Crescent School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, with a roll of 176 as of April 2023.