| Ngaumutawa | |||||
| Coordinates: | -40.942°N 175.638°W | ||||
| City1: | Masterton | ||||
| Council: | Masterton District Council | ||||
| Area: | 116 | ||||
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Ngaumutawa is a suburb of Masterton, New Zealand.
Ngaumutawa is a Māori language word meaning an oven of the tawa tree.[1] Ngaumutawa was a Māori village or pā in 1853.[2] The Native Land Court assigned title to the land in 1866, and most was sold to pākehā settlers by the end of the decade.[3] Ngaumutawa Road was created about 1904.[4] The area was still rural in 1973[5] but was under development in 1980.[6]
The rural area southeast of Ngaumutawa is marked as a "Future Development Area" by the Masterton District Council.[7] The plan was criticised for not explicitly including provision for affordable housing.[8]
Ngaumutawa statistical area covers 1.16km2.[9] It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Before the 2023 census, the suburb had a smaller boundary, covering 0.85km2.[9] Using that boundary, Ngaumutawa had a population of 1,491 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 114 people (8.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 111 people (8.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 654 households, comprising 681 males and 810 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.84 males per female. The median age was 46.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 270 people (18.1%) aged under 15 years, 228 (15.3%) aged 15 to 29, 585 (39.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 408 (27.4%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 87.3% European/Pākehā, 19.9% Māori, 3.0% Pasifika, 2.6% Asian, and 1.2% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 11.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 49.3% had no religion, 40.0% were Christian, 0.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.2% were Buddhist and 1.4% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 129 (10.6%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 339 (27.8%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $27,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. 99 people (8.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 510 (41.8%) people were employed full-time, 174 (14.3%) were part-time, and 27 (2.2%) were unemployed.