Westown
Westown is a suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the southwest of the city centre and west of Frankleigh Park.
Taranaki Base Hospital lies between Westown and Lynmouth. Yarrow Stadium is a rugby union ground in Westown.
Demographics
Westown covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.Image:Taranaki Base Hospital, New Plymouth.jpg|thumb|Taranaki Base Hospital
Westown had a population of 4,683 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 279 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 417 people since the 2013 census. There were 2,226 males, 2,433 females, and 24 people of other genders in 1,863 dwellings. 3.4% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 38.0 years. There were 927 people aged under 15 years, 825 aged 15 to 29, 1,947 aged 30 to 64, and 987 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 77.6% European ; 23.0% Māori; 3.4% Pasifika; 10.5% Asian; 0.6% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 2.0% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.6%, Māori by 5.5%, Samoan by 0.4%, and other languages by 9.0%. No language could be spoken by 2.4%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 17.9, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 34.4% Christian, 1.7% Hindu, 0.8% Islam, 1.2% Māori religious beliefs, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.6% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 1.4% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 50.5%, and 8.8% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 699 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 2,046 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,008 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $35,400, compared with $41,500 nationally. 267 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 1,695 full-time, 546 part-time, and 114 unemployed.
Education
is a boys' secondary school with a roll of students as of It is a state-integrated Catholic school, founded in 1959.Westown School is a coeducational contributing primary school with a roll of students as of It opened in 1925.