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Matahiwi, Wellington Region

Locality in Masterton District.

Area profile

Census 2023 and NZDep2023. Only deprivation enters the score; the rest is context.

How we calculate this: Area profile

Deprivation index (NZDep2023), population-weighted decile

decile 2

26th percentile in Wellington Region

Lower values score better in the fit score

High confidenceAs of 2024-10-31n = 1,257 for the whole statistical area

Area-level index (NZDep2023). It describes the area, not the people who live there.

Value of the one statistical area (SA2) behind this suburb.

Source: University of Otago, Health Inequalities Research Programme (HIRP)

How we calculate this: Deprivation index (NZDep2023), population-weighted decileReport an error: Deprivation index (NZDep2023), population-weighted decile

Rents

How we calculate this: Rents

Schools & zones

How we calculate this: Schools & zones

State schools whose enrolment zone covers most addresses here

1 schools

14th percentile in Wellington Region

Higher values score better in the fit score

High confidenceAs of 2026-10-01n = 507 for the whole statistical area

Zone boundaries are drawn from Ministry of Education map files. The written zone description in the enrolment scheme legally prevails.

Value of the one statistical area (SA2) behind this suburb.

Source: Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), Ministry of Education — Education Counts, Stats NZ

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Schools whose enrolment zone covers Matahiwi

Zone boundaries are drawn from Ministry of Education map files. The written zone description in the enrolment scheme legally prevails.

Equity Index describes a school's roll, not its quality.

How we match zones to addresses · About the Equity Index

Schools whose enrolment zone covers addresses in Matahiwi, with Equity Index and zone coverage
SchoolTypeAuthorityRollEquity Index (EQI)Matahiwi addresses in zone
Fernridge SchoolContributingState219448100% (80)
Douglas Park SchoolContributingState35847913% (10)
Ōpaki SchoolFull PrimaryState1854223% (2)

Schools Directory as of 2026-10-01; zones in force on 2026-10-01. Source: Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), Ministry of Education — Education Counts, Stats NZ.

Statistical areas behind these numbers

Each value for Matahiwi is the average of these Stats NZ statistical areas (SA2 2023), weighted by the share of Matahiwi's addresses in each. How suburb values are built

Statistical areas in Matahiwi with their share of its addresses
Statistical areaSA2 codeShare of addressesAddressesPopulation (2023 Census)
Upper Plain on the map255401100%801,263

Data sources

Data release serving-wellington-2026-10-04T022806Z, built 2026-10-04. Suburb values are address-weighted from the statistical areas listed on the overview (how suburb values are built). See the methodology and data sources, orreport an error for this suburb.