Homebush, Masterton

Homebush is a rural area in the Masterton District and Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is about 3 km southeast of Masterton.

The historic house at 10 Homebush Road was designed by Charles Natusch in 1891 for William Lucena. Lucena died very soon after the house was complete.

Demographics
Homebush-Te Ore Ore statistical area covers 103.11 km2. It had an estimated population of as of  with a population density of  people per km2.

Homebush-Te Ore Ore had a population of 1,050 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 108 people (11.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 90 people (9.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 387 households, comprising 495 males and 555 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.89 males per female. The median age was 49.0 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 183 people (17.4%) aged under 15 years, 141 (13.4%) aged 15 to 29, 483 (46.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 243 (23.1%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 92.0% European/Pākehā, 15.1% Māori, 0.6% Pasifika, 1.4% Asian, and 2.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 13.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 48.3% had no religion, 40.9% were Christian, 1.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.3% were Buddhist and 1.4% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 174 (20.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 144 (16.6%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $36,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 174 people (20.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 453 (52.2%) people were employed full-time, 180 (20.8%) were part-time, and 21 (2.4%) were unemployed.