Masterton Central

Masterton Central is a suburb of Masterton, a town on New Zealand's North Island.

It consists of a central business district centred on Queen Street. Commercial activity on the street drifted south in the 1990s, but the northern end of the street experienced a resurgence in the 2000s. Plans for a redevelopment of the street were drawn up in 2016 and went through public consultation in 2017.

Demographics
Masterton Central statistical area covers 1.76 km2. It had an estimated population of as of  with a population density of  people per km2.

Masterton Central had a population of 711 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 105 people (17.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 33 people (4.9%) since the 2006 census. There were 267 households, comprising 348 males and 363 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female. The median age was 40.7 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 126 people (17.7%) aged under 15 years, 141 (19.8%) aged 15 to 29, 306 (43.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 138 (19.4%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 78.1% European/Pākehā, 28.3% Māori, 2.5% Pasifika, 7.6% Asian, and 3.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 14.8, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 54.0% had no religion, 32.1% were Christian, 0.8% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.3% were Hindu, 1.3% were Muslim, 0.8% were Buddhist and 2.5% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 72 (12.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 147 (25.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $23,700, compared with $31,800 nationally. 39 people (6.7%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 261 (44.6%) people were employed full-time, 87 (14.9%) were part-time, and 36 (6.2%) were unemployed.

Education
St Patrick's School is a co-educational state integrated Catholic primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, with a roll of  as of.