Mornington, Wellington

Suburb in Wellington City, New Zealand

Mornington
Suburb
Vogelmorn Park in Mornington
Coordinates: 41°19′04″S 174°45′51″E / 41.317896°S 174.764115°E / -41.317896; 174.764115
Country	New Zealand
City	Wellington City
Local authority	Wellington City Council
Electoral ward	Paekawakawa/Southern Ward Te Whanganui-a-Tara Māori Ward
Established	1878
Area [1]
• Land	99 ha (245 acres)
Population  (June 2024)[2]
• Total	3,260

Kowhai Park	Brooklyn	Vogeltown
	Mornington	Newtown
	Kingston	Berhampore

Mornington is a suburb of Wellington, New Zealand, on the southern hills behind Brooklyn. It is named after the Duke of Wellington's father, the Earl of Mornington. The original Mornington is in County Meath, and was the Irish seat of the Duke's father. It was named in 1878 from the time when J.F.E. Wright (1827–1891) subdivided his land in the south-west of the city in partnership with Jacob Joseph, and created the suburbs of Mornington and Vogeltown.

Kingston-Mornington-Vogeltown statistical area, which includes Kingston and Vogeltown, covers 0.99 km² (0.38 sq mi).^[1] It had an estimated population of 3,260 as of June 2024,^[2] with a population density of 3,293 people per km².

Kingston-Mornington-Vogeltown had a population of 3,165 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 237 people (8.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 276 people (9.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,221 households, comprising 1,569 males and 1,596 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female. The median age was 35.3 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 585 people (18.5%) aged under 15 years, 666 (21.0%) aged 15 to 29, 1,626 (51.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 288 (9.1%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 76.3% European/Pākehā, 7.9% Māori, 4.5% Pasifika, 17.7% Asian, and 4.5% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 30.9, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 55.0% had no religion, 27.1% were Christian, 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 4.8% were Hindu, 1.1% were Muslim, 2.0% were Buddhist and 3.7% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,215 (47.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 207 (8.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $45,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. 726 people (28.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,623 (62.9%) people were employed full-time, 318 (12.3%) were part-time, and 99 (3.8%) were unemployed.^[3]

Ridgway School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,^[4][5] with a roll of 232 as of August 2024.^[6]

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