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Carterton, New Zealand
Carterton (Māori: Taratahi) is a small town in the Wellington Region of New Zealand and the seat of the Carterton District (a territorial authority or local government district). It lies in a farming area of the Wairarapa in New Zealand's North Island. It is located 14 km (8.7 mi) southwest of Masterton and 80 km (50 mi) northeast of Wellington. The town has a population of 5,950 (June 2024), out of a total district population of 10,300.
Carterton was founded in 1857. Originally known as Three Mile Bush, it served as housing for workers building the road between Wellington and Masterton. It was later renamed after Charles Carter, who was in charge of the building of the Black Bridge over the Waiohine River south of the town. The town describes itself as New Zealand's daffodil capital, holding a Daffodil Festival each year on the second Sunday in September, with the main event taking place at Middle Run along Gladstone Road.
Carterton was the first place in the world to elect a transgender mayor, Georgina Beyer. Beyer went on to set another world's first record, becoming the MP for the Wairarapa electorate in 1999.
On 7 January 2012, a hot air balloon crashed just north of the town, killing eleven people and making headlines around the world. The balloon came into contact with a high-voltage power line supplying the town, resulting in the balloon catching fire and the town losing power briefly. In 1956, along with Masterton, Carterton became the joint first town in New Zealand to use the 111 Emergency Number.
Carterton covers 5.30 km2 (2.05 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 5,950 as of June 2024, with a population density of 1,123 people per km2.
Carterton had a population of 5,859 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 516 people (9.7%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 1,119 people (23.6%) since the 2013 census. There were 2,787 males, 3,036 females and 33 people of other genders in 2,505 dwellings. 3.4% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 50.5 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 951 people (16.2%) aged under 15 years, 744 (12.7%) aged 15 to 29, 2,448 (41.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,713 (29.2%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 89.6% European (Pākehā); 16.0% Māori; 2.9% Pasifika; 3.8% Asian; 0.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.8% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.7%, Māori language by 2.7%, Samoan by 0.3% and other languages by 6.8%. No language could be spoken by 1.8% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 17.6, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 30.6% Christian, 0.7% Hindu, 0.4% Islam, 1.0% Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.4% New Age, 0.2% Jewish, and 1.4% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 57.9%, and 7.3% of people did not answer the census question.
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Carterton, New Zealand
Carterton (Māori: Taratahi) is a small town in the Wellington Region of New Zealand and the seat of the Carterton District (a territorial authority or local government district). It lies in a farming area of the Wairarapa in New Zealand's North Island. It is located 14 km (8.7 mi) southwest of Masterton and 80 km (50 mi) northeast of Wellington. The town has a population of 5,950 (June 2024), out of a total district population of 10,300.
Carterton was founded in 1857. Originally known as Three Mile Bush, it served as housing for workers building the road between Wellington and Masterton. It was later renamed after Charles Carter, who was in charge of the building of the Black Bridge over the Waiohine River south of the town. The town describes itself as New Zealand's daffodil capital, holding a Daffodil Festival each year on the second Sunday in September, with the main event taking place at Middle Run along Gladstone Road.
Carterton was the first place in the world to elect a transgender mayor, Georgina Beyer. Beyer went on to set another world's first record, becoming the MP for the Wairarapa electorate in 1999.
On 7 January 2012, a hot air balloon crashed just north of the town, killing eleven people and making headlines around the world. The balloon came into contact with a high-voltage power line supplying the town, resulting in the balloon catching fire and the town losing power briefly. In 1956, along with Masterton, Carterton became the joint first town in New Zealand to use the 111 Emergency Number.
Carterton covers 5.30 km2 (2.05 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 5,950 as of June 2024, with a population density of 1,123 people per km2.
Carterton had a population of 5,859 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 516 people (9.7%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 1,119 people (23.6%) since the 2013 census. There were 2,787 males, 3,036 females and 33 people of other genders in 2,505 dwellings. 3.4% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 50.5 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 951 people (16.2%) aged under 15 years, 744 (12.7%) aged 15 to 29, 2,448 (41.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 1,713 (29.2%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 89.6% European (Pākehā); 16.0% Māori; 2.9% Pasifika; 3.8% Asian; 0.5% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.8% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.7%, Māori language by 2.7%, Samoan by 0.3% and other languages by 6.8%. No language could be spoken by 1.8% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 17.6, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 30.6% Christian, 0.7% Hindu, 0.4% Islam, 1.0% Māori religious beliefs, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.4% New Age, 0.2% Jewish, and 1.4% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 57.9%, and 7.3% of people did not answer the census question.