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Manawatū and Horowhenua social profile, 2013

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Manawatū and Horowhenua social profile, 2001

In 2013 proportionately far more people in Horowhenua were aged 65 and over than in Manawatū, including Palmerston North. There was also a higher proportion of Māori, and people lived on a lower median income. Rural Manawatū had a much higher proportion of Europeans than Palmerston North or Horowhenua.

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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Source: New Zealand census 2013

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Malcolm McKinnon, Manawatū and Horowhenua region – Population, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/9499/manawatu-and-horowhenua-social-profile-2013 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 April 2015.