# Maymorn

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**Maymorn** is a rural area of [Upper Hutt](/source/Upper_Hutt) city in the [Wellington](/source/Wellington_Region) region of [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand), consists of Rural Hill and Rural Valley Floor zones. The [New Zealand census](/source/New_Zealand_census) treats Maymorn as part of [Te Mārua](/source/Te_M%C4%81rua) for statistical purposes. The usual resident 2013 population of the Te Mārua area was 1,152. The area has a tranquil setting and consists of lifestyle blocks and farms surrounded by hills that are usually covered with a dusting of snow in the winter.

Because it is marginally populated, the area is best known for the [Maymorn railway station](/source/Maymorn_Railway_Station), which is on the [Wairarapa railway line](/source/Wairarapa_Line) between [Woodville](/source/Woodville,_New_Zealand) and [Wellington](/source/Wellington_City) and served by the [Wairarapa Connection](/source/Wairarapa_Connection) daily passenger-train.

Maymorn station is near the southern portal of the [Rimutaka railway tunnel](/source/Rimutaka_Tunnel), which opened in 1955 and replaced the [Rimutaka Incline](/source/Rimutaka_Incline) railway-line which ran over the [Rimutaka Range](/source/Rimutaka_Range). The old route passes within 40 metres over the tunnel's exit.

## Demographics

Maymorn covers 2.70 km2 (1.04 sq mi),[1] and is part of [Mangaroa statistical area](/source/Mangaroa#Mangaroa_statistical_area).[2]

Historical population Year Pop. ±% 2006 153 — 2013 183 +19.6% 2018 219 +19.7% 2023 231 +5.5%

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Maymorn had a population of 231 in the [2023 New Zealand census](/source/2023_New_Zealand_census), an increase of 12 people (5.5%) since the [2018 census](/source/2018_New_Zealand_census), and an increase of 48 people (26.2%) since the [2013 census](/source/2013_New_Zealand_census). There were 123 males, 102 females, and 3 people of [other genders](/source/Non-binary_gender) in 81 dwellings.[5] 3.9% of people identified as [LGBTIQ+](/source/LGBTQ). There were 33 people (14.3%) aged under 15 years, 39 (16.9%) aged 15 to 29, 129 (55.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 30 (13.0%) aged 65 or older.[3]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 90.9% [European](/source/European_New_Zealanders) ([Pākehā](/source/P%C4%81keh%C4%81)), 10.4% [Māori](/source/M%C4%81ori_people), 2.6% [Pasifika](/source/Pasifika_New_Zealanders), 2.6% [Asian](/source/Asian_New_Zealanders), and 10.4% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.7%, Māori by 2.6%, and other languages by 5.2%. No language could be spoken by 1.3% (e.g. too young to talk). [New Zealand Sign Language](/source/New_Zealand_Sign_Language) was known by 1.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 16.9, compared with 28.8% nationally.[3]

Religious affiliations were 27.3% [Christian](/source/Christianity_in_New_Zealand), 1.3% [Māori religious beliefs](/source/M%C4%81ori_religious_beliefs), and 1.3% other religions. People who answered that they had [no religion](/source/Irreligion_in_New_Zealand) were 59.7%, and 9.1% of people did not answer the census question.[3]

Of those at least 15 years old, 51 (25.8%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 120 (60.6%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 33 (16.7%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 54 people (27.3%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 111 (56.1%) full-time, 36 (18.2%) part-time, and 3 (1.5%) unemployed.[3]

## See also

- [Maymorn Railway Station](/source/Maymorn_Railway_Station)
- [Rimutaka Incline Railway](http://www.rimutaka-incline-railway.org.nz)
- [Rimutaka Rail Trail](http://www.gw.govt.nz/Rimutaka-Rail-Trail/)
- [Hiking Mt Clime in the Pakuratahi Forest](http://tracks.org.nz/track/show/278)
- [Rimutaka Cycle Trail](http://www.nzcycletrail.com/rimutaka-cycle-trail) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150517051606/http://www.nzcycletrail.com/rimutaka-cycle-trail) 2015-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
- [Cycle Maymorn](http://www.breakaway.org.nz/trails/maymorn-loop/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140911081522/http://www.breakaway.org.nz/trails/maymorn-loop/) 2014-09-11 at the Wayback Machine

## References

1. ["Stats NZ Geographic Data Service"](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/). Statistical Area 1 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 6 February 2026.

1. ["Geographic Boundary Viewer"](https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/sidebar/index.html?appid=3a406ce8fbb14367ab5caae21c07ab8b). Stats NZ. Statistical Area 1 – 2023 and Statistical Area 2 – 2023.

1. [[https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs](https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs)[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_012&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.7034574%2B7034575.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001 "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses"]. Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. 7034574 and 7034575. Retrieved 3 October 2024.

1. [[https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs](https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs)[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_009&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.7034574%2B7034575.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003 "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses"]. Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.

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