Belmont, a suburb of

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, to the north of

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in the

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of New Zealand, lies on the west bank of the Hutt River, on State Highway 2 ( SH 2), the Wellington-Hutt main road, and across the river from the centre of Lower Hutt. It borders the

Belmont Regional Park Belmont Regional Park is a regional park located between Lower Hutt and Porirua, in the Wellington Region at the southern end of New Zealand's North Island. It is administered by Wellington Regional Council. The park is the largest regional par ...

and features much

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and scenic views. The Belmont Picnic Grounds were a popular venue for outings in the early 1900s. They were operated originally by Mr Kilminster (ca. 1911–1914), then by Mr C. E. Clarke (ca. 1914–1919) and finally by Mrs Eliza Presants, wife of Philip Robert Presants, ca. 1920–1932.''Evening Post'', 9 Apr 1932, p. 1 The Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences has a kiosk substation in the area. The site has rocky or very stiff soil.

Belmont Railway Station, New Zealand Belmont railway station was a station on the Hutt Valley Line section of the Wairarapa Line until 28 February 1954, when the Melling-Belmont section of the line on the western side of the Hutt Valley, New Zealand was closed and the through li ...

closed in 1954.

Demographics

Belmont

Belmont statistical area covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Belmont had a population of 2,691 at the

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, an increase of 213 people (8.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 345 people (14.7%) since the

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. There were 936 households. There were 1,341 males and 1,350 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female. The median age was 38.8 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 495 people (18.4%) aged under 15 years, 486 (18.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,371 (50.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 342 (12.7%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 80.9% European/Pākehā, 9.9% Māori, 3.6% Pacific peoples, 13.8% Asian, and 3.2% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). The proportion of people born overseas was 27.6%, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 52.8% had no religion, 34.4% were Christian, 3.2% were Hindu, 0.8% were Muslim, 0.6% were Buddhist and 3.0% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 744 (33.9%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 213 (9.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $48,000, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,305 (59.4%) people were employed full-time, 342 (15.6%) were part-time, and 81 (3.7%) were unemployed.

Belmont Park

Belmont Park statistical area covers , substantially overlapping with the regional park. It does not include the Lower Hutt suburb of Belmont. It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Belmont Park had a population of 333 at the

, a decrease of 3 people (-0.9%) since the 2013 census, and a decrease of 36 people (-9.8%) since the

. There were 111 households. There were 165 males and 171 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.96 males per female. The median age was 45.4 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 72 people (21.6%) aged under 15 years, 45 (13.5%) aged 15 to 29, 180 (54.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 33 (9.9%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 95.5% European/Pākehā, 7.2% Māori, 0.9% Pacific peoples, 4.5% Asian, and 3.6% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). The proportion of people born overseas was 19.8%, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 60.4% had no religion, 29.7% were Christian, 0.9% were Hindu, 0.9% were Buddhist and 0.9% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 93 (35.6%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 30 (11.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $48,700, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 144 (55.2%) people were employed full-time, 60 (23.0%) were part-time, and 3 (1.1%) were unemployed.

Education

Belmont School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, with a roll of .

Raphael House Rudolf Steiner School Raphael House Rudolf Steiner School is a coeducational, state integrated composite school in Tirohanga, Lower Hutt. It provides a Waldorf education for Years 1 to 13. Matriculation starts when children are 7 years of age. Curriculum The school f ...

is located in nearby

Tirohanga Tirohanga ( Te Reo for "distant view") is a suburb of Lower Hutt City situated at the bottom of the North Island of New Zealand. The suburb is located on the western side of the Hutt River and State Highway 2. Demographics Tirohanga statistic ...

References

External links

Raphael House official website

Belmont Regional Park
{{Lower Hutt Suburbs of Lower Hutt Populated places on Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River