Elderslea is a suburb of

Upper Hutt Upper Hutt ( mi, Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta) is a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand and one of the four cities that constitute the Wellington#Wellington metropolitan area, Wellington metropolitan area. Geography The Upper Hutt city cent ...

located in the lower

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, near

Upper Hutt Central Upper Hutt Central is the commercial and geographic focal point of Upper Hutt city, located in the lower North Island of New Zealand. The area is served by Upper Hutt Railway Station. Economy The main shopping street is Main St. It includes ...

Demographics

Elderslea statistical area covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Elderslea had a population of 3,429 at the

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, an increase of 204 people (6.3%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 246 people (7.7%) since the

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. There were 1,230 households. There were 1,656 males and 1,773 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female. The median age was 40.7 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 663 people (19.3%) aged under 15 years, 612 (17.8%) aged 15 to 29, 1,455 (42.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 702 (20.5%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 76.6% European/Pākehā, 18.1% Māori, 6.8% Pacific peoples, 10.5% Asian, and 3.4% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). The proportion of people born overseas was 20.7%, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 44.4% had no religion, 42.3% were Christian, 1.8% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 1.2% were Buddhist and 3.1% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 405 (14.6%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 600 (21.7%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $27,800, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,290 (46.6%) people were employed full-time, 297 (10.7%) were part-time, and 132 (4.8%) were unemployed.

Education

Fraser Crescent School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, with a roll of as of . Maidstone Intermediate is a co-educational state intermediate school for Year 7 to Year 8 students, with a roll of .

References

{{Upper Hutt Suburbs of Upper Hutt Populated places on Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River