Hutt Central, a suburb of the city of

Lower Hutt Lower Hutt ( mi, Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai) is a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. Administered by the Hutt City Council, it is one of the four cities that constitute the Wellington metropolitan area. It is New Zealand's sixth most p ...

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, forms part of the urban area of greater

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. It includes the Lower Hutt CBD. It includes

Dowse Art Museum The Dowse Art Museum is a municipal art gallery in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. Opening in 1971 in the Lower Hutt CBD, The Dowse occupies a stand-alone building adjacent to other municipal facilities. The building was completely remodelled in 20 ...

Lower Hutt War Memorial Library The Lower Hutt War Memorial Library is a building in Lower Hutt, New Zealand, that houses that city's central library. The public library system of the city of Lower Hutt identifies the library collection within the building as the "War Memorial ...

and

Lower Hutt Central Fire Station Lower Hutt Central Fire Station is a former fire station in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. When it was built in 1955 it was considered to be one of the most modern fire stations in the southern hemisphere. The fire station is strongly influenced by ...

Demographics

Hutt Central, comprising the statistical areas of Hutt Central North and Hutt Central South, covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Hutt Central had a population of 4,176 at the

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, an increase of 222 people (5.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 438 people (11.7%) since the

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. There were 1,539 households. There were 2,016 males and 2,157 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female, with 651 people (15.6%) aged under 15 years, 756 (18.1%) aged 15 to 29, 1,860 (44.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 903 (21.6%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 69.1% European/Pākehā, 7.7% Māori, 3.4% Pacific peoples, 25.1% Asian, and 2.6% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). The proportion of people born overseas was 30.3%, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 45.1% had no religion, 40.0% were Christian, 5.7% were Hindu, 1.1% were Muslim, 1.6% were Buddhist and 1.8% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 1,173 (33.3%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 408 (11.6%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,695 (48.1%) people were employed full-time, 471 (13.4%) were part-time, and 120 (3.4%) were unemployed.

Education

Public schools

Eastern Hutt School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, with a roll of as of . Intermediate education is available in nearby

Hutt Intermediate School Hutt Intermediate School (HIS) is a state intermediate school located in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. The school was founded in 1948, and currently has a total number of 685 students and a teaching staff of 45. The principal, until the end of 2006, ...

in Woburn.

Hutt Valley High School Hutt Valley High School is a State school, state coeducational secondary school located in central Lower Hutt, New Zealand. A total of students from Years 9 to 13 (ages 12 to 18) attend the school as of making the school one of the largest i ...

is a co-educational state secondary school for Year 9 to 13 students, with a roll of . It was founded in 1926.

Independent schools

Sts Peter and Paul School is a co-educational state-integrated Catholic primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of as of . Chilton St James School is a private girls' school for Year 1 to 13 students, with a roll of . It was founded in 1918. Sacred Heart College is a girls' state-integrated Catholic school for Year 9 to 13 students, with a roll of . It was founded in 1912. St Bernard's College is a boys' state-integrated Catholic school for Year 7 to 13 students, with a roll of . It was founded in 1946.

References

{{Lower Hutt Suburbs of Lower Hutt Central business districts in New Zealand Populated places on Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River