Upper Hutt Central is the commercial and geographic focal point of

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city, located in the lower

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. The area is served by

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Economy

The main shopping street is Main St. It includes The Mall Upper Hutt, a shopping centre with 44 shops including

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, and Monterey Cinemas.

Demographics

Upper Hutt Central statistical area covers and includes

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and

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. It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Upper Hutt building and sculpture (2020 LM) 21

Upper Hutt Central had a population of 615 at the

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, an increase of 102 people (19.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 198 people (47.5%) since the

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. There were 213 households. There were 321 males and 294 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.09 males per female. The median age was 39.4 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 108 people (17.6%) aged under 15 years, 123 (20.0%) aged 15 to 29, 318 (51.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 66 (10.7%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 80.0% European/Pākehā, 10.2% Māori, 6.3% Pacific peoples, 13.2% Asian, and 2.9% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). The proportion of people born overseas was 27.3%, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 44.9% had no religion, 44.9% were Christian, 2.0% were Hindu, 1.0% were Muslim and 3.9% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 93 (18.3%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 78 (15.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $41,700, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 300 (59.2%) people were employed full-time, 75 (14.8%) were part-time, and 24 (4.7%) were unemployed.

Education

Upper Hutt School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, with a roll of as of . St Joseph's School is a co-educational state-integrated Catholic primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of . The school celebrated its centenary in 2010 although the school opened to support an orphanage which was established in 1911.

References

{{Upper Hutt Suburbs of Upper Hutt Central business districts in New Zealand