Hutt Central

Hutt Central, a suburb of the city of Lower Hutt in New Zealand, forms part of the urban area of greater Wellington. It includes the Lower Hutt CBD.

Hutt Central
Suburb
The Lower Hutt town hall and council building is in Hutt Central.
Interactive map of Hutt Central
Coordinates: 41.208764°S 174.905975°E / -41.208764; 174.905975
Country	New Zealand
City	Lower Hutt City
Local authority	Hutt City Council
Electoral ward	Central
Area [1]
• Land	236 ha (580 acres)
Population  (June 2025)[2]
• Total	4,470
• Density	1,890/km2 (4,910/sq mi)

Harbour View	Boulcott	Epuni
Melling	Hutt Central	Fairfield
Alicetown	Woburn	Waterloo

It includes Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt War Memorial Library and Lower Hutt Central Fire Station.

Demographics

Hutt Central, comprising the statistical areas of Hutt Central North and Hutt Central South, covers 2.36 km² (0.91 sq mi).^[1] It had an estimated population of 4,470 as of June 2025, with a population density of 1,894 people per km².

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	3,738	—
2013	3,954	+0.81%
2018	4,176	+1.10%
Source: [3]

Hutt Central had a population of 4,176 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 222 people (5.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 438 people (11.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,539 households, comprising 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% Pasifika, 25.1% Asian, and 2.6% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 30.3, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 45.1% had no religion, 40.0% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 5.7% were Hindu, 1.1% were Muslim, 1.6% were Buddhist and 1.6% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,173 (33.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 408 (11.6%) people had no formal qualifications. 933 people (26.5%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. 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.^[3]

Individual statistical areas

Name	Area (km2)	Population	Density (per km2)	Households	Median age	Median income
Hutt Central North	1.07	951	889	396	36.6 years	$38,300[4]
Hutt Central South	1.29	3,225	2,500	1,143	47.3 years	$38,700[5]
New Zealand					37.4 years	$31,800

Education

Public schools

Eastern Hutt School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students,^[6][7] with a roll of 596 as of July 2025.^[8]

Intermediate education is available in nearby Hutt Intermediate School in Woburn.^[9]

Hutt Valley High School is a co-educational state secondary school for Year 9 to 13 students,^[10] with a roll of 1908.^[11] It was founded in 1926.^[12]

Independent schools

Sts Peter and Paul School is a co-educational state-integrated Catholic primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,^[13][14] with a roll of 445 as of July 2025.^[15]

Chilton St James School is a private girls' school for Year 1 to 13 students,^[16] with a roll of 246.^[17] It was founded in 1918.^[18]

Sacred Heart College is a girls' state-integrated Catholic school for Year 9 to 13 students,^[19] with a roll of 826.^[20] It was founded in 1912.^[21]

St Bernard's College is a boys' state-integrated Catholic school for Year 7 to 13 students,^[22] with a roll of 664.^[23] It was founded in 1946.^[24]