Boulcott

Boulcott is a central suburb of Lower Hutt City situated in the south of the North Island of New Zealand. The suburb lies about a kilometre north-east of the Lower Hutt CBD.

Boulcott
Suburb
Boulcott's Farm Heritage Golf Club makes up a large area of the Boulcott suburb.
Boulcott's Farm Heritage Golf Club makes up a large area of the Boulcott suburb.
Coordinates: 41.203616°S 174.921551°E / -41.203616; 174.921551
CountryNew Zealand
CityLower Hutt City
Local authorityHutt City Council
Electoral wardCentral
Area
[1]
 • Land158 ha (390 acres)
Population
 (June 2022)[2]
 • Total2,760
Hospital(s)Hutt Hospital, Boulcott Hospital
Belmont Avalon
Tirohanga
Boulcott
 Epuni
Lower Hutt CBD

Boulcott takes its name from Almon Boulcott (1815-1880), who farmed in the area in the 1840s.[3] His father, John Ellerker Boulcott (1784-1855), was a director of the New Zealand Company.[4] Armed conflict took place in the area at Boulcott's Farm in 1846 during the Hutt Valley Campaign.

Two Lower Hutt hospitals; Hutt Hospital and Boulcott Hospital, lie in Boulcott.

Demographics

Boulcott statistical area covers 1.58 km2 (0.61 sq mi).[1] It had an estimated population of 2,760 as of June 2022,[2] with a population density of 1,747 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20062,451—    
20132,487+0.21%
20182,613+0.99%
Source: [5]

Boulcott had a population of 2,613 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 126 people (5.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 162 people (6.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 936 households, comprising 1,236 males and 1,377 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.9 males per female. The median age was 40.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 447 people (17.1%) aged under 15 years, 471 (18.0%) aged 15 to 29, 1,245 (47.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 453 (17.3%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 71.8% European/Pākehā, 8.8% Māori, 5.5% Pasifika, 21.8% Asian, and 2.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 27.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 44.1% had no religion, 41.7% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 4.8% were Hindu, 0.9% were Muslim, 1.4% were Buddhist and 1.4% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 639 (29.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 324 (15.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $36,800, compared with $31,800 nationally. 522 people (24.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,101 (50.8%) people were employed full-time, 300 (13.9%) were part-time, and 96 (4.4%) were unemployed.[5]

Education

Boulcott has two schools:

  • Boulcott School, a state contributing primary (Year 1–6) school. It has 315 students as of April 2023.[6]
  • St Oran's College, a state-integrated Presbyterian girls' Year 7–13 secondary school. It has 511 students as of April 2023.[6]

The nearest state intermediate (Year 7 and 8) schools are Naenae Intermediate School in Avalon to the north-east or Hutt Intermediate School in Woburn to the south. The nearest state secondary (Year 9–13) school is Naenae College in Avalon.

References
  1. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. Te Ara: The Encyclopaedia of New Zealand - Hutt Valley - central and west Retrieved: 10 January 2009
  4. Louis E. Ward (1928), Early Wellington, Auckland, Whitcombe and Toombs
  5. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Boulcott (244200). 2018 Census place summary: Boulcott
  6. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
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