Upper Hutt Central

The main shopping street is Main St.

It includes The Mall Upper Hutt, a shopping centre with 44 shops including The Warehouse, Farmers, and Monterey Cinemas.[3]

Upper Hutt Central statistical area covers 2.24 km² (0.86 sq mi)[1] and includes Kingsley Heights and Maidstone. It had an estimated population of 710 as of June 2022, with a population density of 317 people per km².

Upper Hutt City Council building

Upper Hutt Central had a population of 615 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 102 people (19.9%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 198 people (47.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 213 households, comprising 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% Pasifika, 13.2% Asian, and 2.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 27.3, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 44.9% had no religion, 44.9% were Christian, 0.5% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.0% were Hindu, 1.0% were Muslim and 3.4% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 93 (18.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 78 (15.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $41,700, compared with $31,800 nationally. 117 people (23.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% 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.[4]

Upper Hutt School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students,[5][6] with a roll of 387 as of April 2023.[7]

St Joseph's School is a co-educational state-integrated Catholic primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[8] with a roll of 509.[9] The school celebrated its centenary in 2010[10] although the school opened to support an orphanage which was established in 1911.[11]