Population
Western Ward (Lower Hutt City)
| 2018 | 2013 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Wellington Region % | Number | % | Wellington Region % | 2013 - 2018 | |||
| Male | 8,151 | 49.8 | 48.8 | 7,656 | 49.5 | 48.3 | +495 | ||
| Female | 8,202 | 50.2 | 51.2 | 7,824 | 50.5 | 51.7 | +378 | ||
| Total | 16,353 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 15,480 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +873 |
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018.
Dwellings
Western Ward (Lower Hutt City)
| 2018 | 2013 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Wellington Region % | Number | % | Wellington Region % | 2013 - 2018 | |||
| Occupied private dwellings | 5,796 | 95.1 | 92.3 | 5,640 | 95.3 | 91.8 | +156 | ||
| Unoccupied private dwellings | 282 | 4.6 | 7.3 | 258 | 4.4 | 7.8 | +24 | ||
| Non-private dwellings | 15 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 18 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -3 | ||
| Total | 6,093 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 5,916 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +177 |
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018
Culture and ethnicity
Western Ward (Lower Hutt City)
| 2018 | 2013 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | Number | % | Wellington Region % | Number | % | Wellington Region % | 2013 - 2018 | ||
| Māori descent | 1,866 | 13.5 | 17.4 | 1,677 | 12.9 | 15.8 | +189 | ||
| Speaks Māori | 312 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 261 | 2.0 | 3.8 | +51 | ||
| New Zealand born | 11,646 | 84.2 | 78.7 | 11,067 | 85.1 | 80.4 | +579 | ||
| Total | 13,824 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 13,005 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +819 |
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018.