Population

Lower Hutt City

2018 2013
Number % Wellington Region % Number % Wellington Region % 2013 - 2018
Male 51,369 49.1 48.8 47,556 48.4 48.3 +3,813
Female 53,163 50.9 51.2 50,682 51.6 51.7 +2,481
Total 104,532 100.0 100.0 98,238 100.0 100.0 +6,294

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018.

Dwellings

Lower Hutt City

2018 2013
Number % Wellington Region % Number % Wellington Region % 2013 - 2018
Occupied private dwellings 37,278 94.2 92.3 36,096 94.1 91.8 +1,182
Unoccupied private dwellings 2,178 5.5 7.3 2,157 5.6 7.8 +21
Non-private dwellings 108 0.3 0.4 117 0.3 0.3 -9
Total 39,564 100.0 100.0 38,370 100.0 100.0 +1,194

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018

Culture and ethnicity

Lower Hutt City

2018 2013
Population Number % Wellington Region % Number % Wellington Region % 2013 - 2018
Māori descent 20,955 20.4 17.4 17,094 18.6 15.8 +3,861
Speaks Māori 4,929 4.8 3.9 4,173 4.5 3.8 +756
New Zealand born 76,932 74.8 78.7 70,548 76.8 80.4 +6,384
Total 102,816 100.0 100.0 91,815 100.0 100.0 +11,001

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018.