Area profile: Lake Reserve, Wellington Region

Locality in South Wairarapa District.

Area profile

Census 2023 and NZDep2023. Only deprivation enters the score; the rest is context.

How we calculate this: Area profile

Deprivation index (NZDep2023), population-weighted decile

decile 4

52nd percentile in Wellington Region

Lower values score better in the fit score

High confidenceAs of 2024-10-31n = 1,128 for the whole statistical area

Area-level index (NZDep2023). It describes the area, not the people who live there.

Value of the one statistical area (SA2) behind this suburb.

Source: University of Otago, Health Inequalities Research Programme (HIRP)

How we calculate this: Deprivation index (NZDep2023), population-weighted decile Report an error: Deprivation index (NZDep2023), population-weighted decile

Median personal income (Census 2023)

$46,600/year

45th percentile in Wellington Region

Context only: not part of the fit score

High confidenceAs of 2025-07-09n = 909 for the whole statistical area

Value of the one statistical area (SA2) behind this suburb.

Source: Stats NZ

How we calculate this: Median personal income (Census 2023)Report an error: Median personal income (Census 2023)

Share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher (Census 2023)

23.1%

24th percentile in Wellington Region

Context only: not part of the fit score

High confidenceAs of 2025-07-09n = 882 for the whole statistical area

Value of the one statistical area (SA2) behind this suburb.

Source: Stats NZ

How we calculate this: Share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher (Census 2023)Report an error: Share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher (Census 2023)

Share of households renting (Census 2023)

37.2%

68th percentile in Wellington Region

Context only: not part of the fit score

High confidenceAs of 2024-11-27n = 435 for the whole statistical area

Value of the one statistical area (SA2) behind this suburb.

Source: Stats NZ

How we calculate this: Share of households renting (Census 2023)Report an error: Share of households renting (Census 2023)

Median age (Census 2023)

39.7 years

57th percentile in Wellington Region

Context only: not part of the fit score

High confidenceAs of 2025-07-09n = 1,128 for the whole statistical area

Value of the one statistical area (SA2) behind this suburb.

Source: Stats NZ

How we calculate this: Median age (Census 2023)Report an error: Median age (Census 2023)

Share of families with children (Census 2023)

52.9%

34th percentile in Wellington Region

Context only: not part of the fit score

High confidenceAs of 2025-07-08n = 312 for the whole statistical area

Value of the one statistical area (SA2) behind this suburb.

Source: Stats NZ

How we calculate this: Share of families with children (Census 2023)Report an error: Share of families with children (Census 2023)

Data sources

Data release serving-wellington-2026-10-04T022806Z, built 2026-10-04. Suburb values are address-weighted from the statistical areas listed on the overview (how suburb values are built). See the methodology and data sources, orreport an error for this suburb.