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Maungaraki, Wellington Region

Suburb in Lower Hutt City.

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 2

18th percentile in Wellington Region

Lower values score better in the fit score

High confidenceAs of 2024-10-31n = 5,529 summed over 2 whole statistical areas

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

Address-weighted average of its 2 statistical areas (SA2).

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

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

Rents

How we calculate this: Rents

Median weekly rent, 2-bedroom (latest year of new bonds)

$546/week

30th percentile in Wellington Region

Lower values score better in the fit score

Medium confidenceAs of 2026-08-20n = 15 for the whole statistical area

Provisional: the latest months may still be revised.

Address-weighted average of 1 of its 2 statistical areas (SA2), covering 100% of addresses.

Source: Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), Stats NZ, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) — Tenancy Services

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Median weekly rent, 3-bedroom (latest year of new bonds)

$678/week

51st percentile in Wellington Region

Lower values score better in the fit score

Medium confidenceAs of 2026-08-20n = 27 for the whole statistical area

Provisional: the latest months may still be revised.

Address-weighted average of 1 of its 2 statistical areas (SA2), covering 100% of addresses.

Source: Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), Stats NZ, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) — Tenancy Services

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Annual 2-bedroom rent as a share of median household income

0.2

16th percentile in Wellington Region

Lower values score better in the fit score

Medium confidenceAs of 2026-08-20n = 15 for the whole statistical area

Provisional: the latest months may still be revised.

Address-weighted average of 1 of its 2 statistical areas (SA2), covering 100% of addresses.

Source: Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), Stats NZ, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) — Tenancy Services

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Schools & zones

How we calculate this: Schools & zones

State schools whose enrolment zone covers most addresses here

2 schools

39th percentile in Wellington Region

Higher values score better in the fit score

Low confidenceAs of 2026-10-01n = 2,214 summed over 2 whole statistical areas

Zone boundaries are drawn from Ministry of Education map files. The written zone description in the enrolment scheme legally prevails.

Address-weighted average of its 2 statistical areas (SA2).

Source: Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), Ministry of Education — Education Counts, Stats NZ

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Schools whose enrolment zone covers Maungaraki

Zone boundaries are drawn from Ministry of Education map files. The written zone description in the enrolment scheme legally prevails.

Equity Index describes a school's roll, not its quality.

How we match zones to addresses · About the Equity Index

Schools whose enrolment zone covers addresses in Maungaraki, with Equity Index and zone coverage
SchoolTypeAuthorityRollEquity Index (EQI)Maungaraki addresses in zone
Hutt Valley High SchoolSecondary (Year 9-15)State2,001421100% (1,479)
St Oran's CollegeGirls SchoolSecondary (Year 7-15)State: IntegratedState-integrated school: preference of enrolment applies.502380100% (1,479)
Hutt International Boys' SchoolBoys SchoolSecondary (Year 7-15)State: IntegratedState-integrated school: preference of enrolment applies.652366100% (1,479)
Maungaraki SchoolFull PrimaryState36537999% (1,469)
Normandale SchoolContributingState13837014% (205)
Korokoro SchoolFull PrimaryState2003752% (28)
Hutt IntermediateIntermediateState604412under 1% (4)
Sacred Heart School (Petone)Full PrimaryState: IntegratedState-integrated school: preference of enrolment applies.163415under 1% (1)

Schools Directory as of 2026-10-01; zones in force on 2026-10-01. Source: Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), Ministry of Education — Education Counts, Stats NZ.

Statistical areas behind these numbers

Each value for Maungaraki is the average of these Stats NZ statistical areas (SA2 2023), weighted by the share of Maungaraki's addresses in each. How suburb values are built

Statistical areas in Maungaraki with their share of its addresses
Statistical areaSA2 codeShare of addressesAddressesPopulation (2023 Census)
Maungaraki on the map243200100%1,4784,005
Korokoro on the map243300under 1%11,515

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.