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Waiwhetū, 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 6.7

76th percentile in Wellington Region

Lower values score better in the fit score

High confidenceAs of 2024-10-31n = 4,578 summed over 3 whole statistical areas

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

Address-weighted average of its 3 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)

$547/week

32nd percentile in Wellington Region

Lower values score better in the fit score

High confidenceAs of 2026-08-20n = 60 summed over 2 whole statistical areas

Provisional: the latest months may still be revised.

Address-weighted average of 2 of its 3 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)

$652/week

36th percentile in Wellington Region

Lower values score better in the fit score

High confidenceAs of 2026-08-20n = 60 summed over 2 whole statistical areas

Provisional: the latest months may still be revised.

Address-weighted average of 2 of its 3 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

0.27

62nd percentile in Wellington Region

Lower values score better in the fit score

High confidenceAs of 2026-08-20n = 60 summed over 2 whole statistical areas

Provisional: the latest months may still be revised.

Address-weighted average of 2 of its 3 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

How we calculate this: Annual 2-bedroom rent as a share of median household incomeReport an error: Annual 2-bedroom rent as a share of median household income

Schools & zones

How we calculate this: Schools & zones

State schools whose enrolment zone covers most addresses here

3 schools

53rd percentile in Wellington Region

Higher values score better in the fit score

High confidenceAs of 2026-10-01n = 2,512 summed over 3 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 3 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 Waiwhetū

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 Waiwhetū, with Equity Index and zone coverage
SchoolTypeAuthorityRollEquity Index (EQI)Waiwhetū addresses in zone
Hutt Valley High SchoolSecondary (Year 9-15)State2,001421100% (1,981)
St Oran's CollegeGirls SchoolSecondary (Year 7-15)State: IntegratedState-integrated school: preference of enrolment applies.502380100% (1,981)
Hutt IntermediateIntermediateState604412100% (1,981)
Our Lady of the Rosary School (Waiwhetu)Full PrimaryState: IntegratedState-integrated school: preference of enrolment applies.274428100% (1,981)
Hutt International Boys' SchoolBoys SchoolSecondary (Year 7-15)State: IntegratedState-integrated school: preference of enrolment applies.652366100% (1,981)
Gracefield SchoolContributingState20843799% (1,961)
Waterloo SchoolContributingState522391under 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 Waiwhetū is the average of these Stats NZ statistical areas (SA2 2023), weighted by the share of Waiwhetū's addresses in each. How suburb values are built

Statistical areas in Waiwhetū with their share of its addresses
Statistical areaSA2 codeShare of addressesAddressesPopulation (2023 Census)
Waiwhetu South on the map24600265%1,2952,871
Waiwhetu North on the map24600134%6801,599
Gracefield on the map245700under 1%6102

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.