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Waterloo, 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 5.1

63rd percentile in Wellington Region

Lower values score better in the fit score

High confidenceAs of 2024-10-31n = 10,302 summed over 4 whole statistical areas

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

Address-weighted average of its 4 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)

$599/week

79th percentile in Wellington Region

Lower values score better in the fit score

Medium confidenceAs of 2026-08-20n = 96 summed over 4 whole statistical areas

Provisional: the latest months may still be revised.

Address-weighted average of its 4 statistical areas (SA2).

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)

$687/week

56th percentile in Wellington Region

Lower values score better in the fit score

Medium confidenceAs of 2026-08-20n = 87 summed over 4 whole statistical areas

Provisional: the latest months may still be revised.

Address-weighted average of its 4 statistical areas (SA2).

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

0.26

50th percentile in Wellington Region

Lower values score better in the fit score

Medium confidenceAs of 2026-08-20n = 96 summed over 4 whole statistical areas

Provisional: the latest months may still be revised.

Address-weighted average of its 4 statistical areas (SA2).

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

3 schools

62nd percentile in Wellington Region

Higher values score better in the fit score

High confidenceAs of 2026-10-01n = 4,711 summed over 4 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 4 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 Waterloo

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 Waterloo, with Equity Index and zone coverage
SchoolTypeAuthorityRollEquity Index (EQI)Waterloo addresses in zone
St Oran's CollegeGirls SchoolSecondary (Year 7-15)State: IntegratedState-integrated school: preference of enrolment applies.502380100% (2,082)
Hutt IntermediateIntermediateState604412100% (2,082)
Our Lady of the Rosary School (Waiwhetu)Full PrimaryState: IntegratedState-integrated school: preference of enrolment applies.274428100% (2,082)
Hutt International Boys' SchoolBoys SchoolSecondary (Year 7-15)State: IntegratedState-integrated school: preference of enrolment applies.652366100% (2,082)
Waterloo SchoolContributingState52239197% (2,029)
Hutt Valley High SchoolSecondary (Year 9-15)State2,00142185% (1,779)
Naenae CollegeSecondary (Year 9-15)State8625009% (187)
Te Puni School - Te kura o Te PuniContributingState1584707% (139)
Gracefield SchoolContributingState2084374% (79)

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

Statistical areas in Waterloo with their share of its addresses
Statistical areaSA2 codeShare of addressesAddressesPopulation (2023 Census)
Waterloo East on the map24610062%1,2983,111
Waterloo West on the map24550033%6882,397
Epuni East on the map2456002%483,174
Waiwhetu North on the map2460012%481,599

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.