Alicetown

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Alicetown
Suburb
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The main shopping area in Alicetown
Alicetown
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Coordinates: 41°12′59″S174°53′27″E / 41.21639°S 174.89083°E / -41.21639; 174.89083
CountryNew Zealand
City Lower Hutt City
Electoral wardCentral
Established1900s
Area
[1]
 • Land126 ha (310 acres)
Population
 (June 2025) [2]
 • Total
2,820
 • Density2,240/km2 (5,800/sq mi)
Train stations Western Hutt railway station, Melling Line.
Ava railway station, Hutt Valley Line.
Maungaraki Normandale Melling
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 Hutt Central
Petone Ava Woburn

Alicetown is a central suburb of Lower Hutt located at the bottom of the North Island of New Zealand.

Contents

The suburb is situated north of the major suburb of Petone and west of Hutt Central. Its boundaries are the Ewen Bridge that crosses the Hutt River to the east, the Western Hutt Rd/Melling Railway track to the west, Wakefield St/Hutt Railway track to the south and Railway Ave to the north.

History and culture

Aglionby, on what is now Tama Street, became the first European settlement in the Hutt Valley in 1840. The Aglionby Arms, the valley's first hotel, was built in Alicetown in 1840 and relocated in 1847. [3] Alicetown began as a farming settlement and was settled from the early 1900s by Petone factory workers. [4]

Alicetown was named for Alice Maud Fitzherbert, the daughter of mayor William Fitzherbert who married Professor George William von Zedlitz in 1905. [5]

Te Tatau o Te Pō Marae was established in Alicetown in 1933. It is a marae (tribal meeting ground) of Taranaki Whānui ki te Upoko o te Ika and Te Āti Awa and includes Te Tatau o Te Pō wharenui (meeting house). [6] [7] Alicetown lost its post office when 580 others closed, on 5 February 1988. [8]

Demographics

Alicetown-Melling statistical area covers 1.26 km2 (0.49 sq mi), [1] including Melling. It had an estimated population of 2,820 as of June 2025, [2] with a population density of 2,238 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20062,535—    
20132,700+0.90%
20182,793+0.68%
20232,694−0.72%
Source: [9] [10]

Alicetown-Melling had a population of 2,694 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 99 people (−3.5%) since the 2018 census, and a decrease of 6 people (−0.2%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,380 males, 1,302 females, and 15 people of other genders in 1,050 dwellings. [11] 5.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 36.9 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 498 people (18.5%) aged under 15 years, 513 (19.0%) aged 15 to 29, 1,392 (51.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 294 (10.9%) aged 65 or older. [9]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 68.8% European (Pākehā); 15.0% Māori; 8.2% Pasifika; 20.0% Asian; 1.9% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.6% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 95.7%, Māori by 2.8%, Samoan by 2.9%, and other languages by 18.3%. No language could be spoken by 1.9% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.6%. The percentage of people born overseas was 29.1, compared with 28.8% nationally. [9]

Religious affiliations were 30.4% Christian, 5.3% Hindu, 0.9% Islam, 0.6% Māori religious beliefs, 1.6% Buddhist, 0.4% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 2.1% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 53.2%, and 5.7% of people did not answer the census question. [9]

Of those at least 15 years old, 681 (31.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,032 (47.0%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 486 (22.1%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $53,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. 432 people (19.7%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 1,362 (62.0%) full-time, 261 (11.9%) part-time, and 63 (2.9%) unemployed. [9]

Education

Alicetown has two schools:

Both schools are co-educational. Rolls are as of October 2025. [16]

The nearest state intermediate (Year 7–8) school is Hutt Intermediate School, and the nearest state secondary (Year 9–13) school is Hutt Valley High School, both across the Hutt River in neighbouring Woburn.

References

  1. 1 2 "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Statistical Area 2 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Subnational population estimates - Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  3. ↑ Hutt City Libraries - How the Hutt got its name. Retrieved: 7 December 2017
  4. ↑ Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand - Hutt Valley - south Archived 30 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved: 13 January 2009
  5. ↑ Kaye, George (1987). Bygone Days in Lower Hutt. Lower Hutt: Lower Hutt City Council. pp. 116, 117. ISBN   0-473-00523-9.
  6. ↑ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
  7. ↑ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
  8. ↑ "List of P.O. closings and modifications. Press". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 16 October 1987. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Alicetown-Melling (244000). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  10. ↑ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Alicetown-Melling (244000). 2018 Census place summary: Alicetown-Melling
  11. ↑ "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  12. ↑ "Hutt Central School - Education Counts". www.educationcounts.govt.nz.
  13. ↑ "Our History". Hutt Central School. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  14. ↑ "Te Ara Whanui Kura Kaupapa Māori o ngā Kōhanga Reo o Te Awa Kairangi - Education Counts". www.educationcounts.govt.nz.
  15. ↑ "Te Ara Whanui" (in Māori). Living Heritage. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  16. ↑ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
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