Boulcott | |
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Coordinates: 41°12′13″S174°55′18″E / 41.203616°S 174.921551°E | |
Country | New Zealand |
City | Lower Hutt City |
Local authority | Hutt City Council |
Electoral ward | Central |
Area | |
• Land | 158 ha (390 acres) |
Population (June 2023) [2] | |
• Total | 2,770 |
Hospitals | Hutt Hospital, Boulcott Hospital |
Belmont | Avalon | |
Tirohanga | Boulcott | Epuni |
Lower Hutt CBD |
Boulcott is a central suburb of Lower Hutt, in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. The suburb lies about a kilometre north-east of the Lower Hutt CBD.
Boulcott takes its name from Almon Boulcott (1815–1880), who farmed in the area in the 1840s. [3] His father, John Ellerker Boulcott (1784–1855), was a director of the New Zealand Company. [4] Armed conflict took place in the area at Boulcott's Farm in 1846 during the Hutt Valley Campaign.
Two Lower Hutt hospitals; Hutt Hospital and Boulcott Hospital, lie in Boulcott.
Boulcott statistical area covers 1.58 km2 (0.61 sq mi). [1] It had an estimated population of 2,770 as of June 2023, [2] with a population density of 1,753 people per km2.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 2,451 | — |
2013 | 2,487 | +0.21% |
2018 | 2,613 | +0.99% |
Source: [5] |
Boulcott had a population of 2,613 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 126 people (5.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 162 people (6.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 936 households, comprising 1,236 males and 1,377 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.9 males per female. The median age was 40.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 447 people (17.1%) aged under 15 years, 471 (18.0%) aged 15 to 29, 1,245 (47.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 453 (17.3%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 71.8% European/Pākehā, 8.8% Māori, 5.5% Pasifika, 21.8% Asian, and 2.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 27.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 44.1% had no religion, 41.7% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 4.8% were Hindu, 0.9% were Muslim, 1.4% were Buddhist and 1.4% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 639 (29.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 324 (15.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $36,800, compared with $31,800 nationally. 522 people (24.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,101 (50.8%) people were employed full-time, 300 (13.9%) were part-time, and 96 (4.4%) were unemployed. [5]
Boulcott has two schools:
The nearest state intermediate (Year 7 and 8) schools are Naenae Intermediate School in Avalon to the north-east or Hutt Intermediate School in Woburn to the south. The nearest state secondary (Year 9–13) school is Naenae College in Avalon.
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