Riverstone Terraces

Riverstone Terraces
Suburb
Interactive map of Riverstone Terraces
Coordinates: 41°06′47″S175°02′24″E / 41.113°S 175.040°E / -41.113; 175.040
Country	New Zealand
Region	Wellington Region
Territorial authority	Upper Hutt
Established	September 1992
Electorates	Remutaka Ikaroa-Rāwhiti (Māori)
Government
• Territorial Authority	Upper Hutt City Council
• Regional council	Greater Wellington Regional Council
•  Mayor of Upper Hutt	Peri Zee [1]
•  Remutaka MP	Chris Hipkins [2]
•  Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP	Cushla Tangaere-Manuel [3]
Area [4]
• Total	2.24 km2 (0.86 sq mi)
Population  (June 2025) [5]
• Total	1,930
• Density	862/km2 (2,230/sq mi)

Riverstone Terraces (commonly referred to as simply 'Riverstone') is a suburb of Upper Hutt in the Hutt Valley of New Zealand's North Island, perched on a hill previously known as Craig's Flat, ^[6] above the Hutt River. ^{[7] [8]}

Although mostly residential, the suburb also contains bush walks, a children's playground, and the suburb formerly harboured a small convenience store. The nearest supermarket is in central Upper Hutt, 4.9 to 8.1km away (depending on where one starts in the suburb). The suburb's streets commemorate the names of notable Upper Hutt residents, including Frankie Stevens, James Nairn, Paul Swain and Cory Jane.

A peak-time Metlink bus service, route 113, services the suburb. ^[9]

Demographics

Riverstone Terraces statistical area covers 2.24 km² (0.86 sq mi). ^[4] It had an estimated population of 1,930 as of June 2025, with a population density of 862 people per km².

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	660	—
2013	1,383	+11.15%
2018	1,776	+5.13%
2023	1,833	+0.63%
Source: [10] [11]

Riverstone Terraces had a population of 1,833 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 57 people (3.2%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 450 people (32.5%) since the 2013 census. There were 909 males, 918 females, and 9 people of other genders in 582 dwellings. ^[12] 2.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 38.6 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 387 people (21.1%) aged under 15 years, 312 (17.0%) aged 15 to 29, 942 (51.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 195 (10.6%) aged 65 or older. ^[10]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 70.4% European (Pākehā); 10.0% Māori; 5.6% Pasifika; 22.4% Asian; 2.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.9% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.2%, Māori by 2.1%, Samoan by 1.6%, and other languages by 22.3%. No language could be spoken by 2.1% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 35.0, compared with 28.8% nationally. ^[10]

Religious affiliations were 35.8% Christian, 6.4% Hindu, 1.3% Islam, 0.3% Māori religious beliefs, 1.8% Buddhist, 0.2% New Age, and 2.9% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 45.5%, and 6.1% of people did not answer the census question. ^[10]

Of those at least 15 years old, 429 (29.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 738 (51.0%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 279 (19.3%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $63,200, compared with $41,500 nationally. 369 people (25.5%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 921 (63.7%) full-time, 177 (12.2%) part-time, and 36 (2.5%) unemployed. ^[10]

References

1. "2025 Triennial Elections Declaration of Result" (PDF). Electionz. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
2. "Remutaka - Official Result". electionresults. Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
3. "Ikaroa-Rāwhiti – Official Result". New Zealand Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
4. "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Statistical Area 2 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 27 January 2026.
5. "Subnational population estimates - Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand . Retrieved 29 October 2025.
6. Upper Hutt City Library Heritage Collections
7. Land Information New Zealand
8. New Zealand Gazette
9. "The journey continues with Hutt bus changes happening". Scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
10. "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Riverstone Terraces (241300). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
11. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Riverstone Terraces (241300). 2018 Census place summary: Riverstone Terraces
12. "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.