Waterloo, New Zealand

Waterloo is an eastern suburb of Lower Hutt, Wellington. It is named after the Battle of Waterloo won by the Duke of Wellington in 1815.[2]

Waterloo
Suburb
CountryNew Zealand
CityLower Hutt City
Electoral wardEastern Ward
Area
 • Land181 ha (447 acres)
Population
 (June 2022)[1]
 • Total5,730
Train station(s)Waterloo
Lower Hutt CBD Epuni Fairfield
Woburn
Waterloo
Waiwhetū

The Hutt City Council formally defines Waterloo as the area bounded by Waterloo Road and Burnside Street in the north, the Hutt Valley railway line in the west, Guthrie Street in the south, and the Wainuiomata hills in the east.[3]

It is the home suburb to Waterloo Primary School and the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand. It is also home to Waterloo Interchange, a major train and bus station.

Demographics

Waterloo, comprising the statistical areas of Waterloo West and Waterloo East, covers 1.81 km2 (0.70 sq mi).[4] It had an estimated population of 5,730 as of June 2022, with a population density of 3,166 people per km2.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
20065,136—    
20135,124−0.03%
20185,379+0.98%
Source: [5]

Waterloo had a population of 5,379 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 255 people (5.0%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 243 people (4.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 2,013 households. There were 2,598 males and 2,784 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female, with 1,068 people (19.9%) aged under 15 years, 951 (17.7%) aged 15 to 29, 2,562 (47.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 801 (14.9%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 70.2% European/Pākehā, 10.2% Māori, 5.1% Pacific peoples, 22.2% Asian, and 2.6% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities).

The proportion of people born overseas was 29.0%, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people objected to giving their religion, 48.2% had no religion, 37.1% were Christian, 5.1% were Hindu, 1.0% were Muslim, 1.3% were Buddhist and 2.5% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 1,410 (32.7%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 579 (13.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 2,274 (52.7%) people were employed full-time, 603 (14.0%) were part-time, and 156 (3.6%) were unemployed.[5]

Individual statistical areas
NamePopulationHouseholdsMedian ageMedian income
Waterloo West2,28384939.5 years$36,200[6]
Waterloo East3,0961,16440.6 years$39,000[7]
New Zealand37.4 years$31,800

Education

Waterloo School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students,[8][9] with a roll of 457 as of February 2023.[10]

References
  1. "Population estimate tables - NZ.Stat". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. Te Ara: The Encyclopaedia of New Zealand – Hutt Valley – central and west Retrieved: 10 January 2009
  3. "Hutt City Wards and Suburbs" (PDF). Hutt City Council. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". statsnz.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  5. "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. Waterloo West (245500) and Waterloo East (246100).
  6. 2018 Census place summary: Waterloo West
  7. 2018 Census place summary: Waterloo East
  8. "Waterloo School Official School Website". waterloo.school.nz.
  9. "Waterloo School Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  10. "Waterloo School Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.

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