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Living in Lower Hutt

In Lower Hutt, the median rent tenants pay is €1,246 a month (2026) and unemployment is 4.4% (2023).

Residents of Lower Hutt numbered 114,200 at the end of 2025. The unemployment rate was 4.4% at the end of 2023. Foreign residents numbered 29,655 at the end of 2023.

Last checked 2026-10-0231 sources

Population114,200people31 Dec 2025Official source · Stats NZ
Median gross salary (region)3,848EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Linked Employer-Employee Dataset: LEED measures by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, December 2024 quarter
Median rent1,246EUR/month31 Jul 2026Official source · Tenancy Services (MBIE) — Detailed monthly rental bond data by territorial authority (median weekly rent)
Unemployment rate4.4%country median 3.3% — 33% aboveOfficial source · Stats NZ

Which New Zealand-wide rules apply when you move to Lower Hutt?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in New ZealandNational rates and thresholds that apply in Lower Hutt.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month3 published recurring costs, € per month
Lower Hutt recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Transport pass€80
Mobile plan, 10 GB€37
Internet, 60 Mbps€36
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited35.54 EUR/month30 Sept 2026One NZ fixed broadband8Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB37.06 EUR/month30 Sept 2026One NZ Endless Plus8Official · national market
Monthly transport pass79.81 EUR/month31 May 2026Metlink four-zone 30-day rail pass with Hutt bus inclusion7Official
Median monthly rent1,246 EUR/month31 Jul 2026Tenancy Services (MBIE) — Detailed monthly rental bond data by territorial authority (median weekly rent)19Official

Is Lower Hutt a good place to live?

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Remote worker37%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 28–46%
Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–69%
Student37%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 27–47%
Family54%strong on family, weak on safety · range 44–64%
Retirement29%strong on cost, weak on admin · range 17–41%

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How international is the population?

26% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 29,655 of 114,200 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in New ZealandUnemployment in Lower Hutt is 4.4%. Of 91 cities with data, 42 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)3,848 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Linked Employer-Employee Dataset: LEED measures by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, December 2024 quarter6Official · regional context
Unemployment rate4.4 %country median 3.3%31 Dec 2023Stats NZ16Official

What does a salary buy in Lower Hutt?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €3,848 (Linked Employer-Employee Dataset: LEED measures by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, December 2024 quarter, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,611of €3,009 take-home
  • Rent
  • Transport
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€3,009
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · Tenancy Services (MBIE) · 2026-07-31− €1,246
Public transport pass€80 · official · Metlink four-zone 30-day rail pass with Hutt bus inclusion · 2026-05-31− €80
Utilities, 85 m²not published for this city—
Internet€36 · official · One NZ fixed broadband · 2026-09-30− €36
Mobile plan€37 · official · One NZ Endless Plus · 2026-09-30− €37
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish€1,611
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Lower Hutt Salary needed to live in Lower Hutt

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Lower Hutt. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Work and Income employment service — Public employment service

Ministry of Social Development, New Zealand

Job Search
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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Lower Hutt. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
GP practices19 count16 Sept 2026Healthpoint General Practice (GP) directory5Official
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents282 beds per 100,00016 Sept 2026Certified Public hospital providers CSV1Official
Hospitals1 count16 Sept 2026Certified Public hospital providers CSV1Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Lower Hutt when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents282 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-09-16
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Lower Hutt's nearest airport was WLG, 15 km away and offered 21 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport21 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights9Official
Distance to the nearest major airport15 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)WLG3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Lower Hutt. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

English Language Teaching — Intensive Literacy and Numeracy Fund — State Language Course

Tertiary Education Commission

For adult migrants, refugees, adult speakers of other languages.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridSubsidised
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New Zealand settlement services — Newcomer Adaptation

Immigration New Zealand

For migrants, refugees, newcomers.

In Person, Online, HybridFree
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Lower Hutt.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 17.8°C in January to 9.8°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 60 mm in January and 109.7 mm in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 21 · Feb 21.2 · Mar 19.7 · Apr 17.3 · May 15.4 · Jun 13.2 · Jul 12.5 · Aug 13 · Sep 14.4 · Oct 15.8 · Nov 17.4 · Dec 19.6 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 14.6 · Feb 14.8 · Mar 13.5 · Apr 11.7 · May 10.1 · Jun 8 · Jul 7.1 · Aug 7.6 · Sep 8.9 · Oct 10.1 · Nov 11.4 · Dec 13.5 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 17.8 · Feb 18 · Mar 16.6 · Apr 14.5 · May 12.7 · Jun 10.6 · Jul 9.8 · Aug 10.3 · Sep 11.6 · Oct 13 · Nov 14.4 · Dec 16.5 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI22Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 60 · Feb 60.4 · Mar 66 · Apr 79.8 · May 88.4 · Jun 102.6 · Jul 109.7 · Aug 94.1 · Sep 79.9 · Oct 90.9 · Nov 74.7 · Dec 67.1 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI23Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 231.8 · Feb 211.4 · Mar 204 · Apr 156.4 · May 133.1 · Jun 101.2 · Jul 121 · Aug 147.8 · Sep 164.4 · Oct 193.3 · Nov 211.7 · Dec 218 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI24Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In New Zealand: Christchurch ±2.8 °C. Elsewhere: Ventura (United States) ±5.0 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±6.3 °C, Downey (United States) ±6.5 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±7.0 °C, Reims (France) ±7.8 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Lower Hutt covered an area of 376.4 km² at the end of 2023. Lower Hutt's population density measured 301.3 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area376.4 km²31 Dec 2023Stats NZ17Official
Foreign-resident share27.6 %31 Dec 2023Stats NZ16Official
Foreign residents29,655 people31 Dec 2023Stats NZ16Official
Population density301.3 people/km²31 Dec 2024Stats NZ16Official
Population114,200 people31 Dec 2025Stats NZ16Official
Population over time30 published observations, 1996–2025

Population rose 15.6% between 1996 and 2025, from 98,800 to 114,200.

International community in Lower Hutt

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Census usually resident population count for the 2023 Census place-summary geography · 2023 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Asia12,88512.2%
United Kingdom and Ireland4,9294.7%
Pacific Islands4,5004.3%
Middle East and Africa2,5772.4%
Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)1,7161.6%
Australia1,4521.4%
North America8280.8%
Other5910.6%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source18

Ancestry or ethnicity

Census usually resident population count for the 2023 Census place-summary geography · 2023 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
European68,26264.1%
Māori20,94319.7%
Asian19,91118.7%
Pacific Peoples13,08912.3%
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African2,2082.1%
Other Ethnicity1,0771.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source18

Ancestry or ethnicity

Census usually resident population count for the 2023 Census place-summary geography · 2023 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
New Zealand European62,90159.0%
Māori20,94319.7%
Samoan8,2507.7%
Indian7,9717.5%
Other European6,8346.4%
Chinese5,1934.9%
Southeast Asian4,7614.5%
Cook Islands Maori2,2592.1%
Other Asian1,9501.8%
Tongan1,4671.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Tokelauan1,3171.2%
Other Ethnicity1,0771.0%
Middle Eastern7980.7%
Latin American7590.7%
African6630.6%
Niuean5970.6%
Fijian4800.5%
Other Pacific Peoples3750.4%
European nfd3450.3%
Asian nfd3270.3%
Pacific Peoples nfd450.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source18

Alternatives for people set on Lower Hutt

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Cities near Lower Hutt

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Wainuiomata 5.7 km away
Rent
1,260 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2026-07-31
Porirua 13.0 km away
Rent
1,344 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2026-07-31
Titahi Bay 13.8 km away
Rent
1,359 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2026-07-31
Upper Hutt 16.5 km away
Rent
1,344 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2026-07-31

Alternative cities in New Zealand

Other cities in New Zealand to compare with Lower Hutt, nearest in population first.

All New Zealand cities
Dunedin132,800 residentsNew Plymouth90,100 residentsTauranga161,000 residentsPalmerston North78,021 residentsHamilton174,741 residentsNapier64,695 residents

How does Lower Hutt compare?

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Lower Hutt in rankings

#5 of 23 in Most international cities in New Zealand #7 of 29 in Largest cities in New Zealand #12 of 22 in Cheapest cities to rent in New Zealand #19 of 27 in Cities with lowest unemployment in New Zealand

Is Lower Hutt part of Wellington?

Lower Hutt is near Wellington, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 14.2 km away by straight-line distance. Wellington city profile

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source31

Which comparable places record less crime than Lower Hutt?

1 place has a lower recorded total crime rate than Lower Hutt in this strictly source-matched cohort.

Lower Hutt: 8,841.5 victimisations/100k (2025).

Wellington — 6,591.1 victimisations/100k2025

Only the same source family, offence definition, period, grain and denominator method are compared. This is recorded crime, not a claim about personal safety. Official source11

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Lower Hutt?

The median gross salary is 3,848 EUR/month. Source: Linked Employer-Employee Dataset: LEED measures by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, December 2024 quarter.

What is the unemployment rate in Lower Hutt?

The unemployment rate is 4.4 %. Source: Stats NZ.

How many people live in Lower Hutt?

The published population is 114,200 people. Source: Stats NZ.

How many foreign residents live in Lower Hutt?

29,655 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Stats NZ.

How much is public transport in Lower Hutt?

A monthly transport pass is 79.81 EUR/month. Source: Metlink four-zone 30-day rail pass with Hutt bus inclusion.

Is Lower Hutt a good place to live?

Lower Hutt may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Lower Hutt part of Wellington?

Lower Hutt is near Wellington, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 14.2 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Lower Hutt?

Wainuiomata, Ngaio, Porirua, Titahi Bay, Newtown are near Lower Hutt. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Asia live in Lower Hutt?

The official country of birth distribution records 12,885 people (12.2%) in the source-defined population for 2023 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

Which comparable places record less crime than Lower Hutt?

1 place has a lower recorded total crime rate than Lower Hutt in this strictly source-matched cohort. The comparison uses New Zealand Police RCVS Victimisations Police Stations + Stats NZ POPES_SUB_005 (2025), period 2025, and does not compare across incompatible police definitions.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Lower Hutt, New Zealand: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 108fa0009841e3e2572a8f1e3ef973a1]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/lower-hutt/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Lower Hutt, New Zealand: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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