Living in Upper Hutt

In Upper Hutt, the median rent tenants pay is €1,344 a month (2026) and unemployment is 3.7% (2023).

Upper Hutt, a city in New Zealand, had a population of 42,903 in March 2023. Upper Hutt covers 51.16 km², with a population density of 885.3 people per km² in March 2023.

Last checked 2026-10-0918 sources

Population42,903people7 Mar 2023Official source · Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population

Median gross salary (region)3,487EUR/month30 Jun 2025Official source · Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter

Median rent1,344EUR/month31 Jul 2026Official source · Tenancy Services (MBIE) — Detailed monthly rental bond data by territorial authority (median weekly rent)

Unemployment rate3.7%country median 3.3% — 12% aboveOfficial source · Stats NZ

Recorded crime4,802incidents per 100,00030 Jun 2026Official source · Victimisations Time and Place — Map export, July 2025 to June 2026

PM2.5, annual mean5.36µg/m³country median 9.3 — 42% belowOfficial source · LAWA Air Quality Dataset (2016–2025), daily PM2.5 observations

Which New Zealand-wide rules apply when you move to Upper 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 Upper Hutt.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€37

Internet, 60 Mbps€36

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	35.54 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	One NZ fixed broadband⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	37.06 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	One NZ Endless Plus⁵Official · national market
Median monthly rent	1,344 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Tenancy Services (MBIE) — Detailed monthly rental bond data by territorial authority (median weekly rent)¹⁴Official

Is Upper Hutt a good place to live?

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Remote worker42%strong on work, weak on safety · range 34–50%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 55–73%

Student36%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 26–46%

Family53%strong on family, weak on education · range 44–62%

Retirement36%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 26–46%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Upper Hutt?

The unemployment rate is 3.7 % (2023). Source: Stats NZ¹⁰

Unemployment across cities in New ZealandUnemployment in Upper Hutt is 3.7%. Of 91 cities with data, 42 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

0–22–44–66–88–1014–16

Upper Hutt 3.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,487 EUR/month	30 Jun 2025	Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter¹³Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	3.7 %country median 3.3%	31 Dec 2023	Stats NZ¹⁰Official

What does a salary buy in Upper Hutt?

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

Left over each month€1,352of €2,768 take-home

Rent
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.	€2,768
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · Tenancy Services (MBIE) · 2026-07-31	− €1,344
Internet€36 · official · One NZ fixed broadband · 2026-09-30	− €36
Mobile plan€37 · official · One NZ Endless Plus · 2026-09-30	− €37
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,352

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Upper 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

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Safety

How safe is Upper Hutt?

Police recorded about 4,802 incidents per 100,000 (2025-07/2026-06). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Victimisations Time and Place — Map export, July 2025 to June 2026¹⁵

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,802 incidents per 100,000	30 Jun 2026	Victimisations Time and Place — Map export, July 2025 to June 2026¹⁵Official

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	2 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Nearest airport	PPQ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	26 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration in Upper Hutt

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Upper Hutt?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 5.36 µg/m³ · LAWA Air Quality Dataset (2016–2025), daily PM2.5 observations²

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.55.4WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in New ZealandAnnual PM2.5 in Upper Hutt is 5.4 µg/m³. Of 15 cities with data, 3 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

5–67–88–99–1010–1111–1215–16

Upper Hutt 5.4

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.36 µg/m³country median 9.3	31 Dec 2024	LAWA Air Quality Dataset (2016–2025), daily PM2.5 observations²Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 27.17 · Feb 27.2 · Mar 24.08 · Apr 21.26 · May 18.8 · Jun 15.9 · Jul 14.6 · Aug 15.05 · Sep 17.93 · Oct 19.2 · Nov 22.85 · Dec 25.66 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan 7.92 · Feb 8.51 · Mar 7.7 · Apr 6.36 · May 4.46 · Jun 2.71 · Jul 3.64 · Aug 2.18 · Sep 3.36 · Oct 3.71 · Nov 5.1 · Dec 6.92 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 16.36 · Feb 16.74 · Mar 15.54 · Apr 13.48 · May 11.77 · Jun 9.87 · Jul 8.86 · Aug 9.24 · Sep 10.19 · Oct 11.28 · Nov 12.77 · Dec 14.85 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Upper Hutt?

The published population was 42,903 people in March 2023. Source: Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population¹²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport75.2%
Foreign residents24.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	51.16 km²	1 Jan 2023	Official Stats NZ Urban-rural 2023 area for the exact UR2023 urban-area code. AREA_SQ_KM is the clipped official geography used here; no territorial-authority or SA observation is substituted.⁴Official
Foreign-resident share	23.3 %	31 Dec 2023	Stats NZ¹⁰Official
Foreign residents	10,653 people	31 Dec 2023	Stats NZ¹⁰Official
Population density	885.3 people/km²	7 Mar 2023	Reproducible exact-UR2023 density using the existing official Stats NZ population denominator and the exact official UR2023 area. No observation geography is promoted.⁹Official
Population	42,903 people	7 Mar 2023	Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population¹²Official

International community in Upper 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 group	People	Share
Asia	3,468	8.1%
United Kingdom and Ireland	2,781	6.5%
Middle East and Africa	1,344	3.1%
Pacific Islands	861	2.0%
Australia	606	1.4%
Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)	567	1.3%
North America	279	0.7%
Other	159	0.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published group	People	Share
New Zealand European	30,639	71.4%
Māori	7,335	17.1%
Other European	3,207	7.5%
Indian	2,499	5.8%
Samoan	1,545	3.6%
Southeast Asian	1,482	3.5%
Chinese	960	2.2%
Cook Islands Maori	684	1.6%
Other Ethnicity	558	1.3%
Tongan	426	1.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Other Asian	402	0.9%
African	264	0.6%
Latin American	189	0.4%
Tokelauan	177	0.4%
Fijian	171	0.4%
Middle Eastern	168	0.4%
European nfd	156	0.4%
Niuean	141	0.3%
Other Pacific Peoples	117	0.3%
Asian nfd	93	0.2%
Pacific Peoples nfd	15	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published group	People	Share
European	33,180	77.3%
Māori	7,335	17.1%
Asian	5,379	12.5%
Pacific Peoples	2,940	6.9%
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African	621	1.4%
Other Ethnicity	558	1.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Alternatives for people set on Upper 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.

Paraparaumu as an Upper Hutt alternative in the same region

25 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Nearest airport: 3.0 km Paraparaumu vs 26.0 km Upper Hutt−88%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,091 Paraparaumu vs 4,802 Upper Huttno percentage
Residents: 28,938 Paraparaumu vs 42,903 Upper Hutt−33%
Median gross pay, region: €3,487 Paraparaumu vs €3,487 Upper Huttsame level

Full comparison More about Paraparaumu

Nelson as an Upper Hutt alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 154 km, better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Median gross pay, region: €3,247 (2024) Nelson vs €3,487 (2025) Upper Huttno percentage
Unemployment: 3.4% Nelson vs 3.7% Upper Hutt−8%
Foreign residents: 26.4% Nelson vs 23.3% Upper Hutt+13%

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Cities near Upper Hutt

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

Lower Hutt 16.5 km away

Rent: 1,246 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2026-07-31

Porirua 18.2 km away

Rent: 1,344 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2026-07-31

Wainuiomata 18.3 km away

Rent: 1,260 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2026-07-31

Titahi Bay 18.9 km away

Rent: 1,359 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2026-07-31

Alternative cities in New Zealand

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

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Whanganui41,481 residents Hastings47,682 residents Invercargill48,987 residents Gisborne52,700 residents Whangārei53,841 residents Nelson54,300 residents

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Upper Hutt in rankings

#3 of 12 in Cities with cleanest air in New Zealand #9 of 23 in Most international cities in New Zealand #12 of 27 in Cities with lowest unemployment in New Zealand #17 of 22 in Cheapest cities to rent in New Zealand #18 of 29 in Largest cities in New Zealand

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Upper 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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Common questions

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

How many people live in Upper Hutt?

The published population was 42,903 people in March 2023. Source: Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population.

Is the air quality good in Upper Hutt?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: LAWA Air Quality Dataset (2016–2025), daily PM2.5 observations.

How safe is Upper Hutt?

What is the unemployment rate in Upper Hutt?

The unemployment rate is 3.7 % (2023). Source: Stats NZ.

What is the typical salary around Upper Hutt?

The median gross salary is 3,487 EUR/month. Source: Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter.

How many foreign residents live in Upper Hutt?

10,653 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Stats NZ.

Is Upper Hutt a good place to live?

Upper 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.

Which cities are near Upper Hutt?

Lower Hutt, Porirua, Wainuiomata, Titahi Bay, Paraparaumu are near Upper 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 Upper Hutt?

The official country of birth distribution records 3,468 people (8.1%) in the source-defined population for 2023 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Upper Hutt, New Zealand: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 89750e31ad57753f765aef602a033a38]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/upper-hutt/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_upper-hutt-new-zealand-population-rent-salary-jobs_cf9349a3b681,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Upper Hutt, New Zealand: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {89750e31ad57753f765aef602a033a38},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/upper-hutt/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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