--- entity_id: city:nz:geonames:2188164 entity_type: city name: Lower Hutt country_code: NZ country: New Zealand slug: lower-hutt canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/lower-hutt/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/nz/lower-hutt.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/nz/lower-hutt.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/nz/lower-hutt snapshot_id: approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62 generated_at: 2026-09-14 last_verified: 2026-09-06 fact_count: 14 language_location_count: 0 employment_location_count: 0 city_intent_block_count: 3 usefulness_tier: answer_linked indexable: true metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/lower-hutt/ citation_title: "Lower Hutt, New Zealand: jobs, climate, population" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62 citation_version: approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62 citation_retrieval_date: 2026-09-14 citation_build_date: 2026-09-14 citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Lower Hutt Lower Hutt is a city in New Zealand, and the figures below are its published values. 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. ## Mobility Lower Hutt's nearest airport was WLG, 15 km away and offered 21 direct destinations. ## Population 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. ## Climate 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. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 29,655 people | city | 2023-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [1] | | Population | `population_total` | 114,200 people | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | aging | verified | [1] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 4.4 % | city | 2023-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [1] | | Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 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 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [2] | | Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan 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 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [3] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 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 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [4] | | Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 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 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [5] | | Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 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 hours | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [6] | | City area | `city_area_km2` | 376.4 km² | city | 2023-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [7] | | Foreign-resident share | `foreign_population_share_percent` | 27.6 % | city | 2023-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [1] | | Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 301.3 people/km² | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [1] | | Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 21 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [8] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 15 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [9] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | WLG | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [9] | Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed. ## Language courses and integration - [English Language Teaching — Intensive Literacy and Numeracy Fund](https://www.tec.govt.nz/funding/fund-finder/english-language-teaching) — State Language Course · Tertiary Education Commission · English · checked 2026-08-10 - [New Zealand settlement services](https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/our-strategies-and-programmes/supporting-people-from-overseas-to-settle-in-new-zealand/settlement-services/) — Newcomer Adaptation · Immigration New Zealand · checked 2026-08-10 - [Provision of English Language Training (PELT)](https://www.tec.govt.nz/assets/Publications-and-others/PELT-Directory-of-Providers.pdf) — State Language Course · Tertiary Education Commission · English · checked 2026-08-10 - [Welcoming Communities](https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/our-strategies-and-programmes/supporting-refugees-and-asylum-seekers/welcoming-communities/immigration-new-zealand-leads-welcoming-communities/) — Welcome Program · Immigration New Zealand · checked 2026-08-10 These are country-level programmes, not proof of a course location in this city. ## Public employment service - [Work and Income employment service](https://www.workandincome.govt.nz/) — Job Search This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city. ## Healthcare access Migrants can receive medical care in Lower Hutt when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility. - Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Conditional — [official source](https://www.healthnz.govt.nz/hospitals-services/eligibility-subsidies/publicly-funded-healthcare) ## Country-wide rules Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [New Zealand country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/new-zealand/). ## Relationship to a nearby hub ### 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. - Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q23661.json ## International community Citizenship, country of birth, language and ancestry are kept as separate source-native dimensions. ### Country of birth - Australia: 1,452 (1.4%) - Pacific Islands: 4,500 (4.3%) - United Kingdom and Ireland: 4,929 (4.7%) - Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland): 1,716 (1.6%) - North America: 828 (0.8%) - Asia: 12,885 (12.2%) - Middle East and Africa: 2,577 (2.4%) - Other: 591 (0.6%) - Population universe: Census usually resident population count for the 2023 Census place-summary geography - Period: 2023 Census - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/api/export-zip/5001 ### Ancestry or ethnicity - European: 68,262 (64.1%) - Māori: 20,943 (19.7%) - Pacific Peoples: 13,089 (12.3%) - Asian: 19,911 (18.7%) - Middle Eastern/Latin American/African: 2,208 (2.1%) - Other Ethnicity: 1,077 (1.0%) - Population universe: Census usually resident population count for the 2023 Census place-summary geography - Period: 2023 Census - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/api/export-zip/5001 ### Ancestry or ethnicity - European nfd: 345 (0.3%) - New Zealand European: 62,901 (59.0%) - Other European: 6,834 (6.4%) - Māori: 20,943 (19.7%) - Pacific Peoples nfd: 45 (0.0%) - Samoan: 8,250 (7.7%) - Cook Islands Maori: 2,259 (2.1%) - Tongan: 1,467 (1.4%) - Niuean: 597 (0.6%) - Tokelauan: 1,317 (1.2%) - Fijian: 480 (0.5%) - Other Pacific Peoples: 375 (0.4%) - Asian nfd: 327 (0.3%) - Southeast Asian: 4,761 (4.5%) - Chinese: 5,193 (4.9%) - Indian: 7,971 (7.5%) - Other Asian: 1,950 (1.8%) - Middle Eastern: 798 (0.7%) - Latin American: 759 (0.7%) - African: 663 (0.6%) - Other Ethnicity: 1,077 (1.0%) - Population universe: Census usually resident population count for the 2023 Census place-summary geography - Period: 2023 Census - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/api/export-zip/5001 ## Comparable recorded safety 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 - city:nz:wikidata:Q23661: 6,591.1 victimisations/100k Only identical source-family, definition, period, grain and denominator cohorts are compared. This is not an absolute safety ranking. - Source: https://www.police.govt.nz/about-us/statistics-and-publications/data-and-statistics/victimisations-police-stations - Source: https://public.tableau.com/workbooks/VictimisationsPoliceStations.twb?showVizHome=no - Source: https://datainfoplus.stats.govt.nz/item/nz.govt.stats/6e81f19e-484f-4aae-9afe-635962e62988 - Source: https://public.tableau.com/views/VictimisationsPoliceStations/Districts?:showVizHome=no - Source: https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/ - Source: https://www.police.govt.nz/about-us/publications-statistics/data-and-statistics/policedatanz ## Sources 1. Stats NZ — Official source — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/lower-hutt-city 2. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TMAX.csv 3. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TMIN.csv 4. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TAVG.csv 5. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_PRCP.csv 6. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI — Official source — https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/data-composite-primary-parameters/wmo_normals_9120_TSUN.csv 7. Stats NZ — Official source — https://services2.arcgis.com/vKb0s8tBIA3bdocZ/arcgis/rest/services/Territorial_Authority_2023/FeatureServer/0/query?where=1%3D1&outFields=*&returnGeometry=false&f=json 8. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat 9. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 14). Lower Hutt, New Zealand: jobs, climate, population [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; version approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/lower-hutt/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_lower-hutt-new-zealand-jobs-climate-population_6684e0e4486c, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Lower Hutt, New Zealand: jobs, climate, population}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-09-14}, version = {approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62}, snapshot = {approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/lower-hutt/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Lower Hutt, New Zealand: jobs, climate, population](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/lower-hutt/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; version approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62; retrieved 2026-09-14; built 2026-09-14. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/lower-hutt/ - Title: Lower Hutt, New Zealand: jobs, climate, population - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62` - Version: `approved-static-c751ebb1b4085a62` - Retrieved: 2026-09-14 - Built: 2026-09-14 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/lower-hutt/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/nz/lower-hutt.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/nz/lower-hutt.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/nz/lower-hutt - Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json - City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json - Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json