Boulcott
Suburb of Lower Hutt, New Zealand
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::summary Suburb of Lower Hutt, New Zealand ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Boulcott |
| image | Hutt Hospital.jpg |
| caption1 | Hutt Hospital is the most recognisable building in Boulcott. |
| city1 | Lower Hutt City |
| council | Hutt City Council |
| ward | Central |
| area | 158 |
| areasource | |
| population | |
| popdate | |
| popsource | |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| hospitals | Hutt Hospital, Boulcott Hospital |
| coordinates | |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 13 |
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| name = Boulcott | image = Hutt Hospital.jpg | caption1 = Hutt Hospital is the most recognisable building in Boulcott. | city1 = Lower Hutt City | council = Hutt City Council | ward = Central | established = | area = 158 | areasource = | population = | popdate = | popsource = | population_density_km2 = auto | trainstations = | ferryterminals = | airports = | hospitals = Hutt Hospital, Boulcott Hospital | coordinates = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 13 | caption2 = | centre = Boulcott | north = | northeast = Avalon | east = Epuni | southeast = | south = Lower Hutt CBD | southwest = | west = Tirohanga | northwest = Belmont Boulcott is a central suburb of Lower Hutt, in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. The suburb lies about a kilometre north-east of the Lower Hutt CBD.
Boulcott takes its name from Almon Boulcott (1815–1880), who farmed in the area in the 1840s. Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand - Hutt Valley - central and west Retrieved: 10 January 2009 His father, John Ellerker Boulcott (1784–1855), was a director of the New Zealand Company. Armed conflict took place in the area at Boulcott's Farm in 1846 during the Hutt Valley Campaign.
Two Lower Hutt hospitals; Hutt Hospital and Boulcott Hospital, lie in Boulcott.
Demographics
Boulcott statistical area covers 1.58 km2. It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.
Boulcott had a population of 2,613 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 126 people (5.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 162 people (6.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 936 households, comprising 1,236 males and 1,377 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.9 males per female. The median age was 40.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 447 people (17.1%) aged under 15 years, 471 (18.0%) aged 15 to 29, 1,245 (47.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 453 (17.3%) aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 71.8% European/Pākehā, 8.8% Māori, 5.5% Pasifika, 21.8% Asian, and 2.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 27.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 44.1% had no religion, 41.7% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 4.8% were Hindu, 0.9% were Muslim, 1.4% were Buddhist and 1.4% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 639 (29.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 324 (15.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $36,800, compared with $31,800 nationally. 522 people (24.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,101 (50.8%) people were employed full-time, 300 (13.9%) were part-time, and 96 (4.4%) were unemployed.
Education
Boulcott has two schools:
- Boulcott School, a state contributing primary (Year 1–6) school. It has students as of
- St Oran's College, a state-integrated Presbyterian girls' Year 7–13 secondary school. It has students as of
The nearest state intermediate (Year 7 and 8) schools are Naenae Intermediate School in Avalon to the north-east or Hutt Intermediate School in Woburn to the south. The nearest state secondary (Year 9–13) school is Naenae College in Avalon.
References
References
- Louis E. Ward (1928), ''Early Wellington'', Auckland, Whitcombe and Toombs [http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WarEarl-t1-body-d21-d20.html]
- Baker, Matiu. (2024-03-01). "Te Ata o Tū: The Shadow of Tūmatauenga: The New Zealand Wars Collections of Te Papa: The Shadow of Tūmatauenga, The New Zealand Wars Collections of Te Papa". Te Papa Press.
- "ArcGIS Web Application".
- {{NZ census 2018. Boulcott (244200). boulcott. Boulcott
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