Korokoro
Suburb
Native bush with tree ferns, a stream, and two men in right foreground, at Korokoro
Coordinates: 41°12′54″S 174°52′08″E / 41.215°S 174.869°E / -41.215; 174.869
Country	New Zealand
City	Lower Hutt
Local authority	Hutt City Council
Electoral ward	Harbour
Community board	Petone Community Board[1]
Established	1900s
Area
• Land	185 ha (457 acres)
Population  (June 2023)[2]
• Total	1,620

		Maungaraki
	Korokoro	Alicetown, Ava
Horokiwi		Petone

Keen walkers on a stream crossing

Korokoro, a suburb of Lower Hutt City, lies in the south of the North Island of New Zealand. The suburb occupies part of the western hills of the Hutt Valley; its eastern slopes overlook Petone and the Wellington harbour.

Korokoro was established in the 1900s by the Liberal government (in office 1891–1912), and remained a relatively small settlement until the Lower Hutt City Council developed the area for private housing in the 1960s.^[3]. Before 1989, Korokoro formed part of the Petone Borough,^[4] which amalgamated with Lower Hutt City in that year.^[5]

Demographics

Korokoro statistical area covers 1.85 km² (0.71 sq mi).^[6] It had an estimated population of 1,620 as of June 2023,^[2] with a population density of 876 people per km².

Korokoro had a population of 1,482 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 153 people (11.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 198 people (15.4%) since the 2006 census. There were 540 households, comprising 744 males and 741 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.0 males per female. The median age was 37.9 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 315 people (21.3%) aged under 15 years, 225 (15.2%) aged 15 to 29, 795 (53.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 147 (9.9%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 85.6% European/Pākehā, 10.9% Māori, 2.0% Pasifika, 10.9% Asian, and 3.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 24.3, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 58.5% had no religion, 30.2% were Christian, 0.2% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.2% were Hindu, 0.4% were Muslim, 0.6% were Buddhist and 1.8% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 501 (42.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 87 (7.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $52,700, compared with $31,800 nationally. 435 people (37.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 729 (62.5%) people were employed full-time, 150 (12.9%) were part-time, and 45 (3.9%) were unemployed.^[7]

Education

Korokoro School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,^[8][9] with a roll of 204 as of April 2023.^[10] The school opened in 1904.^[11]

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