Elderslea

Elderslea is a suburb of Upper Hutt located in the lower North Island of New Zealand, near Upper Hutt Central.

Elderslea statistical area covers 1.40 km² (0.54 sq mi).^[4] It had an estimated population of 3,310 as of June 2025, with a population density of 2,364 people per km².

Elderslea had a population of 3,294 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 135 people (−3.9%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 69 people (2.1%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,599 males, 1,686 females, and 12 people of other genders in 1,242 dwellings.^[8] 3.6% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 41.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 600 people (18.2%) aged under 15 years, 546 (16.6%) aged 15 to 29, 1,401 (42.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 747 (22.7%) aged 65 or older.^[6]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 76.0% European (Pākehā); 20.0% Māori; 8.9% Pasifika; 11.7% Asian; 1.2% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.3% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.6%, Māori by 3.7%, Samoan by 2.1%, and other languages by 12.2%. No language could be spoken by 1.9% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.6%. The percentage of people born overseas was 21.6, compared with 28.8% nationally.^[6]

Religious affiliations were 34.9% Christian, 2.7% Hindu, 0.5% Islam, 1.1% Māori religious beliefs, 1.2% Buddhist, 1.0% New Age, and 1.6% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 50.6%, and 6.4% of people did not answer the census question.^[6]

15歳以上の人のうち、468人（17.4%）が学士号以上の学位を取得しており、1,482人（55.0%）が高校卒業後の資格または卒業証書を取得しており、744人（27.6%）が高校卒業資格のみを有していた。中央所得は38,200ドルで、全国平均の41,500ドルと比較すると低い。100,000ドル以上を稼いでいる人は270人（10.0%）で、全国平均の12.1%と比較すると高い。15歳以上の人の雇用状況は、フルタイムが1,299人（48.2%）、パートタイムが321人（11.9%）、失業が63人（2.3%）であった。^{[ 6 ]}

フレイザー・クレセント・スクールは、1年生から6年生までの生徒を対象とした公立小学校で、^{[ 9 ] [ 10 ]}在籍生徒数は268人です。^{[ 11 ]} 1956年に開校しました。^{[ 12 ]}

メイドストーン・インターミディエイト（Te Kura ō Hinepōhatuとも呼ばれる）は、7年生から8年生までの生徒を対象とした公立の中等学校で、生徒数は545人である。^{[ 13 ] [ 14 ]} 1970年に開校した。^{[ 15 ]}

両校とも男女共学です。在籍者数は2026年3月時点のものです。 ^{[ 16 ]}