Korokoro, New Zealand

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Korokoro
Suburb
Native bush with tree ferns, a stream, and two men in right foreground, at Korokoro
Coordinates: 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
Established	1900s
Area
• Land	185 ha (457 acres)
Population  (June 2024)
• Total	1,630

		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. Before 1989, Korokoro formed part of the Petone Borough, which amalgamated with Lower Hutt City in that year.

Demographics

Korokoro statistical area covers 1.85 km² (0.71 sq mi). It had an estimated population of 1,630 as of June 2024, with a population density of 881 people per km².

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	1,284	—
2013	1,329	+0.49%
2018	1,482	+2.20%
Source:

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.

Education

Korokoro School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of 213 as of August 2024. The school opened in 1904.