Homedale, New Zealand
Suburb of Lower Hutt, New Zealand
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Homedale is a suburb of Wainuiomata, part of Lower Hutt city situated in the lower North Island of New Zealand.
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| Coordinates: 41.275°S 174.955°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Lower Hutt City |
| Electoral ward | Wainuiomata |
| Area | |
| • Land | 424 ha (1,050 acres) |
| Population (June 2025)[2] | |
• Total | 6,230 |
| • Density | 1,470/km2 (3,810/sq mi) |
| Wainuiomata Central | Glendale | |
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| Eastbourne |
Demographics
Homedale, comprising the statistical areas of Homedale East and Homedale West, covers 4.24 km2 (1.64 sq mi).[1] It had an estimated population of 6,230 as of June 2025, with a population density of 1,469 people per km2.
Homedale had a population of 5,847 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 153 people (2.7%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 498 people (9.3%) since the 2013 census. There were 2,910 males, 2,919 females, and 24 people of other genders in 2,013 dwellings.[5] 4.0% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 1,215 people (20.8%) aged under 15 years, 1,194 (20.4%) aged 15 to 29, 2,769 (47.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 663 (11.3%) aged 65 or older.[3]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 68.0% European (Pākehā); 32.4% Māori; 15.1% Pasifika; 10.3% Asian; 0.7% 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 96.4%, Māori by 9.1%, Samoan by 4.6%, and other languages by 9.6%. No language could be spoken by 2.5% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.7%. The percentage of people born overseas was 18.2, compared with 28.8% nationally.[3]
Religious affiliations were 32.8% Christian, 2.1% Hindu, 0.4% Islam, 1.6% Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% Buddhist, 0.5% New Age, 0.1% Jewish, and 1.6% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 53.5%, and 6.9% of people did not answer the census question.[3]
Of those at least 15 years old, 789 (17.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 2,697 (58.2%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 1,146 (24.7%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 405 people (8.7%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 2,661 (57.4%) full-time, 492 (10.6%) part-time, and 165 (3.6%) unemployed.[3]