Southgate, New Zealand
Suburb in Wellington City, New Zealand
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Southgate is a subdivision of the Houghton Bay suburb of Wellington, New Zealand, in the Paekawakawa/Southern Ward. The main road is Buckley Road, which runs south from the point at which Mount Albert Road changes name to Houghton Bay Road.
Southgate | |
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Cook Strait from Southgate | |
 Interactive map of Southgate | |
| Coordinates: 41.341°S 174.781°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Wellington City |
| Local authority | Wellington City Council |
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| Area | |
| • Land | 47 ha (120 acres) |
| Population (June 2025)[2] | |
• Total | 1,100 |
| • Density | 2,300/km2 (6,100/sq mi) |
| Berhampore | Newtown | Melrose |
| Island Bay |
  Southgate  |
Houghton Bay |
| (Cook Strait) |
A housing development was created on Buckley Road in 1957,[3] and another ten years later.[4] Most houses in the suburb were built in the 1970s.[5]
Demographics
Southgate statistical area covers 0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi).[1] It had an estimated population of 1,100 as of June 2025,[2] with a population density of 2,340 people per km2.
Southgate had a population of 1,086 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 78 people (−6.7%) since the 2018 census, and a decrease of 90 people (−7.7%) since the 2013 census. There were 525 males, 549 females, and 12 people of other genders in 408 dwellings.[8] 5.2% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 43.2 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 168 people (15.5%) aged under 15 years, 168 (15.5%) aged 15 to 29, 585 (53.9%) aged 30 to 64, and 162 (14.9%) aged 65 or older.[6]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 77.9% European (Pākehā); 9.4% Māori; 6.1% Pasifika; 13.8% Asian; 4.1% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.9% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.4%, Māori by 2.5%, Samoan by 3.3%, and other languages by 24.3%. No language could be spoken by 1.9% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 32.6, compared with 28.8% nationally.[6]
Religious affiliations were 30.4% Christian, 5.2% Hindu, 0.3% Islam, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.3% Jewish, and 1.7% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 56.1%, and 6.1% of people did not answer the census question.[6]
Of those at least 15 years old, 405 (44.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 372 (40.5%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 135 (14.7%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $55,300, compared with $41,500 nationally. 237 people (25.8%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 534 (58.2%) full-time, 129 (14.1%) part-time, and 24 (2.6%) unemployed.[6]