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About Houghton Bay

Schools zoned for Houghton Bay

  • Houghton Valley Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
  • Lyall Bay Schoolprimary · Years 1-6
  • Hutt International Boys' Schoolsecondary · Years 7-15
  • St Oran's Collegesecondary · Years 7-15
  • Evans Bay Intermediateintermediate · Years 7-8
  • Wellington East Girls' Collegesecondary · Years 9-15
  • Wellington High School and Com Ed Centresecondary · Years 9-15

Who lives in Houghton Bay

About 1,137 people lived in Houghton Bay at the 2023 census (down 5% since 2018); their median age was about 39 (Wellington: 37); 74% of households owned their home (Wellington: 59%).

1,137people, 2023 (2018: 1,194)
39median age, about (Wellington: 37)
$141kmedian household income, about (Wellington: $140k)
74%of households own their home (2018: 69%)

Age

  • 30-64 years51%
  • 15-29 years18%
  • Under 15 years18%
  • 65 years and over11%

Households

  • One-family household (with or without other people)68%
  • One-person household24%
  • Other multi-person household8%
  • Two-family household (with or without other people)1%
  • Three or more family household (with or without other people)0%

Ethnicity

  • European87%
  • Māori10%
  • Asian7%
  • Pacific Peoples3%
  • Middle Eastern/Latin American/African3%
  • Other Ethnicity1%

Where people were born

  • New Zealand70%
  • United Kingdom and Ireland11%
  • Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)5%
  • Asia3%
  • North America2%
  • Middle East and Africa2%
  • Australia2%
  • Pacific Islands2%

Household income

  • $200,001 or more27%
  • $150,001-$200,00019%
  • $100,001-$150,00017%
  • $70,001-$100,00010%
  • $30,001-$50,0008%
  • $50,001-$70,0007%
  • $20,001-$30,0005%
  • $20,000 or less4%

Dwellings

  • Separate house75%
  • Joined dwelling24%
  • Other private dwelling1%
  • Non-private dwelling0%

Highest qualification

  • Bachelor degree and Level 7 qualification20%
  • Masters degree13%
  • Post-graduate and honours degrees13%
  • Level 3 certificate10%
  • Level 2 certificate7%
  • Level 1 certificate7%
  • No qualification7%
  • Level 4 certificate6%

Stats NZ Census 2023 and 2018, summed over the census areas inside Houghton Bay. Medians are approximate: Stats NZ publishes them per area and they cannot be added up exactly.

Sales and valuations as at 18 September 2026, from council and LINZ records. Figures resting on fewer than 5 sales are not shown.

Streets in Houghton Bay

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About property in Houghton Bay, Wellington

Every property in Houghton Bay, Wellington, whether it is for sale or not: homes, sections, farms, lifestyle blocks, shops, offices and industrial land. Each is listed from the council rating roll and Toitū Te Whenua LINZ, with the listing beside it when an agent is marketing it.

Each property has its own page: our estimate of its value beside the council rating valuation, past sale prices, the title and land area, zoning and hazards, building consents, and what it would cost to own.

Listings are published by the agents who market them. Addresses, land details and rating valuations come from Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand and from the council. No ownership information is published.

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