Emerald Hill
Suburb
Interactive map of Emerald Hill
Coordinates: 41°05′47″S175°06′32″E / 41.0964°S 175.1088°E / -41.0964; 175.1088
Country	New Zealand
Island	North Island
City	Upper Hutt
Electorates	Remutaka Ikaroa-Rāwhiti (Māori)
Government
• Territorial Authority	Upper Hutt City Council
• Regional council	Greater Wellington Regional Council
•  Mayor of Upper Hutt	Peri Zee [1]
•  Remutaka MP	Chris Hipkins [2]
•  Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP	Cushla Tangaere-Manuel [3]
Area [4]
• Total	0.55 km2 (0.21 sq mi)
Population  (2023 Census) [5]
• Total	273
• Density	500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)

Emerald Hill is a hill (and unofficial suburb or locality name) in the suburb of Birchville, Upper Hutt, New Zealand. ^[6] The name Emerald Hill has been applied by developers Golden Homes Wellington Ltd to a housing development they are constructing on the north-eastern slopes of Emerald Hill. ^[7] This development consists of around 4 or 5 streets off the end of Gemstone Drive. ^[7]

The Metlink bus route 110 operates between Petone and the intersection of Emerald Hill Road with Gemstone Drive half-hourly during the day. ^[8]

Demographics

Emerald Hill covers 0.55 km² (0.21 sq mi). ^[4] It is part of the Birchville-Brown Owl statistical area, and is also included in the demographics for Birchville. ^[9]

Emerald Hill had a population of 273 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 9 people (3.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 12 people (4.6%) since the 2013 census. There were 144 males and 129 females in 93 dwellings. ^[11] 6.6% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 48 people (17.6%) aged under 15 years, 48 (17.6%) aged 15 to 29, 132 (48.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 45 (16.5%) aged 65 or older. ^[5]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 89.0% European (Pākehā); 15.4% Māori; 2.2% Pasifika; 4.4% Asian; and 4.4% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA). English was spoken by 97.8%, Māori by 4.4%, and other languages by 7.7%. The percentage of people born overseas was 18.7, compared with 28.8% nationally. ^[5]

Religious affiliations were 25.3% Christian, 1.1% Hindu, 2.2% Islam, 1.1% Māori religious beliefs, and 3.3% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 59.3%, and 6.6% of people did not answer the census question. ^[5]

Of those at least 15 years old, 48 (21.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 138 (61.3%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 39 (17.3%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 57 people (25.3%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 135 (60.0%) full-time, 24 (10.7%) part-time, and 6 (2.7%) unemployed. ^[5]

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