Emerald Hill, New Zealand
suburb of Birchville in Upper Hutt, New Zealand
Emerald Hill is a hill (and unofficial suburb or locality name) in the suburb of Birchville, Upper Hutt, New Zealand. 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. This development consists of around 4 or 5 streets off the end of Gemstone Drive.
The Metlink bus route 110 operates between Petone and the intersection of Emerald Hill Road with Gemstone Drive half-hourly during the day.
Demographics
Emerald Hill covers 0.55 km2 (0.21 sq mi). It is part of the Birchville-Brown Owl statistical area, and is also included in the demographics for Birchville.
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. 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.
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