Boulcott is a central suburb of

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City situated in the south of the North Island of

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. The suburb lies about a kilometre north-east of the

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. Boulcott takes its name from Almon Boulcott (1815-1880), who farmed in the area in the 1840s. His father,

John Ellerker Boulcott John Ellerker Boulcott (1784–1855) was a London merchant and shipowner. He was a director of the London and Dublin Bank and also a director of the New Zealand Company and he served as the sheriff of Merioneth in Wales. He owned considerable ...

(1784-1855), was a director of the

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.Louis E. Ward (1928), ''Early Wellington'', Auckland, Whitcombe and Toomb

/ref> Armed conflict took place in the area at Boulcott's Farm in 1846 during the Hutt Valley Campaign. Two Lower Hutt hospitals;

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and

Boulcott Hospital The Hutt Valley District Health Board (Hutt Valley DHB) is a district health board with the focus on providing healthcare to the cities of Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt in New Zealand. History The Hutt Valley District Health Board, like most other ...

, lie in Boulcott.

Demographics

Boulcott statistical area covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Boulcott had a population of 2,613 at the

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, an increase of 126 people (5.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 162 people (6.6%) since the 2006 census. There were 936 households. There were 1,236 males and 1,377 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.9 males per female. The median age was 40.6 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 447 people (17.1%) aged under 15 years, 471 (18.0%) aged 15 to 29, 1,245 (47.6%) aged 30 to 64, and 453 (17.3%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 71.8% European/Pākehā, 8.8% Māori, 5.5% Pacific peoples, 21.8% Asian, and 2.3% other ethnicities (totals add to more than 100% since people could identify with multiple ethnicities). The proportion of people born overseas was 27.2%, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people objected to giving their religion, 44.1% had no religion, 41.7% were Christian, 4.8% were Hindu, 0.9% were Muslim, 1.4% were Buddhist and 1.6% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 639 (29.5%) people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 324 (15.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $36,800, compared with $31,800 nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,101 (50.8%) people were employed full-time, 300 (13.9%) were part-time, and 96 (4.4%) were unemployed.

Education

Boulcott has two schools: * Boulcott School, a state contributing primary (Year 1–6) school. It has students as of * St Oran's College, a state-integrated Presbyterian girls' Year 7–13 secondary school. It has students as of The nearest state intermediate (Year 7 and 8) schools are Naenae Intermediate School in

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to the north-east or

Hutt Intermediate School Hutt Intermediate School (HIS) is a state intermediate school located in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. The school was founded in 1948, and currently has a total number of 685 students and a teaching staff of 45. The principal, until the end of 2006, ...

in Woburn to the south. The nearest state secondary (Year 9–13) school is Naenae College in Avalon.

References

{{Lower Hutt Suburbs of Lower Hutt Populated places on Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River