Whitemans Valley
Whitemans Valley | |
|---|---|
Rural locality | |
Interactive map of Whitemans Valley | |
| Coordinates: 41°09′58″S 175°05′06″E / 41.166°S 175.085°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Wellington Region |
| City | Upper Hutt |
| Electorates | |
| 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 | |
• Total | 37.01 km2 (14.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2023 census)[5] | |
• Total | 744 |
| • Density | 20.1/km2 (52.1/sq mi) |
Whitemans Valley is a rural locality of Upper Hutt located in the lower North Island of New Zealand. Situated roughly 4 kilometers south of the Upper Hutt city centre, the area has a variety of farms and lifestyle blocks.
The first settler to discover the valley was George Whiteman in 1846 while he was pig-hunting.[6] Settlement in the valley was founded by the Whiteman family in 1871.[7]
Demographics
Whitemans Valley covers 37.01 km2 (14.29 sq mi),[4] and is part of Mangaroa statistical area.[8]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 573 | — |
| 2013 | 690 | +2.69% |
| 2018 | 723 | +0.94% |
| 2023 | 744 | +0.57% |
| The 2006 population is for a larger area of 75.46 km2. Source: [5][9] | ||
Whitemans Valley had a population of 744 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 21 people (2.9%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 54 people (7.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 357 males and 387 females in 258 dwellings.[10] 3.6% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 135 people (18.1%) aged under 15 years, 120 (16.1%) aged 15 to 29, 405 (54.4%) aged 30 to 64, and 84 (11.3%) aged 65 or older.[5]
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 93.5% European (Pākehā); 8.9% Māori; 0.4% Pasifika; 2.8% Asian; 0.4% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 4.4% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.0%, Māori by 1.2%, and other languages by 5.6%. No language could be spoken by 2.4% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 17.7, compared with 28.8% nationally.[5]
Religious affiliations were 25.8% Christian, 0.4% Islam, 0.8% New Age, and 2.4% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 62.5%, and 7.7% of people did not answer the census question.[5]
Of those at least 15 years old, 159 (26.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 372 (61.1%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 75 (12.3%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 153 people (25.1%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 390 (64.0%) full-time, 69 (11.3%) part-time, and 9 (1.5%) unemployed.[5]
Climate
| Climate data for Whitemans Valley (1951–1980) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.4 (66.9) |
20.1 (68.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
15.6 (60.1) |
13.5 (56.3) |
10.7 (51.3) |
10.1 (50.2) |
11.1 (52.0) |
12.3 (54.1) |
13.7 (56.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
17.6 (63.7) |
14.8 (58.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.9 (58.8) |
15.2 (59.4) |
13.2 (55.8) |
11.2 (52.2) |
9.2 (48.6) |
6.6 (43.9) |
6.5 (43.7) |
7.3 (45.1) |
8.8 (47.8) |
10.1 (50.2) |
11.8 (53.2) |
13.2 (55.8) |
10.7 (51.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.3 (50.5) |
10.2 (50.4) |
8.4 (47.1) |
6.8 (44.2) |
4.8 (40.6) |
2.4 (36.3) |
2.9 (37.2) |
3.5 (38.3) |
5.2 (41.4) |
6.4 (43.5) |
7.3 (45.1) |
8.8 (47.8) |
6.4 (43.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 106 (4.2) |
87 (3.4) |
128 (5.0) |
112 (4.4) |
164 (6.5) |
169 (6.7) |
177 (7.0) |
155 (6.1) |
110 (4.3) |
124 (4.9) |
128 (5.0) |
116 (4.6) |
1,576 (62.1) |
| Source: NIWA[11] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "2025 Triennial Elections Declaration of Result" (PDF). Electionz. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ^ "Remutaka - Official Result". electionresults. Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ^ "Ikaroa-Rāwhiti – Official Result". New Zealand Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Stats NZ Geographic Data Service". Statistical Area 1 2023 (generalised). Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ a b c d e f "Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. 7019887, 7019952, 7034540 and 7034567. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ Kelleher, J A (1991). Upper Hutt - The History. Upper Hutt: Upper Hutt City Council. p. 149. ISBN 0-908561-37-7.
- ^ Yandle, Barry (c. 2010). "A Potted History With Particular Reference To Pinehaven" (PDF). Pinehaven Progressive Association. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ "Geographic Boundary Viewer". Stats NZ. Statistical Area 1 – 2023 and Statistical Area 2 – 2023.
- ^ "Statistical area 1 dataset for 2018 Census". Statistics New Zealand. March 2020. 7019887, 7019952, 7019888 and 7020013.
- ^ "Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses". Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa – Aotearoa Data Explorer. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "NIWA Datahub (Agent number: 3496)". NIWA. Retrieved 20 November 2024.