Korokoro, New Zealand

Suburb in Lower Hutt, New Zealand

Korokoro
Suburb
Native bush with tree ferns, a stream, and two men in right foreground, at Korokoro
Interactive map of Korokoro
Coordinates: 41°12′54″S 174°52′08″E / 41.215°S 174.869°E / -41.215; 174.869
Country	New Zealand
City	Lower Hutt
Local authority	Hutt City Council
Electoral ward	Harbour
Established	1900s
Area
• Land	185 ha (460 acres)
Population  (June 2025)[1]
• Total	1,590
• Density	859/km2 (2,230/sq mi)

		Maungaraki
	Korokoro	Alicetown, Ava
Horokiwi		Petone

Keen walkers on a stream crossing

Korokoro, a suburb of Lower Hutt City, lies in the south of the North Island of New Zealand. The suburb occupies part of the western hills of the Hutt Valley; its eastern slopes overlook Petone and the Wellington harbour.

Korokoro was established in the 1900s by the Liberal government (in office 1891–1912), and remained a relatively small settlement until the Lower Hutt City Council developed the area for private housing in the 1960s.[2][failed verification] Before 1989, Korokoro formed part of the Petone Borough,[3] which amalgamated with Lower Hutt City in that year.[4]

Korokoro statistical area covers 1.85 km2 (0.71 sq mi).[5] It had an estimated population of 1,590 as of June 2025,[1] with a population density of 859 people per km2.

Korokoro had a population of 1,515 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 33 people (2.2%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 186 people (14.0%) since the 2013 census. There were 753 males, 759 females, and 3 people of other genders in 543 dwellings.[8] 4.4% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 39.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 330 people (21.8%) aged under 15 years, 216 (14.3%) aged 15 to 29, 795 (52.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 174 (11.5%) aged 65 or older.[6]

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 86.1% European (Pākehā); 10.9% Māori; 3.4% Pasifika; 10.3% Asian; 2.4% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 1.6% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.8%, Māori by 2.4%, Samoan by 0.6%, and other languages by 15.0%. No language could be spoken by 2.4% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.8%. The percentage of people born overseas was 24.6, compared with 28.8% nationally.[6]

Religious affiliations were 26.5% Christian, 1.6% Hindu, 0.2% Islam, 0.6% Māori religious beliefs, 1.6% Buddhist, 0.6% New Age, 0.2% Jewish, and 1.4% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 62.8%, and 5.1% of people did not answer the census question.[6]

Of those at least 15 years old, 501 (42.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 546 (46.1%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 141 (11.9%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $64,000, compared with $41,500 nationally. 324 people (27.3%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 738 (62.3%) full-time, 186 (15.7%) part-time, and 18 (1.5%) unemployed.[6]

Korokoro School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[9][10] with a roll of 215 as of October 2025.[11] The school opened in 1904.[12]