Ebdentown, a suburb of Upper Hutt located in the lower North Island of New Zealand, near Upper Hutt Central.

Demographics

Ebdentown statistical area covers 0.91 km (0.35 sq mi). It had an estimated population of 2,650 as of June 2023, with a population density of 2,912 people per km.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2006	2,352	—
2013	2,349	−0.02%
2018	2,481	+1.10%
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Ebdentown had a population of 2,481 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 132 people (5.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 129 people (5.5%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,047 households, comprising 1,224 males and 1,257 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.97 males per female. The median age was 41.7 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 480 people (19.3%) aged under 15 years, 393 (15.8%) aged 15 to 29, 1,125 (45.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 486 (19.6%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 79.3% European/Pākehā, 17.0% Māori, 5.4% Pasifika, 10.9% Asian, and 2.3% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 20.6, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 45.3% had no religion, 39.3% were Christian, 1.5% had Māori religious beliefs, 2.5% were Hindu, 0.7% were Muslim, 1.1% were Buddhist and 2.7% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 318 (15.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 447 (22.3%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $29,900, compared with $31,800 nationally. 282 people (14.1%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 939 (46.9%) people were employed full-time, 243 (12.1%) were part-time, and 90 (4.5%) were unemployed.

Education

Oxford Crescent School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, with a roll of 312 as of February 2024.