Editing Wellington Region (section)

==Demographics==
Wellington Region covers {{Convert|8049.47|km2||abbr=on}}<ref name="Area">{{Cite web |title=ArcGIS Web Application |url= https://statsnz.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6f49867abe464f86ac7526552fe19787 |access-date=8 October 2024 |website=statsnz.maps.arcgis.com}}</ref> and had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2018|Wellington Region|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Wellington region|y}}|R}}/8049.47|0}} people per km<sup>2</sup>.

{{Historical populations
|1991|400,284
|1996|414,048
|2001|423,765
|2006|448,959
|2013|471,315
|2018|506,814
|2023|520,971
|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2023"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.stats.govt.nz/Census/2001-census-data/2001-census-regional-summary.aspx|title=2001 Census: Regional summary|website=archive.stats.govt.nz|language=en-nz|access-date=2020-04-28}}</ref>}}
[[File:2023 NZ Census Population Density - Wellington Region.png|thumb|right|280px| Population density at the 2023 census]]
Wellington region had a population of 520,971 in the [[2023 New Zealand census]], an increase of 14,157 people (2.8%) since the [[2018 New Zealand census|2018 census]], and an increase of 49,656 people (10.5%) since the [[2013 New Zealand census|2013 census]]. There were 253,278 males, 263,691 females and 4,002 people of [[non-binary gender|other genders]] in 196,230 dwellings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_005&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=doTotal%2Bdo1.233900%2B050%2B049%2B048%2B047%2B046%2B045%2B044%2B043%2B09.2023&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_DWD_003|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for dwellings, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses}}</ref> 5.7% of people identified as [[LGBTQ|LGBTIQ+]]. The median age was 37.9 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 89,685 people (17.2%) aged under 15 years, 109,104 (20.9%) aged 15 to 29, 241,272 (46.3%) aged 30 to 64, and 80,916 (15.5%) aged 65 or older.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

Of those at least 15 years old, 113,526 (26.3%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 199,524 (46.3%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 82,521 (19.1%) people exclusively held high school qualifications.<ref name="Census 2023">{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.09.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Wellington Region (09)}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+Individual territorial authorities
|-
!Name !! Area<br/>(km<sup>2</sup>) !! Population !! Density<br/>(per km<sup>2</sup>) || Dwellings !! Median age !! Median<br/>income
|-
| Kapiti Coast District || style="text-align:right;"|731.52 || style="text-align:right;"|55,914 || style="text-align:right;"|76.4|| style="text-align:right;"|23,097 || 48.8 years || $39,100<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.043.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Kapiti Coast District}}</ref>
|-
| Porirua City || style="text-align:right;"|174.80 || style="text-align:right;"|59,445 || style="text-align:right;"|340.1 || style="text-align:right;"|19,134 || 35.9 years || $47,200<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.044.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Porirua City}}</ref>
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| Upper Hutt City || style="text-align:right;"|539.88 || style="text-align:right;"|45,759 || style="text-align:right;"|84.8 || style="text-align:right;"|16,890 || 39.1 years || $48,600<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.045.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Upper Hutt City}}</ref>
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| Lower Hutt City || style="text-align:right;"|376.40 || style="text-align:right;"|107,562 || style="text-align:right;"|285.8 || style="text-align:right;"|39,279 || 37.5 years || $47,800<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.046.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Lower Hutt City}}</ref>
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| Wellington City || style="text-align:right;"|289.91 || style="text-align:right;"|202,689 || style="text-align:right;"|699.1 || style="text-align:right;"|77,835 || 34.9 years || $55,500<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.047.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Wellington City}}</ref>
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| Masterton District || style="text-align:right;"|2,300.21 || style="text-align:right;"|27,678 || style="text-align:right;"|12.0 || style="text-align:right;"|10,911 || 42.7 years || $37,200<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.048.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Masterton District}}</ref>
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| Carterton District || style="text-align:right;"|1179.91 || style="text-align:right;"|10,107 || style="text-align:right;"|8.6 || style="text-align:right;"|4,116 || 48.4 years || $37,800<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.049.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Carterton District}}</ref>
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| South Wairarapa District || style="text-align:right;"|2387.76 || style="text-align:right;"|11,811 || style="text-align:right;"|4.9 || style="text-align:right;"|4,953 || 47.5 years || $42,800<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.050.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=South Wairarapa District}}</ref>
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| Tararua District (part) || style="text-align:right;"|69.09 || style="text-align:right;"|6 || style="text-align:right;"|0.1 || style="text-align:right;"|3 ||– ||–<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?fs[0]=2023%20Census%2C0%7CTotals%20by%20topic%23CAT_TOTALS_BY_TOPIC%23&pg=0&fc=Variable%20codes&bp=true&snb=9&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_TBT_008&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=hq011%2Bhq010%2Bhq009%2Bhq008%2Bhq007%2Bhq006%2Bhq005%2Bhq004%2Bhq003%2Bhq002%2Bhq001%2Bhq000%2Bws1%2Bsp99%2Bra80%2Bra08%2Bra07%2Bra06%2Bra05%2Bra01%2Bra04%2Bra03%2Bra02%2Bra00%2Brb1%2Bls66%2Bls03%2Bls02%2Bls05%2Bls04%2Bls01%2Beg6%2Beg5%2Beg4%2Beg3%2Beg2%2Beg1%2BbiTotal%2Bbi0%2Bbi1%2BasTotalLG%2Bas4%2Bas3%2Bas2%2Bas1%2Bws4%2Bws3%2Bws2%2Bge3%2Bge2%2Bge1%2Brc%2BasMed%2BegTotal%2BlsTotal%2BgeTotal%2BrbTotal%2BraTotal%2BhqTotal%2BibTotal%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.233900.2013%2B2018%2B2023&to[TIME]=false&ly[rw]=CEN23_TBT_IND_003&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001|publisher=Stats NZ - Tatauranga Aotearoa - Aotearoa Data Explorer|access-date=3 October 2024|title=Totals by topic for individuals, (RC, TALB, UR, SA3, SA2, Ward, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses|at=Mara}}</ref> 
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! Wellington region !!8,049.47 !!520,971 !!64.7 !!196,230 !! 37.9 years !! style="text-align:left;"| $48,700
|}

=== Urban areas ===
Over three-quarters of the {{NZ population data 2018|Wellington Region|y|y|y|people (|)}} reside in the four cities at the southwestern corner. Other main centres of population are on the Kāpiti Coast and in the fertile farming areas close to the upper Ruamahanga River in the Wairarapa.

Along the Kāpiti Coast, numerous small towns sit close together, many of them occupying spaces close to popular beaches. From the north, these include [[Ōtaki, New Zealand|Ōtaki]], [[Waikanae]], [[Paraparaumu]], the twin settlements of [[Raumati Beach]] and [[Raumati South]], [[Paekākāriki]] and [[Pukerua Bay]], the latter being a northern suburb of [[Porirua]]. Each of these settlements has a population of between 2,000 and 10,000, making this moderately heavily populated.

In the Wairarapa the largest community by a considerable margin is [[Masterton]], with a population of over 20,000. Other towns include [[Featherston, New Zealand|Featherston]], [[Martinborough]], [[Carterton, New Zealand|Carterton]] and [[Greytown (New Zealand)|Greytown]].

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Urban area
! Population<br /><small>({{NZ population data 2018|||y|y||)}}</small>
! % of region
|-
| [[Wellington]]
|style="text-align:right;"| {{NZ population data 2018|Wellington|y}}
|style="text-align:right;"|{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Wellington|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Wellington region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|-
| [[Lower Hutt]]
|style="text-align:right;"| {{NZ population data 2018|Lower Hutt|y}}
|style="text-align:right;"|{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Lower Hutt|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Wellington region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|-
| [[Porirua]]
|style="text-align:right;"| {{NZ population data 2018|Porirua|y}}
|style="text-align:right;"|{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Porirua|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Wellington region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|-
| [[Upper Hutt]]
|style="text-align:right;"| {{NZ population data 2018|Upper Hutt|y}}
|style="text-align:right;"|{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Upper Hutt|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Wellington region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|-
| [[Paraparaumu]]
| style="text-align:right;" | {{NZ population data 2018|Paraparaumu|y}}
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Paraparaumu|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Wellington region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|-
| [[Masterton]]
| style="text-align:right;" | {{NZ population data 2018|Masterton|y}}
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Masterton|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Wellington region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|-
| [[Waikanae]]
| style="text-align:right;" | {{NZ population data 2018|Waikanae|y}}
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Waikanae|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Wellington region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|-
| [[Carterton, New Zealand|Carterton]]
| style="text-align:right;" | {{NZ population data 2018|Carterton|y}}
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Carterton|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Wellington region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|-
| [[Ōtaki, New Zealand|Ōtaki]]
| style="text-align:right;" | {{NZ population data 2018|Otaki|y}}
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Otaki|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Wellington region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|-
| [[Greytown, New Zealand|Greytown]]
| style="text-align:right;" | {{NZ population data 2018|Greytown|y}}
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Greytown|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Wellington region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|-
| [[Featherston, New Zealand|Featherston]]
| style="text-align:right;" | {{NZ population data 2018|Featherston|y}}
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Featherston|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Wellington region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|-
| [[Ōtaki Beach]]
| style="text-align:right;" |{{NZ population data 2018|Otaki Beach|y}}
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Otaki Beach|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Wellington region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|-
| [[Martinborough]]
| style="text-align:right;" |{{NZ population data 2018|Martinborough|y}}
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Martinborough|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Wellington region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|-
| [[Paekākāriki]]
| style="text-align:right;" | {{NZ population data 2018|Paekakariki|y}}
| style="text-align:right;" |{{Rnd|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Paekakariki|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2018|Wellington region|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%
|}

===Income and employment===
The median income as of the 2023 census was $48,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. 78,597 people (18.2%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 236,730 (54.9%) people were employed full-time, 57,411 (13.3%) were part-time, and 12,573 (2.9%) were unemployed.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

===Culture and identity===
{| class="wikitable floatright"
|+ Largest groups of overseas-born residents<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz/wbos/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=TABLECODE8279#|title=Birthplace (detailed), for the census usually resident population count, 2006, 2013, and 2018 Censuses (RC, TA, SA2, DHB)|website=nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz|access-date=2020-02-28}}</ref>
|-
!Nationality || Population (2018)
|-
| {{flag|England}}|| 29,043
|-
| {{flag|India}}|| 11,334
|-
| {{flag|China}}|| 8,664
|-
| {{flag|Australia}}|| 8,400
|-
| {{flag|Samoa}}|| 7,410
|-
| {{flag|Philippines}} || 6,642
|-
| {{flag|South Africa}} || 6,435
|-
| {{flag|United States}}|| 4,581
|-
| {{flag|Fiji}}|| 4,047
|-
|{{flag|Scotland}}
|3,843
|}

People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results in the 2023 census were 72.6% [[European New Zealanders|European]] ([[Pākehā]]); 15.5% [[Māori people|Māori]]; 9.1% [[Pasifika New Zealanders|Pasifika]]; 15.2% [[Asian New Zealanders|Asian]]; 2.3% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.2%, Māori language by 3.9%, Samoan by 2.8% and other languages by 17.2%. No language could be spoken by 2.0% (e.g. too young to talk). [[New Zealand Sign Language]] was known by 0.6%. The percentage of people born overseas was 28.1, compared with 28.8% nationally.

Religious affiliations were 31.1% [[Christianity in New Zealand|Christian]], 3.0% [[Hinduism in New Zealand|Hindu]], 1.3% [[Islam in New Zealand|Islam]], 0.7% [[Religion of Māori people|Māori religious beliefs]], 1.2% [[Buddhism in New Zealand|Buddhist]], 0.5% [[New Age]], 0.2% [[Judaism in New Zealand|Jewish]],  and 1.7% other religions. People who answered that they had [[Irreligion in New Zealand|no religion]] were 54.3%, and 6.1% of people did not answer the census question.<ref name="Census 2023"/>

In the 2013 census, around 25.3 percent of the Wellington Region's population was born overseas, second only to Auckland (39.1 percent) and on par with the New Zealand average (25.2 percent). The British Isles is the largest region of origin, accounting for 36.5 percent of the overseas-born population in the region. Significantly, the Wellington Region is home to over half of New Zealand's [[Tokelau]]an-born population.<ref name="NZdotstat">{{cite web |url=http://nzdotstat.stats.govt.nz/wbos/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=TABLECODE8041 |title=Birthplace (detailed), for the census usually resident population count, 2001, 2006, and 2013 (RC, TA) – NZ.Stat|publisher=Statistics New Zealand|access-date=23 January 2016}}</ref><ref name="quickstats_culture">{{cite web |url= http://www.stats.govt.nz/~/media/Statistics/Census/2013%20Census/profile-and-summary-reports/quickstats-culture-identity/tables.xls |title= 2013 Census QuickStats about culture and identity – data tables |publisher=[[Statistics New Zealand]] |date= 15 April 2014 |access-date= 29 January 2016}} Note some percentages (e.g. ethnicity, religion) may not add to 100 percent as people could give multiple responses or object to answering.</ref>

[[Catholicism]] was the largest Christian denomination in Wellington with 14.8 percent affiliating, while [[Anglicanism]] was the second-largest with 11.9 percent affiliating. [[Hinduism]] (2.4 percent) and [[Buddhism]] (1.6 percent) were the largest non-Christian religions in the 2013 census.<ref name="quickstats_culture" />