Riverstone Terraces

Riverstone Terraces is a suburb of Upper Hutt in the Hutt Valley of New Zealand's North Island, perched on a hill previously known as Craig's Flat, above the Hutt River.
Although mostly residential, the suburb also contains bush walks, a children's playground, and the suburb formerly harboured a small convenience store. The nearest supermarket is in central Upper Hutt, 4.9 to 8.1km away. The suburb's streets commemorate the names of notable Upper Hutt residents, including Frankie Stevens, James Nairn, Paul Swain and Cory Jane.
A peak-time Metlink bus service, route 113, services the suburb.

Demographics

Riverstone Terraces statistical area covers. It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km².
Riverstone Terraces had a population of 1,833 in the 2023 [New Zealand census], an increase of 57 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 450 people since the 2013 census. There were 909 males, 918 females, and 9 people of other genders in 582 dwellings. 2.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 38.6 years. There were 387 people aged under 15 years, 312 aged 15 to 29, 942 aged 30 to 64, and 195 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 70.4% European ; 10.0% Māori; 5.6% Pasifika; 22.4% Asian; 2.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 2.9% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 96.2%, Māori by 2.1%, Samoan by 1.6%, and other languages by 22.3%. No language could be spoken by 2.1%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 35.0, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 35.8% Christian, 6.4% Hindu, 1.3% Islam, 0.3% Māori religious beliefs, 1.8% Buddhist, 0.2% New Age, and 2.9% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 45.5%, and 6.1% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 429 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 738 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 279 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $63,200, compared with $41,500 nationally. 369 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 921 full-time, 177 part-time, and 36 unemployed.