Hutt Valley District Health Board


The Hutt Valley District Health Board is a district health board with the focus on providing healthcare to the cities of Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt in New Zealand.

History

The Hutt Valley District Health Board, like most other district health boards, came into effect on 1 January 2001 established by the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000.

Geographic area

The area covered by the Hutt Valley District Health Board is defined in Schedule 1 of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 and based on territorial authority and ward boundaries as constituted as at 1 January 2001. The area can be adjusted through an Order in Council.

Facitities

Hutt Hospital, in the Lower Hutt suburb of Boulcott, is the DHB's main hospital.

Governance

The initial board was fully appointed. Since the 2001 local elections, the board has been partially elected and in addition, up to four members get appointed by the Minister of Health. The minister also appoints the chairperson and deputy-chair from the pool of eleven board members.

Demographics

Hutt Valley DHB served a population of 148,509 at the time of the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 10,131 people since the 2013 census, and an increase of 12,408 people since the 2006 census. There were 53,034 households. There were 73,512 males and 75,000 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.98 males per female. Of the total population, 29,694 people were aged up to 15 years, 28,845 were 15 to 29, 69,141 were 30 to 64, and 20,832 were 65 or older. Figures may not add up to the total due to rounding.
Ethnicities were 71.6% European/Pākehā, 17.6% Māori, 9.8% Pacific peoples, 13.2% Asian, and 2.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 24.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people objected to giving their religion, 47.0% had no religion, 38.3% were Christian, and 8.5% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 27,594 people had a bachelor or higher degree, and 20,310 people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $34,900. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 62,145 people were employed full-time, 15,891 were part-time, and 5,421 were unemployed.