{{For-multi|the river in Otago, New Zealand|Silver Stream|SilverStream Software|Novell}} {{Short description|Suburb of Upper Hutt City, New Zealand}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2021}} {{stack begin}} {{Infobox New Zealand suburb | name = Silverstream | image = File:Gloucester Street, Silverstream ATLIB 193638.png | caption1 = Glocester Street in Silverstream in 1922 | mapframe = y | mapframe-zoom = 10 | caption2 = | city1 = [[Upper Hutt]] | council = [[Upper Hutt City Council]] | established = | area = 264 | popsource = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2||||y}} | population = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Silverstream (Upper Hutt city)|y}} | popdate = {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y}} | population_density_km2 = auto | postcode = 5019 <ref>[http://www.bigreddirectory.co.nz/upper_hutt "Upper Hutt places and their postcodes"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405210817/http://bigreddirectory.co.nz/upper_hutt |date=5 April 2017 }}, 19 April 2017</ref> | trainstations = | railwaystations = | ferryterminals = | buswaystations = | Airports = | hospitals = }} {{Adjacent place | centre = Silverstream | north = | northeast = [[Heretaunga, Wellington|Heretaunga]] | east = [[Trentham, New Zealand|Trentham]] | southeast = [[Pinehaven]] | south = | southwest = [[Stokes Valley]] | west =[[Haywards]] | northwest = }} {{stack end}} '''Silverstream''' is a suburb of [[Upper Hutt]] in [[New Zealand]], just under {{convert|7|km|abbr=on}} south-west of the [[Upper Hutt central business district|Upper Hutt CBD]]. It is in the lower (southern) part of the [[North Island]] of New Zealand at the southern end of [[Upper Hutt]], close to the Taitā Gorge, which separates Upper Hutt from [[Lower Hutt]]. The area is sited at the mouth of a small valley formed by the [[Wellington Region]]'s tectonic activity and, in part, by [[Hull's Creek]], which discharges into the [[Hutt River, New Zealand |Hutt River]].<ref name=":0"> {{Cite news|url= http://live.upperhuttcity.com/suburbs/silverstream/|title= Silverstream - Live the dream in Upper Hutt|work= Live the dream in Upper Hutt|access-date= 2017-04-19|language= en-US}} </ref>
==Demographics== Silverstream statistical area covers {{Convert|2.64|km2||abbr=on}}.<ref name="Area">{{Cite web|title=Stats NZ Geographic Data Service|url=https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/data/|at=Statistical Area 2 2023 (generalised)|access-date=29 January 2026}}</ref> It had an estimated population of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Silverstream (Upper Hutt city)|y}} as of {{NZ population data 2023 SA2|||y|||,}} with a population density of {{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ population data 2023 SA2|Silverstream (Upper Hutt city)|y}}|R}}/2.64|0}} people per km<sup>2</sup>.
{{Historical populations|2006|3,321|2013|3,264|2018|3,531|2023|3,516|percentages=pagr|align=left|source=<ref name="Census 2023"/><ref name="Census 2018">{{NZ census 2018|Silverstream (Upper Hutt City) (241800)|silverstream-upper-hutt-city|Silverstream (Upper Hutt City)}}</ref>}} Silverstream had a population of 3,516 in the [[2023 New Zealand census]], a decrease of 15 people (−0.4%) since the [[2018 New Zealand census|2018 census]], and an increase of 252 people (7.7%) since the [[2013 New Zealand census|2013 census]]. There were 1,761 males, 1,737 females, and 21 people of [[non-binary gender|other genders]] in 1,257 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%2Bdo1.241800.2023&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> 3.8% of people identified as [[LGBTQ|LGBTIQ+]]. The median age was 42.3 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 678 people (19.3%) aged under 15 years, 534 (15.2%) aged 15 to 29, 1,641 (46.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 663 (18.9%) aged 65 or older.<ref name="Census 2023"/>
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 86.9% [[European New Zealanders|European]] ([[Pākehā]]); 10.9% [[Māori people|Māori]]; 3.4% [[Pasifika New Zealanders|Pasifika]]; 9.3% [[Asian New Zealanders|Asian]]; 1.1% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.6% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 97.8%, Māori by 2.0%, Samoan by 0.4%, and other languages by 11.9%. No language could be spoken by 1.8% (e.g. too young to talk). [[New Zealand Sign Language]] was known by 0.3%. The percentage of people born overseas was 22.8, compared with 28.8% nationally.<ref name="Census 2023"/>
Religious affiliations were 38.5% [[Christianity in New Zealand|Christian]], 1.0% [[Hinduism in New Zealand|Hindu]], 0.4% [[Islam in New Zealand|Islam]], 0.2% [[Māori religious beliefs]], 0.5% [[Buddhism in New Zealand|Buddhist]], 0.3% [[New Age]], and 1.5% other religions. People who answered that they had [[Irreligion in New Zealand|no religion]] were 51.9%, and 5.7% of people did not answer the census question.<ref name="Census 2023"/>
Of those at least 15 years old, 1,005 (35.4%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 1,407 (49.6%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 420 (14.8%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $56,600, compared with $41,500 nationally. 693 people (24.4%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 1,578 (55.6%) full-time, 351 (12.4%) part-time, and 63 (2.2%) unemployed.<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%2Bib7%2Bibmed%2BwsTotal.241800.2013%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=Silverstream (Upper Hutt City) (241800)}}</ref>
== Transport == [[File:C847 Silver Stream Railway.jpg|thumb|upright|C 847 travelling on the Silver Stream Railway]] Silverstream is on the Hutt Valley section of the [[Wairarapa Line|Wairarapa railway line]], operated by [[Public transport in the Wellington Region|Metlink]]. The area has a station on this line; the [[Silverstream railway station]]. A deviation of the Wairarapa line was opened in 1954 original Wairarapa Line in Silverstream over the [[Hutt River (New Zealand)|Hutt River]].<ref name=":0" /> The original section of the line is now owned by the [[Silver Stream Railway]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.valleysignals.org.nz/history/history.html|title=Hutt Valley Signalling History|website=www.valleysignals.org.nz|access-date=2017-04-19}}</ref>
==Education==
===Silverstream School===
Silverstream School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students,<ref name="official2990">{{cite web |title=Silverstream School Official School Website |url=http://www.silverstream.school.nz |website=silverstream.school.nz}}</ref><ref name="moe2990">{{cite web |title=Silverstream School Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=2990 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=[[Ministry of Education (New Zealand)|Ministry of Education]]}}</ref> with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|2990|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}<ref name="ero2990">{{cite web |title=Silverstream School Education Review Office Report |url=https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/2990/silverstream-school |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=[[Education Review Office]]}}</ref> It opened in 1924.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://silverstream.school.nz/our-history/|title=Our History|publisher=Silverstream School|access-date=29 January 2026}}</ref>
The school has 22 classes, with three separate school syndicates: Ako Iti (Years 1 and 2), Ako Whanake (Years 3 and 4) and Ako Nui (Years 5 and 6). It takes part in ICAS mathematics and English competitions and the Otago Problem Solving challenge, and has its own small choir and orchestra.<ref name="official2990" />
Between 2007 and 2010, the school underwent extensive renovations.<ref name="official2990" />
The school grounds are sometimes used for events, such as running races and meetings.<ref>''Active Communities Investment Project shines in first year in Upper Hutt'' – SPARC. Accessed 12 August 2010. {{cite web |url=http://www.sparc.org.nz/en-nz/communities-and-clubs/Active-Communities/Sharing-Good-Practice/Active-Communities-Investment-Project-shines-in-first-year-in-Upper-Hutt/ |title=Active Communities Investment Project shines in first year in Upper Hutt | SPARC |accessdate=12 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100720234859/http://www.sparc.org.nz/en-nz/communities-and-clubs/Active-Communities/Sharing-Good-Practice/Active-Communities-Investment-Project-shines-in-first-year-in-Upper-Hutt/ |archivedate=20 July 2010 }}</ref><ref name="Stuff.co.nz_2937176">{{cite news |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/local-papers/upper-hutt-leader/2937176/Meeting-on-skatepark |title=Meeting on skatepark |date=7 October 2009 |work=Upper Hutt Leader |accessdate=11 November 2011}}</ref>
=== Saint Patrick's College Silverstream === [[File:St. Patrick's College, Silverstream.jpg|thumb|St. Patrick's College]] [[St Patrick's College, Silverstream|St Patrick's College]] is a state-integrated Catholic secondary school for Year 9 to 13 boys,<ref name="official252">{{cite web |title=St. Patrick's College Official School Website |url=http://www.stream.school.nz |website=stream.school.nz}}</ref><ref name="moe252">{{cite web |title=St. Patrick's College Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=252 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=[[Ministry of Education (New Zealand)|Ministry of Education]]}}</ref> with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|252|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}<ref name="ero252">{{cite web |title=St. Patrick's College Education Review Office Report |url=https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/2990/silverstream-school |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=[[Education Review Office]]}}</ref> It opened in 1931 with a move of the boarding section of [[St Patrick's College, Wellington]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stream.school.nz/special-character/history|title=History|publisher=St Patrick's College, Silverstream|access-date=29 January 2026}}</ref>
=== Silverstream Christian School === Silverstream Christian School is a co-educational private Christian school, associated with Silverstream [[Reformed Church]], for Year 1 to 13 students,<ref name="moe622">{{cite web |title=Silverstream Christian School Ministry of Education School Profile |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=622 |website=educationcounts.govt.nz |publisher=[[Ministry of Education (New Zealand)|Ministry of Education]]}}</ref> with a roll of {{NZ school roll data|622|y}} as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}<ref name="ero622">{{cite web |title=Silverstream Christian School Education Review Office Report |url=https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/622/silverstream-christian-school |website=ero.govt.nz |publisher=[[Education Review Office]]}}</ref>
===Other education===
Silverstream is zoned for [[Fergusson Intermediate]] and [[Upper Hutt College]].<ref name=":0" />
It also has a kindergarten for children aged 3 to 4.<ref name=":0" />
==Notable people==
*[[Beverly Morrison]], known as "Beaver", a jazz singer educated at Silverstream School<ref>{{cite web|title=Beaver: A shy and mighty vocalist|author=Tom Cardy|work=The Dominion Post|accessdate=12 August 2010|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/3753553 |quote=Beverly Morrison grew up in the Hutt Valley, one of four children, and went to Silverstream School...}}</ref> *[[Hilary Barry]], NZ TV and radio personality was educated at Silverstream School in the 70s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-08-27 |title='My friends are mum and dad': Hilary Barry reveals adorable 'first news report' |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/hilary-barry-reveals-the-first-news-report-she-wrote-at-primary-school-in-1975/TBRWYLF3MQGLVGA6YACPPUH3WQ/ |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |language=en-NZ}}</ref>
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