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213:Lower Hutt
209:Maungaraki
166:Maungaraki
144:Normandale
120:Population
74:Lower Hutt
30:Maungaraki
1464:Education
1415:Hutt Park
1278:The Glebe
1079:Lowry Bay
1026:Fairfield
940:Tirohanga
895:Alicetown
678:Zealand."
458:Education
432:Christian
314:in 1957.
201:Alicetown
1568:Category
1537:Tertiary
1374:Waterloo
1152:Homedale
1148:Glendale
1124:York Bay
1119:Waiwhetū
1074:Korokoro
1059:Days Bay
1036:Waterloo
995:Boulcott
910:Haywards
448:Buddhist
420:, 20.6%
418:Pasifika
412:, 10.2%
387:Source:
308:Korokoro
240:Pito-one
191:Korokoro
1471:Schools
1425:Melling
1384:Wingate
1344:Melling
1329:Belmont
1314:Andrews
1156:Parkway
1144:Arakura
1104:Seaview
972:Wingate
930:Melling
900:Belmont
660:. 2018.
592:8 March
416:, 4.3%
348:Ā±% p.a.
280:History
94:Western
61:Country
1389:Woburn
1364:Pomare
1354:Petone
1349:Naenae
1094:Petone
1031:Naenae
1010:Woburn
990:Avalon
966:Pomare
915:Kelson
444:Muslim
410:PÄkehÄ
382:+1.09%
371:+0.88%
196:Petone
38:Suburb
1450:Mayor
1369:TaitÄ
1334:Epuni
1324:Beach
1089:Moera
1000:Epuni
961:TaitÄ
529:(PDF)
440:Hindu
422:Asian
414:MÄori
379:3,987
368:3,777
357:3,552
263:Moera
247:Stuff
232:MÄori
128:4,250
102:1960s
870:Seat
702:2023
644:2021
619:2021
594:2017
541:2019
511:2023
376:2018
365:2013
354:2006
343:Pop.
339:Year
107:Area
70:City
1319:Ava
1053:Ava
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