Highbury is a suburb of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand, under the governance of Wellington City Council. Highbury is located west of Brooklyn and Aro Valley.
Thomas and Mary Forgham, who arrived in New Zealand in 1864, named the area after Highbury in Birmingham, England.
Highbury covers . It is part of the Aro Valley statistical area.
Highbury had a population of 213 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 30 people (âÂÂ12.3%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 3 people (1.4%) since the 2013 census. There were 96 males, 111 females, and 6 people of other genders in 87 dwellings. 9.9% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 30 people (14.1%) aged under 15 years, 75 (35.2%) aged 15 to 29, 81 (38.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 27 (12.7%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 91.5% European (PÃÂkehÃÂ); 7.0% MÃÂori; 12.7% Asian; and 1.4% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA). English was spoken by 98.6%, MÃÂori by 1.4%, and other languages by 21.1%. No language could be spoken by 1.4% (e.g. too young to talk). The percentage of people born overseas was 26.8, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 12.7% Christian, 1.4% Buddhist, and 1.4% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 78.9%, and 4.2% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 108 (59.0%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 66 (36.1%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 9 (4.9%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 60 people (32.8%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 114 (62.3%) full-time, 24 (13.1%) part-time, and 6 (3.3%) unemployed.