Silverstream is a suburb of Upper Hutt in New Zealand, just under south-west of the 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.
Demographics
Silverstream statistical area covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km<sup>2</sup>.
Silverstream had a population of 3,516 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 15 people (−0.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 252 people (7.7%) since the 2013 census. There were 1,761 males, 1,737 females, and 21 people of other genders in 1,257 dwellings. 3.8% of people identified as 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.
Transport
thumb|upright|C 847 travelling on the Silver Stream Railway
Silverstream is on the Hutt Valley section of the Wairarapa railway line, operated by 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.
Education
Silverstream School
Silverstream School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 6 students, with a roll of as of It opened in 1924.
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.
Saint Patrick's College Silverstream
thumb|St. Patrick's College
St Patrick's College is a state-integrated Catholic secondary school for Year 9 to 13 boys, with a roll of as of It opened in 1931 with a move of the boarding section of St Patrick's College, Wellington.
Silverstream Christian School
Silverstream Christian School is a co-educational private Christian school, associated with Silverstream Reformed Church, for Year 1 to 13 students, with a roll of as of
Other education
Silverstream is zoned for Fergusson Intermediate and Upper Hutt College.
- Hilary Barry, NZ TV and radio personality was educated at Silverstream School in the 70s.