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Devonport NZ

Devonport is in Auckland, New Zealand, with population 3,180.

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Growth-momentum

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$695/wk
1/04/2021 → 1/01/2026 · 20 periods
Tenancy Services · 1/01/2026
$900
$475
1/04/20211/01/2026
Why it fits

Approvals activity points to active development pressure. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Lower deprivation supports a livability-led read.

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Median rent
$885/wk
Income-stretched rent market
D10 vs NZ
Population
3,180
3K local footprint
D9 vs NZ
Income
$56K/yr
Median personal income
D10 vs NZ
NZDep
Decile 2
Lower deprivation
D2 vs NZ
Schools
2
matched school context

Area prices & affordability

Auckland territorial authority · HUD Local Housing Statistics
Median sale price
$945K
+1.1% over 5yr
↓1.4%YoY
Lower quartile
$757K
Entry-level price
House Price Index
3,054
QV-based HPI
↓9.3%5yr
Income to buy
8.4x
Years of median income
Annual sales
23,116
Transactions, TA

Mortgage serviceability

at the 5.69% 2-year fixed rate
Monthly repayment
$4,383/mo
20% deposit, 30-year P&I
Repayment burden
47%
of gross household income
Stress level
Severe
<30% comfortable · >45% severe
Years to deposit
11.1 yrs
20% deposit at 15% savings

Monthly repayment by fixed term

Floating · 6.15%
$4,606
1-year fixed · 5.26%
$4,179
2-year fixed · 5.69%
$4,383
3-year fixed · 5.86%
$4,465

A territorial-authority estimate: the Auckland median sale price on a 20% deposit and 30-year loan, against the TA median household income implied by HUD's income-to-buy ratio, at RBNZ new-mortgage rates. A market-wide guide, not a Devonport-specific or borrower-specific figure.

Price trend

1yr -2.9%5yr -11.8%
QV House Price Index (Jan 2007 = 1000)

QV House Price Index for the Auckland territorial authority (monthly, Jan 2007 = 1000). A valuation-based index of price movement over time — distinct from the actual median sale price above.

Years of median household income to buy

Figures are for the Auckland territorial authority (as at 2026-03). New Zealand has no free suburb-level sale-price series, so these are TA-wide medians from HUD Local Housing Statistics (LINZ District Valuation Roll + Stats NZ) — a market backdrop for Devonport, not a Devonport-specific sale price.

Rent trend depth

Derived from this suburb's own tenancy-bond rent history
Rent cycle positionRents easing
Low · 2020Peak · 2025

22.8% below peak rent · 31.1% above its low

Rent growth (compound)3-yr +6.2%/yr · 5-yr +0.1%/yr

Rent trend is derived from MBIE tenancy-bond medians and excludes suburbs with too few bonds to be reliable.

Personal income

Stats NZ Census · median individual · annual
$56K personal · yr+24.1% vs Auckland suburb median
Personal income distribution (Census 2023 · annual)
$10,000 or less
420
$10,001-$20,000
204
$20,001-$30,000
303
$30,001-$50,000
333
$50,001-$70,000
363
$70,001-$100,000
318
$100,001 or more
783

Median individual income. NZ has no suburb-level household-income or sale-price data, so this is a personal-income benchmark, not a household-affordability measure. Distribution covers people aged 15+ with stated income; counts are randomly rounded to base 3.

Housing stock and tenure

Stats NZ Census 2013-2023
Home ownership over three censuses+0.6pp since 2013
2013
71% owned
2018
72% owned
2023
71% owned

9.9% of private dwellings were unoccupied on 2023 census night (holiday homes, empty rentals, and vacant stock).

Dwelling condition (occupied dwellings, self-reported)

15% damp (-7pp vs 2018) and 12% with visible mould larger than A4 (-4pp vs 2018).

Investor-specific data (gearing, investor concentration) is not published for NZ suburbs — the tenure trend above is the available investor signal.

Population outlook

Stats NZ projections · Devonport-Takapuna Local Board · medium series
60,500 people · 202364,300 by 2033 (+6.3%)

Stats NZ subnational projection (2023 base, medium series) for Devonport-Takapuna Local Board — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Crime

Auckland · Territorial Authority
Rate · per 100k6,059
Total incidents100,370· 2026-05
  • Assault10,47534%
  • Burglary17,74757%
  • Robbery1,6495%
  • Sexual Assault1,1024%

Natural hazards

Earthquake & flood exposure estimates
Earthquake exposure
Low
Proximity to active faults
Nearest active fault
25.1 km
Waikopua Fault
Fault slip rate
Very Low
Higher = more active
Flood exposure
Low
Modelled flood plains (1% AEP)
Area in flood plain
4%
Share of suburb sampled

Earthquake exposure is the distance from Devonport's centre to the nearest mapped active fault (GNS Science NZ Active Faults Database) — an area estimate, not a site-specific seismic assessment. NZ's full ground-shaking model (NSHM) is not available as a queryable map layer. Flood exposure is the share of an interior sample grid falling within Auckland Council's modelled flood plains (1% annual-exceedance-probability) — an estimate, not a property-level flood certificate. NZ publishes flood data per council; coverage here is Auckland only.

Short-term rentals

Inside Airbnb
44
active listings · ~13.8 per 1,000 residents
82%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
52%
run by multi-listing operators
Investment view Estimated
$392
median nightly (entire home)
13%
estimated occupancy
$13,703
estimated annual revenue (gross)

Active Airbnb listings point-mapped to this suburb from Inside Airbnb (CC BY 4.0). Occupancy and revenue are estimates from Inside Airbnb's San Francisco model (review-rate proxy, minimum-stay assumption, occupancy capped at 70%) — they are gross, indicative, and not a guarantee of returns. Short-stay letting is subject to state and local regulation.

Schools

Ministry of Education
Total2
Students277
State1
State : Integrated1
  • Devonport Primary SchoolContributing · StateZoned
  • St Leo's Catholic School (Devonport)Contributing · State : IntegratedZoned

2 of 2 schools here operate published enrolment zones (catchments). Zone boundaries set eligibility — check the official source for the exact catchment. Not enrolment advice.

Livability

OSM · GTFS · schools + hospitals
98/ 100 livability index

Top 2% most liveable of 1,902New Zealand suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 98% of New Zealand districts
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access96
Public transport (20 stops)90
Schools & hospitals70

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within New Zealand suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

Investment grade

Composite · growth · yield · stability
Fgrade · 9/100 · top 91% of 65New Zealand districts
Peer distributionstronger than 9% of New Zealand districts
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth5
Rental yield13
Stability44

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

District-level grade across New Zealand territorial authorities, combining 5-year price growth, rental yield (district median rent vs district median price), and stability (price-to-income level + affordability trajectory) via the same three-pillar method with an imbalance penalty. New Zealand has no free suburb-level prices, so this reflects your area's territorial authority. Within-New-Zealand relative, indicative only — not financial advice.

Building activity

Stats NZ building consents · 2026
Latest consents
4
1 houses · 3 units
↑300.0%YoY D6 vs NZ

Employment

Stats NZ Census 2023 vs 2018 (employed residents 15+)
Employed residents
1,761
Was 1,839 in 2018
↓4.2%vs 2018 D9 vs NZ

Full data detail

Stats NZ Census 2023 · MBIE · MoE · NZDep2023
Devonport Auckland — Property Data and Demographics

Devonport is a small suburb in Auckland with a population of 3,180 and a median age of 49. Median personal income is $56K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Māori, Asian. Auckland population estimates moved +1.0% in the year ended June 2025, after moving +2.5% in 2024, which should be read as a broader regional movement backdrop rather than suburb-level migration precision. The resident employment base moved from 1,839 in 2018 to 1,761 in 2023 (-4.2%), which should be read as a census-to-census employment backdrop rather than a live jobs series. Te Waihanga's December 2025 Pipeline snapshot tracked over 12,000 NZ infrastructure initiatives, with more than 2,700 under construction and transport taking 52% of projected 2026 pipeline spend, which should be read as a broader national delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project list.

Median weekly rent in Devonport is $885 (885 houses, 680 units). This represents approximately 83% of median weekly personal income.

Livability indicators for Devonport: NZDep decile 2 (low deprivation (affluent)); 2 schools with avg EQI 376; 20 transport stops (19 bus, 1 ferry).

In 2026, Devonport recorded 4 building approvals (1 house, 3 units), up 300% year-on-year.

Market & money
Livability signalsHeuristics
Rent Affordability83%↓ Stretched
School QualityEQI 376↑ Above Average
DeprivationDecile 2↑ Low
Transport Access20 stops· Some Access
Development+300%↑ Accelerating
Rental marketMBIE
Median rent · wk(1/01/2026)$885
House · wk$885
Unit · wk$680
Rent / income82.8%
Lodgements51
DevelopmentStats NZ
Consents (2026)4
Houses 25%Units 75%
YoY change+300%
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 23
Population3,180
Median age49
Household size—
HH income · yr—
Personal income · yr$55,600
Deprivation (NZDep)NZDep23
Less deprived2/10
NZDep score913

1 = least deprived · 10 = most deprived

EthnicityCensus 23
European2,916
Māori198
Asian141
Pacific Peoples90
MELAA66
Top industriesCensus 23
Professional, Scientific and Technical405
Public Administration and Safety156
Financial and Insurance147
Health Care and Social Assistance147
Education and Training141
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies3
GP / clinics3
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining27
new world1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops19
Ferry wharves1
Devonport Ferry Terminal 2ferry
Hospitals · AucklandMoH
Auckland City HospitalPublic Hospital
Middlemore HospitalPublic Hospital
North Shore HospitalPublic Hospital
Waitakere HospitalPublic Hospital
Nearby in Auckland12
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Strong evidence

Devonport has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

NZ suburb pages combine Stats NZ, MBIE, MoE, GTFS, and pinned service coverage. The key difference is that some items are direct feeds, while others are fallback or snapshot layers.

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using MBIE bond data when present.

Treat current rent as a decision input, not as a guaranteed market quote.

HOSPITAL POSTURE
Hospital coverage comes from an official pinned snapshot.

This is a trusted coverage layer, but it is still a pinned snapshot rather than a live facility API.

TRANSPORT POSTURE
Transport is feed-based and depends on GTFS bundle coverage.

It is good for stop presence and local network context, but not a guarantee that every operator or schedule is equally current.

Data status
Weekly rent
MBIE rental bond data · 1/01/2026 · Bond market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Schools
MoE school directory · 2 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · nightly
Available
Hospitals
Pinned Health NZ public hospital snapshot · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · mixed acquisition · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
NZ GTFS bundle · 20 matched stops
medium stability · mixed acquisition · snapshot · mixed
Available
Building consents
Stats NZ building consents CSV · 2026 · Annual release series
Available
Demographic baseline
Stats NZ Census 2023 · Population, income, and demographic baseline
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Available
Available means a direct local source is linked. Verify means the page is using a weaker fallback or coverage-only snapshot, especially Census rent fallback or pinned hospital coverage.

Devonport FAQ

Common questions
  1. What is the typical weekly rent in Devonport?

    The median weekly rent in Devonport is $885/wk, based on the MBIE market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.

  2. What does the rent signal say about Devonport?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 83% of annual income. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  3. What is the livability profile for Devonport?

    QuickProperty's livability signals for Devonport show: Stretched, Above Average, Low. These are based on rent affordability, school EQI, NZDep deprivation index, and transport access.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Devonport?

    Housing data comes from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ). Demographics are from Stats NZ Census 2023. Schools data uses the Ministry of Education Equity Index (EQI). The deprivation score uses NZDep2018. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  5. How often is the Devonport data updated?

    RBNZ macro data updates with each deploy. Demographics are from NZ Census 2023. School EQI scores are from the Ministry of Education latest release.

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