Forrest Hill West NZ
Forrest Hill West is in Auckland, New Zealand, with population 4,053.
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Forrest Hill West has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Weekly rent, Schools, Building consents, and Demographic baseline. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Weekly rent screens at about 87% of annual income. Income and rent use area-level data, so household-level affordability can differ.
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Weekly rent screens at about 87% of annual income.
11 latest-year building consents, -65.6% YoY, with +99 resident employment change.
Rent Affordability: Stretched. School Quality: Above Average.
Forrest Hill West is a small suburb in Auckland with a population of 4,053 and a median age of 37. Median personal income is $41K per year. The main ethnic groups are Asian, European, Māori. Auckland population estimates moved +2.5% in the year ended June 2024, after averaging +1.2% a year from 2018 to 2023, which should be read as a broader regional movement backdrop rather than suburb-level migration precision. The resident employment base moved from 2,076 in 2018 to 2,175 in 2023 (+4.8%), 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.
Auckland population estimates moved +2.5% in the year ended June 2024, after averaging +1.2% a year from 2018 to 2023. Read that as a broader regional movement backdrop, not suburb-level migration precision.
The resident employment base moved from 2,076 in 2018 to 2,175 in 2023 (+4.8%, +99). Median personal income is $41K a year. Read this as a stable resident employment-base backdrop across two census snapshots, not a live jobs tracker.
Te Waihanga's December 2025 Pipeline snapshot tracked over 12,000 infrastructure initiatives from 130 contributors, with more than 2,700 under construction and $12.4b of 2026 spend projected in transport (52% of total pipeline spend). There is no matched local transport-stop count here, so read the infrastructure signal as broader NZ delivery context only. That still helps frame future delivery conditions, but it is not enough to infer a nearby catalyst on its own.
This page combines Stats NZ, MBIE, MoE, GTFS, and official service datasets. Check the data-status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.
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Forrest Hill West has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Weekly rent, Schools, Building consents, and Demographic baseline. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Use compare to test the suburb against another candidate, then validate financial assumptions in the calculator where available.
Weekly rent, Schools, Building consents, Demographic baseline
No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.
Hospitals, Transport
Forrest Hill West currently reads as a affordability-first candidate.
The profile is based on limited but still useful local context. Missing evidence to verify: Transport.
Compare it against a contrasting suburb before turning it into a decision.
No strong positive decision reason is visible yet.
No major caution is visible beyond the normal source checks.
Transport
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Income-stretched rent market
Weekly rent screens at about 87% of annual income.
Income and rent use area-level data, so household-level affordability can differ.
Forrest Hill West FAQ
Common questions-
What is the typical weekly rent in Forrest Hill West?
The median weekly rent in Forrest Hill West is $683/wk, based on the MBIE market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.
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What does the rent signal say about Forrest Hill West?
Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 87% of annual income. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
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What is the livability profile for Forrest Hill West?
QuickProperty's livability signals for Forrest Hill West show: Stretched, Above Average, Moderate. These are based on rent affordability, school EQI, NZDep deprivation index, and transport access.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Forrest Hill West?
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.
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How often is the Forrest Hill West 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.
Full data detail
Forrest Hill West
NZDep 5Forrest Hill West is a small suburb in Auckland with a population of 4,053 and a median age of 37. Median personal income is $41K per year. The main ethnic groups are Asian, European, Māori. Auckland population estimates moved +2.5% in the year ended June 2024, after averaging +1.2% a year from 2018 to 2023, which should be read as a broader regional movement backdrop rather than suburb-level migration precision. The resident employment base moved from 2,076 in 2018 to 2,175 in 2023 (+4.8%), 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 Forrest Hill West is $683 (683 houses, 580 units). This represents approximately 87% of median weekly personal income.
Livability indicators for Forrest Hill West: NZDep decile 5 (moderate deprivation); 2 schools with avg EQI 386.
In 2026, Forrest Hill West recorded 11 building approvals (3 houses, 8 units), down 65.6% year-on-year.
Forrest Hill West is a small suburb in Auckland with a population of 4,053 and a median age of 37. Median personal income is $41K per year. The main ethnic groups are Asian, European, Māori. Auckland population estimates moved +2.5% in the year ended June 2024, after averaging +1.2% a year from 2018 to 2023, which should be read as a broader regional movement backdrop rather than suburb-level migration precision. The resident employment base moved from 2,076 in 2018 to 2,175 in 2023 (+4.8%), 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 Forrest Hill West is $683 (683 houses, 580 units). This represents approximately 87% of median weekly personal income.
Livability indicators for Forrest Hill West: NZDep decile 5 (moderate deprivation); 2 schools with avg EQI 386.
In 2026, Forrest Hill West recorded 11 building approvals (3 houses, 8 units), down 65.6% year-on-year.