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Wainui-Waiwera NZ

Wainui-Waiwera is in Auckland, New Zealand, with population 1,686.

Limited data

Thin-context

This page still helps with local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean suburb-level call. Use nearby alternatives or compare mode before turning it into a shortlist decision.

Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Lower deprivation supports a livability-led read.

What to check

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Median rent
Census rent fallback
Population
1,686
2K local footprint
D4 vs NZ
Income
$44K/yr
Median personal income
D7 vs NZ
NZDep
Decile 3
Lower deprivation
D3 vs NZ
Schools
1
matched school context

Area prices & affordability

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 Wainui-Waiwera-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 Wainui-Waiwera, not a Wainui-Waiwera-specific sale price.

Personal income

$44K personal · yr-1.6% vs Auckland suburb median
Personal income distribution (Census 2023 · annual)
$10,000 or less
210
$10,001-$20,000
114
$20,001-$30,000
219
$30,001-$50,000
246
$50,001-$70,000
210
$70,001-$100,000
201
$100,001 or more
243

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

Home ownership over three censuses+1.8pp since 2013
2013
73% owned
2018
76% owned
2023
75% owned

15.3% of private dwellings were unoccupied on 2023 census night (holiday homes, empty rentals, and vacant stock).

Dwelling condition (occupied dwellings, self-reported)

18% damp (-3pp vs 2018) and 14% with visible mould larger than A4 (-1pp 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

80,700 people · 202396,000 by 2033 (+19.0%)

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

Crime

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

Natural hazards

Earthquake exposure
Minimal
Proximity to active faults
Nearest active fault
56.0 km
Waikopua Fault
Fault slip rate
Very Low
Higher = more active
Flood exposure
Moderate
Modelled flood plains (1% AEP)
Area in flood plain
20%
Share of suburb sampled

Earthquake exposure is the distance from Wainui-Waiwera'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

12
active listings · ~7.1 per 1,000 residents
100%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
33%
run by multi-listing operators
Investment view Estimated
$291
median nightly (entire home)
9%
estimated occupancy
$15,149
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

Total1
Students0
Charter School1
  • The Forest SchoolFull Primary · Charter School

Livability

31/ 100 livability index

Top 69% most liveable of 1,902New Zealand suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 31% of New Zealand districts
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access0
Public transport (5 stops)35
Schools & hospitals32

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

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

Latest consents
4
4 houses · 0 units
66.7%YoY D6 vs NZ

Employment

Employed residents
975
Was 924 in 2018
5.5%vs 2018 D4 vs NZ

Full data detail

Wainui-Waiwera Auckland — Property Data and Demographics

Wainui-Waiwera is a small community in Auckland with a population of 1,686 and a median age of 48. Median personal income is $44K 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 924 in 2018 to 975 in 2023 (+5.5%), 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.

Livability indicators for Wainui-Waiwera: NZDep decile 3 (low deprivation (affluent)); 1 school with avg EQI 462; 5 transport stops (5 bus).

In 2026, Wainui-Waiwera recorded 4 building approvals (4 houses, 0 units), down 66.7% year-on-year.

Market & money
Livability signalsHeuristics
School QualityEQI 462· Average
DeprivationDecile 3 Low
Transport Access5 stops· Some Access
Development-67% Slowing
DevelopmentStats NZ
Consents (2026)4
Houses4
YoY change-66.7%
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 23
Population1,686
Median age48
Household size
HH income · yr
Personal income · yr$44,100
Deprivation (NZDep)NZDep23
Less deprived3/10
NZDep score935

1 = least deprived · 10 = most deprived

EthnicityCensus 23
European1,560
Māori159
Asian69
Pacific Peoples27
MELAA6
Top industriesCensus 23
Construction150
Professional, Scientific and Technical120
Manufacturing87
Retail Trade84
Health Care and Social Assistance81
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops5
Hospitals · AucklandMoH
Auckland City HospitalPublic Hospital
Middlemore HospitalPublic Hospital
North Shore HospitalPublic Hospital
Waitakere HospitalPublic Hospital
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Wainui-Waiwera is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.

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
Stats NZ Census 2023 · No linked local rent source
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Missing
Schools
MoE school directory · 1 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 · 5 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.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Wainui-Waiwera still carries enough real local context to help with NZ suburb discovery. It should still be read as a lighter locality brief, not as a fully covered suburb profile.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
The page is missing a direct local rent signal.

That leaves the page relying more on Census and service context than on a stronger market read.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across hospital coverage.

The lighter areas here are hospital coverage, so one sparse reading should not stand in for the whole suburb story.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to frame the locality, then compare or zoom back out.

Start with the region hub, compare view, or nearby better-covered suburbs before treating this page as a full market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

The page still has enough real suburb context to remain searchable, but some market and service layers are too light for a full-confidence read.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Use this page to frame the locality, then pressure-test the story with compare, the region hub, or a nearby better-covered suburb before treating it as complete.

Stronger nearby reads

If Wainui-Waiwera feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before treating it as a full shortlist call.

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Wainui-Waiwera FAQ

Common questions
  1. What is the livability profile for Wainui-Waiwera?

    QuickProperty's livability signals for Wainui-Waiwera show: Average, Low, Some Access. These are based on rent affordability, school EQI, NZDep deprivation index, and transport access.

  2. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Wainui-Waiwera?

    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.

  3. How often is the Wainui-Waiwera 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.