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Warkworth West NZ

Warkworth West is in Auckland, New Zealand, with population 2,775.

Median rent $700/wk Income-stretched rent market
Population 2,775 3K local footprint
Income $35K/yr Median personal income
NZDep Decile 4 Mid-range deprivation
Decision trust

Strong evidence

Warkworth 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.

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Available
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Verify
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Missing
Income-stretched rent market

Weekly rent screens at about 104% of annual income. Income and rent use area-level data, so household-level affordability can differ.

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Development scale

14 latest-year building consents, -83.9% YoY, with +153 resident employment change.

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Suburb verdict

There are enough weaker signals here that you should expect trade-offs, not a clean local story. Compare it directly with stronger nearby suburbs before treating it as a preferred option.

Rent signal

Weekly rent screens at about 104% of annual income.

Development signal

14 latest-year building consents, -83.9% YoY, with +153 resident employment change.

Livability read

Rent Affordability: Stretched. School Quality: Average.

Neighbourhood read

Warkworth West is a small suburb in Auckland with a population of 2,775 and a median age of 47. Median personal income is $35K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Māori, Asian. 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 1,116 in 2018 to 1,269 in 2023 (+13.7%), 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.

Population movement

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.

Jobs signal

The resident employment base moved from 1,116 in 2018 to 1,269 in 2023 (+13.7%, +153). Median personal income is $35K a year. Read this as a census-to-census resident employment-base gain, not a yearly suburb jobs series.

Infrastructure pipeline

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.

Data confidence

This page combines Stats NZ, MBIE, MoE, GTFS, and official service datasets. Check the data-status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

Why people look here
  • Renters and buyers want to know if the suburb looks affordable before diving into charts.
  • Families want a quick read on schools, deprivation, and local service coverage.
  • Researchers want one page that ties Census, rent, transport, and approvals into a single suburb brief.
Local signals
Schools: 2 matched, including Mahurangi College, Warkworth School.
Transport: No matched local transport stops.
Hospitals: No matched hospital coverage.
Source & freshness

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 · 1/10/2025 · 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 · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
NZ GTFS bundle · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Building consents
Stats NZ building consents CSV · 2026 · Annual release series
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · monthly approvals; annual population; census-cycle jobs; quarterly infrastructure snapshot
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.
Evidence depth
Strong evidence

Warkworth 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.

Next step

Use compare to test the suburb against another candidate, then validate financial assumptions in the calculator where available.

Direct
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Weekly rent, Schools, Building consents, Demographic baseline

Verify
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

Missing
2

Hospitals, Transport

Decision intelligence
Livability-led

Warkworth West currently reads as a livability-led candidate.

Lower deprivation supports a livability-led read. Missing evidence to verify: Transport.

Recommended next step

Compare it against a contrasting suburb before turning it into a decision.

Why it fits

Lower deprivation supports a livability-led read.

What to check

No major caution is visible beyond the normal source checks.

Decisive gaps

Transport

Compare status

Compare-ready

Rent signal

Income-stretched rent market

Weekly rent screens at about 104% of annual income.

Income and rent use area-level data, so household-level affordability can differ.

Weekly rent
$700/wk
Grain
Area-level
Confidence
usable
Source
1/10/2025
$698/wk
1/01/2025 → 1/10/2025 · 20 periods
Tenancy Services · 1/10/2025
$740
$515
1/01/20251/10/2025

Warkworth West FAQ

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

    The median weekly rent in Warkworth West is $700/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 Warkworth West?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 104% 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 Warkworth West?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Warkworth 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.

  5. How often is the Warkworth 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

Warkworth West

NZDep 4
Pop 2,775Median age 47Auckland

Warkworth West is a small suburb in Auckland with a population of 2,775 and a median age of 47. Median personal income is $35K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Māori, Asian. 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 1,116 in 2018 to 1,269 in 2023 (+13.7%), 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 Warkworth West is $700 (700 houses, 0 units). This represents approximately 104% of median weekly personal income.

Livability indicators for Warkworth West: NZDep decile 4 (moderate deprivation); 2 schools with avg EQI 437.

In 2026, Warkworth West recorded 14 building approvals (12 houses, 2 units), down 83.9% year-on-year.

Investment signals
Rent Affordability104% Stretched
School QualityEQI 437 Average
DeprivationDecile 4 Moderate
Development-84% Slowing
Rental market
Median Rent /wk$700
House Rent /wk$700
Rent-to-Income104.0%
Lodgements30
1/10/2025
Demographics
Population2,775
Median Age47
Household Size
Personal Income$35K/yr
Household Income
Ethnicity
European77.9%
Māori10.2%
Asian5.7%
Pacific Peoples5.4%
MELAA0.9%
Top industries
Construction231
Retail Trade129
Health Care and Social Assistance126
Schools (2)
Avg EQI437
Total Students2,210
State2
Mahurangi CollegeSecondary (Year 7-15) · State · EQI 441 · 1,603 students
Warkworth SchoolContributing · State · EQI 433 · 607 students
Livability (NZDep 2023) — 1 = least deprived, 10 = most deprived
Deprivation Decile4/10
NZDep Score956
Moderate deprivation — typical of many NZ suburbs.
Development
Approvals (2026)14
  Houses12
  Units2
YoY Change-83.9%
Data status
Demographics
Stats NZ Census 2023 · 2023 · Baseline Census profile
Available
Rent
MBIE bonds · 1/10/2025 · Market bond dataset
Available
Schools
MoE school directory · 2 schools matched
Available
NZDep
NZDep 2023 · 2023 · Area deprivation index
Available
Hospitals
Health NZ hospital list
Missing
Transport
NZ GTFS feeds · Manual feed source
Missing
Building approvals
Stats NZ building consents · 2026 · Annual consent series
Available
Available means local coverage exists. Verify means coverage is present but confidence is limited. NZ hospitals currently use an official pinned snapshot.
Data: Stats NZ Census 2023 · MBIE · MoE · NZDep2023