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Marshland NZ

Marshland is in Canterbury, New Zealand, with population 675.

Limited data

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Why it fits

Approvals activity points to active development pressure. Lower deprivation supports a livability-led read.

What to check

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Median rent
—
Census rent fallback
Population
675
675 local footprint
D1 vs NZ
Income
$45K/yr
Median personal income
D7 vs NZ
NZDep
Decile 4
Mid-range deprivation
D4 vs NZ
Schools
—
No matched schools

Area prices & affordability

Christchurch City territorial authority · HUD Local Housing Statistics
Median sale price
$687K
+33.8% over 5yr
↑3.2%YoY
Lower quartile
$566K
Entry-level price
House Price Index
3,399
QV-based HPI
↑28.1%5yr
Income to buy
7.7x
Years of median income
Annual sales
9,448
Transactions, TA

Mortgage serviceability

at the 5.69% 2-year fixed rate
Monthly repayment
$3,184/mo
20% deposit, 30-year P&I
Repayment burden
43%
of gross household income
Stress level
Stretched
<30% comfortable · >45% severe
Years to deposit
10.2 yrs
20% deposit at 15% savings

Monthly repayment by fixed term

Floating · 6.15%
$3,346
1-year fixed · 5.26%
$3,036
2-year fixed · 5.69%
$3,184
3-year fixed · 5.86%
$3,243

A territorial-authority estimate: the Christchurch City 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 Marshland-specific or borrower-specific figure.

Price trend

1yr +3.9%5yr +23.6%
QV House Price Index (Jan 2007 = 1000)

QV House Price Index for the Christchurch City 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 Christchurch City 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 Marshland, not a Marshland-specific sale price.

Personal income

Stats NZ Census · median individual · annual
$45K personal · yr+8.9% vs Canterbury suburb median
Personal income distribution (Census 2023 · annual)
$10,000 or less
84
$10,001-$20,000
63
$20,001-$30,000
63
$30,001-$50,000
90
$50,001-$70,000
93
$70,001-$100,000
75
$100,001 or more
81

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-1.5pp since 2013
2013
71% owned
2018
71% owned
2023
70% owned

10.6% of private dwellings were unoccupied on 2023 census night (holiday homes, empty rentals, and vacant stock).

Dwelling condition (occupied dwellings, self-reported)

14% damp (-9pp vs 2018) and 8% with visible mould larger than A4 (-5pp 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 · Christchurch City · medium series
407,700 people · 2023445,700 by 2033 (+9.3%)

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

Crime

Christchurch City · Territorial Authority
Rate · per 100k8,295
Total incidents32,463· 2026-05
  • Assault2,64928%
  • Burglary6,16764%
  • Robbery3944%
  • Sexual Assault4104%

Natural hazards

Earthquake & flood exposure estimates
Earthquake exposure
Low
Proximity to active faults
Nearest active fault
22.2 km
Loburn Fault

Earthquake exposure is the distance from Marshland'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.

Short-term rentals

Inside Airbnb
4
active listings · ~5.9 per 1,000 residents
75%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
50%
run by multi-listing operators

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.

Livability

OSM · GTFS · schools + hospitals
4/ 100 livability index

Top 96% most liveable of 1,902New Zealand suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 4% of New Zealand districts
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access50
Public transport (1 stops)18
Schools & hospitals0

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
Bgrade · 61/100 · top 39% of 65New Zealand districts
Peer distributionstronger than 61% of New Zealand districts
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth78
Rental yield42
Stability31

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
31
31 houses · 0 units
↑3000.0%YoY D10 vs NZ

Employment

Stats NZ Census 2023 vs 2018 (employed residents 15+)
Employed residents
357
Was 384 in 2018
↓7.0%vs 2018 D1 vs NZ

Full data detail

Stats NZ Census 2023 · MBIE · MoE · NZDep2023
Marshland Canterbury — Property Data and Demographics

Marshland is a small community in Canterbury with a population of 675 and a median age of 41. Median personal income is $45K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Māori, Asian. Canterbury population estimates moved +1.1% in the year ended June 2025, after moving +2.1% in 2024, which should be read as a broader regional movement backdrop rather than suburb-level migration precision. The resident employment base moved from 384 in 2018 to 357 in 2023 (-7.0%), 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 Marshland: NZDep decile 4 (moderate deprivation); 1 transport stop (1 bus).

In 2026, Marshland recorded 31 building approvals (31 houses, 0 units), up 3000% year-on-year.

Market & money
Livability signalsHeuristics
DeprivationDecile 4· Moderate
Transport Access1 stops· Some Access
Development+3000%↑ Accelerating
DevelopmentStats NZ
Consents (2026)31
Houses31
YoY change+3000%
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 23
Population675
Median age41
Household size—
HH income · yr—
Personal income · yr$45,200
Deprivation (NZDep)NZDep23
Less deprived4/10
NZDep score963

1 = least deprived · 10 = most deprived

EthnicityCensus 23
European576
Māori75
Asian66
Pacific Peoples18
MELAA3
Top industriesCensus 23
Construction51
Retail Trade42
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing30
Manufacturing27
Professional, Scientific and Technical27
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining0
TransportGTFS
Bus stops1
Hospitals · Christchurch CityMoH
Burwood HospitalPublic Hospital
Christchurch HospitalPublic Hospital
Christchurch Women's HospitalPublic Hospital
Hillmorton HospitalPublic Hospital
The Princess Margaret HospitalPublic Hospital
Nearby in Canterbury12
Akaroa636Broken Run636Wigram North1,227Wigram South1,302Mona Vale1,602Christchurch Central-South858Wigram East870Christchurch Central-West1,185Banks Peninsula Eastern Bays576Brooklands-Spencerville762Brookhaven-Ferrymead1,161Wigram West1,392
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Sources & freshness
Thin evidence

Treat Marshland as a thin local read, not a complete suburb verdict.

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 · No linked local school matches
stable source · automated · every update · nightly
Missing
Hospitals
Pinned Health NZ public hospital snapshot · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · mixed acquisition · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
NZ GTFS bundle · 1 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 Marshland 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 school matches and hospital coverage.

The lighter areas here are school matches and 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.

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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.

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Stronger nearby reads

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similar deprivation profile similar suburb scale similar income profile

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Marshland FAQ

Common questions
  1. What is the livability profile for Marshland?

    QuickProperty's livability signals for Marshland show: Moderate, Some Access, Accelerating. These are based on rent affordability, school EQI, NZDep deprivation index, and transport access.

  2. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Marshland?

    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 Marshland 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.

Canterbury

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