Te Hapara North NZ
Te Hapara North is in Gisborne, New Zealand, with population 2,196.
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Te Hapara North has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
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Weekly rent screens at about 90% 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 90% of annual income.
Rent Affordability: Stretched. School Quality: Average.
Te Hapara North is a small suburb in Gisborne with a population of 2,196 and a median age of 38. Median personal income is $38K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Māori, Asian. Gisborne population estimates moved +1.4% 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 924 in 2018 to 1,056 in 2023 (+14.3%), 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.
Gisborne population estimates moved +1.4% 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 924 in 2018 to 1,056 in 2023 (+14.3%, +132). Median personal income is $38K a year. Read this as a census-to-census resident employment-base gain, not a yearly suburb jobs series.
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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Te Hapara North 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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Weekly rent, Schools, Building consents, Demographic baseline
No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.
Hospitals, Transport
Te Hapara North currently reads as a livability-led candidate.
School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. Higher deprivation should be treated as a local-context caution.
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School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal.
Higher deprivation should be treated as a local-context caution.
Transport
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Income-stretched rent market
Weekly rent screens at about 90% of annual income.
Income and rent use area-level data, so household-level affordability can differ.
Te Hapara North FAQ
Common questions-
What is the typical weekly rent in Te Hapara North?
The median weekly rent in Te Hapara North is $660/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 Te Hapara North?
Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 90% 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 Te Hapara North?
QuickProperty's livability signals for Te Hapara North show: Stretched, Average, High. 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 Te Hapara North?
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 Te Hapara North 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
Te Hapara North
NZDep 8Te Hapara North is a small suburb in Gisborne with a population of 2,196 and a median age of 38. Median personal income is $38K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Māori, Asian. Gisborne population estimates moved +1.4% 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 924 in 2018 to 1,056 in 2023 (+14.3%), 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 Te Hapara North is $660 (660 houses, 583 units). This represents approximately 90% of median weekly personal income.
Livability indicators for Te Hapara North: NZDep decile 8 (high deprivation); 4 schools with avg EQI 468.
In 2026, Te Hapara North recorded 0 building approvals (0 houses, 0 units), down 100% year-on-year.
Te Hapara North is a small suburb in Gisborne with a population of 2,196 and a median age of 38. Median personal income is $38K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Māori, Asian. Gisborne population estimates moved +1.4% 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 924 in 2018 to 1,056 in 2023 (+14.3%), 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 Te Hapara North is $660 (660 houses, 583 units). This represents approximately 90% of median weekly personal income.
Livability indicators for Te Hapara North: NZDep decile 8 (high deprivation); 4 schools with avg EQI 468.
In 2026, Te Hapara North recorded 0 building approvals (0 houses, 0 units), down 100% year-on-year.