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Onekawa South NZ

Onekawa South is in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, with population 3,345.

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.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Higher deprivation should be treated as a local-context caution.

Median rent
Census rent fallback
Population
3,345
3K local footprint
D9 vs NZ
Income
$37K/yr
Median personal income
D3 vs NZ
NZDep
Decile 10
Higher deprivation
D10 vs NZ
Schools
1
matched school context

Area prices & affordability

Median sale price
$687K
+3.6% over 5yr
2.1%YoY
Lower quartile
$586K
Entry-level price
House Price Index
3,145
QV-based HPI
5.9%5yr
Income to buy
8.3x
Years of median income
Annual sales
1,141
Transactions, TA

Mortgage serviceability

at the 5.69% 2-year fixed rate
Monthly repayment
$3,186/mo
20% deposit, 30-year P&I
Repayment burden
46%
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%
$3,348
1-year fixed · 5.26%
$3,038
2-year fixed · 5.69%
$3,186
3-year fixed · 5.86%
$3,246

A territorial-authority estimate: the Napier 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 Onekawa South-specific or borrower-specific figure.

Price trend

1yr -0.9%5yr -8.0%
QV House Price Index (Jan 2007 = 1000)

QV House Price Index for the Napier 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 Napier 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 Onekawa South, not a Onekawa South-specific sale price.

Personal income

$37K personal · yr-8% vs Hawke's Bay suburb median
Personal income distribution (Census 2023 · annual)
$10,000 or less
378
$10,001-$20,000
267
$20,001-$30,000
432
$30,001-$50,000
549
$50,001-$70,000
510
$70,001-$100,000
309
$100,001 or more
96

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+1.5pp since 2013
2013
56% owned
2018
52% owned
2023
57% owned

4.2% of private dwellings were unoccupied on 2023 census night (holiday homes, empty rentals, and vacant stock).

Dwelling condition (occupied dwellings, self-reported)

27% damp (+2pp vs 2018) and 21% with visible mould larger than A4 (-2pp 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

66,200 people · 202369,800 by 2033 (+5.4%)

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

Crime

Rate · per 100k7,306
Total incidents4,727· 2026-05
  • Assault61838%
  • Burglary90556%
  • Robbery573%
  • Sexual Assault493%

Natural hazards

Earthquake exposure
Moderate
Proximity to active faults
Nearest active fault
9.5 km
Unnamed

Earthquake exposure is the distance from Onekawa South'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

13
active listings · ~3.9 per 1,000 residents
23%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
77%
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.

Schools

Total1
Students266
State1
  • Henry Hill SchoolContributing · State

Livability

47/ 100 livability index

Top 53% most liveable of 1,902New Zealand suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 47% of New Zealand districts
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access23
Public transport (9 stops)55
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

Dgrade · 30/100 · top 70% of 65New Zealand districts
Peer distributionstronger than 30% of New Zealand districts
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth9
Rental yield55
Stability45

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
1
1 houses · 0 units
0.0%YoY D1 vs NZ

Employment

Employed residents
1,608
Was 1,395 in 2018
15.3%vs 2018 D8 vs NZ

Full data detail

Onekawa South Hawke's Bay — Property Data and Demographics

Onekawa South is a small suburb in Hawke's Bay with a population of 3,345 and a median age of 31. Median personal income is $37K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Māori, Pacific Peoples. Hawke's Bay population estimates moved -0.1% in the year ended June 2025, after moving +0.5% in 2024, which should be read as a broader regional movement backdrop rather than suburb-level migration precision. The resident employment base moved from 1,395 in 2018 to 1,608 in 2023 (+15.3%), 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.

Livability indicators for Onekawa South: NZDep decile 10 (high deprivation); 1 school with avg EQI 539; 9 transport stops (9 bus).

In 2026, Onekawa South recorded 1 building approval (1 house, 0 units), up 0% year-on-year.

Market & money
Livability signalsHeuristics
School QualityEQI 539 Below Average
DeprivationDecile 10 High
Transport Access9 stops· Some Access
Development+0%· Steady
DevelopmentStats NZ
Consents (2026)1
Houses1
YoY change+0%
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 23
Population3,345
Median age31
Household size
HH income · yr
Personal income · yr$36,900
Deprivation (NZDep)NZDep23
Less deprived10/10
NZDep score1131

1 = least deprived · 10 = most deprived

EthnicityCensus 23
European2,106
Māori1,509
Pacific Peoples252
Asian189
MELAA39
Top industriesCensus 23
Manufacturing216
Construction162
Retail Trade162
Health Care and Social Assistance159
Accommodation and Food111
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops9
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Onekawa South works as a starting read but 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 · 9 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 Onekawa South 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 Onekawa South feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before treating it as a full shortlist call.

Marewa East most similar
similar deprivation profile similar suburb scale similar income profile

pop +100 · adds rent coverage · income -$3K

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Maraenui most similar
similar deprivation profile similar suburb scale similar income profile

pop +400 · adds rent coverage · income -$4K

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

Onekawa East better covered
similar deprivation profile similar income profile better local coverage

pop -1600 · adds rent coverage · income -$6K

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Onekawa South FAQ

Common questions
  1. What is the livability profile for Onekawa South?

    QuickProperty's livability signals for Onekawa South show: Below Average, High, Some Access. These are based on rent affordability, school EQI, NZDep deprivation index, and transport access.

  2. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Onekawa South?

    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 Onekawa South 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.