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Aldinga NZ

Aldinga is in Nelson, New Zealand, with population 3,174.

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$600/wk
1/04/2021 → 1/01/2026 · 20 periods
Tenancy Services · 1/01/2026
$650
$455
1/04/20211/01/2026
Why it fits

Approvals activity points to active development pressure.

What to check

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Median rent
$600/wk
Income-stretched rent market
D6 vs NZ
Population
3,174
3K local footprint
D9 vs NZ
Income
$34K/yr
Median personal income
D2 vs NZ
NZDep
Decile 5
Mid-range deprivation
D5 vs NZ
Schools
No matched schools

Area prices & affordability

Median sale price
$699K
+11.0% over 5yr
3.2%YoY
Lower quartile
$577K
Entry-level price
House Price Index
2,349
QV-based HPI
1.5%5yr
Income to buy
8.5x
Years of median income
Annual sales
948
Transactions, TA

Mortgage serviceability

at the 5.69% 2-year fixed rate
Monthly repayment
$3,242/mo
20% deposit, 30-year P&I
Repayment burden
47%
of gross household income
Stress level
Severe
<30% comfortable · >45% severe
Years to deposit
11.4 yrs
20% deposit at 15% savings

Monthly repayment by fixed term

Floating · 6.15%
$3,407
1-year fixed · 5.26%
$3,091
2-year fixed · 5.69%
$3,242
3-year fixed · 5.86%
$3,303

A territorial-authority estimate: the Nelson 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 Aldinga-specific or borrower-specific figure.

Price trend

1yr -1.4%5yr -2.0%
QV House Price Index (Jan 2007 = 1000)

QV House Price Index for the Nelson 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 Nelson 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 Aldinga, not a Aldinga-specific sale price.

Rent trend depth

Rent cycle positionRents easing
Low · 2020Peak · 2021

7.7% below peak rent · 18.8% above its low

Rent growth (compound)3-yr -2.6%/yr · 5-yr -1.6%/yr

Rent trend is derived from MBIE tenancy-bond medians and excludes suburbs with too few bonds to be reliable.

Personal income

$34K personal · yr-13.7% vs Nelson suburb median
Personal income distribution (Census 2023 · annual)
$10,000 or less
249
$10,001-$20,000
306
$20,001-$30,000
645
$30,001-$50,000
582
$50,001-$70,000
441
$70,001-$100,000
300
$100,001 or more
174

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+2.4pp since 2013
2013
79% owned
2018
75% owned
2023
81% owned

6.0% of private dwellings were unoccupied on 2023 census night (holiday homes, empty rentals, and vacant stock).

Dwelling condition (occupied dwellings, self-reported)

8% damp (-2pp vs 2018) and 5% 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

54,300 people · 202356,600 by 2033 (+4.2%)

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

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,524
Total incidents1,853· 2026-05
  • Assault47252%
  • Burglary34738%
  • Robbery354%
  • Sexual Assault526%

Natural hazards

Earthquake exposure
High
Proximity to active faults
Nearest active fault
3.1 km
Bishopdale Fault
Fault slip rate
Low
Higher = more active

Earthquake exposure is the distance from Aldinga'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

10
active listings · ~3.2 per 1,000 residents
70%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
30%
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.

Investment grade

Dgrade · 33/100 · top 67% of 65New Zealand districts
Peer distributionstronger than 33% of New Zealand districts
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth27
Rental yield38
Stability41

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
14
4 houses · 10 units
1300.0%YoY D9 vs NZ

Employment

Employed residents
1,485
Was 1,380 in 2018
7.6%vs 2018 D8 vs NZ

Full data detail

Aldinga Nelson — Property Data and Demographics

Aldinga is a small suburb in Nelson with a population of 3,174 and a median age of 50. Median personal income is $34K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Māori, Asian. Nelson population estimates moved -0.3% in the year ended June 2025, after moving +0.4% in 2024, which should be read as a broader regional movement backdrop rather than suburb-level migration precision. The resident employment base moved from 1,380 in 2018 to 1,485 in 2023 (+7.6%), 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 Aldinga is $600 (600 houses, 0 units). This represents approximately 91% of median weekly personal income.

Livability indicators for Aldinga: NZDep decile 5 (moderate deprivation).

In 2026, Aldinga recorded 14 building approvals (4 houses, 10 units), up 1300% year-on-year.

Market & money
Livability signalsHeuristics
Rent Affordability91% Stretched
DeprivationDecile 5· Moderate
Development+1300% Accelerating
Rental marketMBIE
Median rent · wk(1/01/2026)$600
House · wk$600
Rent / income91.5%
Lodgements18
DevelopmentStats NZ
Consents (2026)14
Houses 29%Units 71%
YoY change+1300%
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 23
Population3,174
Median age50
Household size
HH income · yr
Personal income · yr$34,100
Deprivation (NZDep)NZDep23
Less deprived5/10
NZDep score975

1 = least deprived · 10 = most deprived

EthnicityCensus 23
European2,775
Māori330
Asian237
Pacific Peoples72
MELAA39
Top industriesCensus 23
Health Care and Social Assistance204
Manufacturing177
Retail Trade168
Construction162
Professional, Scientific and Technical111
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Nelson CityMoH
Nelson HospitalPublic Hospital
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Aldinga is usable as a read, though 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
MBIE rental bond data · 1/01/2026 · Bond market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
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 · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · mixed acquisition · snapshot · mixed
Missing
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 Aldinga 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 useful, but thinner than the strongest NZ suburb profiles.

Read it as a quick locality brief, particularly when weighing it against larger or better-covered suburbs.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops. That means you should avoid treating one sparse reading as the whole suburb story.

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

If it still looks worth a look, use compare, the region hub, or a larger nearby suburb to check the story against denser coverage.

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

Suffolk most similar
similar rent profile similar deprivation profile similar suburb scale

pop -500 · rent +$85/wk · income -$2K

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

Rutherford most similar
similar rent profile similar deprivation profile similar suburb scale

pop -600 · rent +$50/wk · income +$7K

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

The Wood most similar
similar rent profile similar deprivation profile similar suburb scale

pop -200 · rent -$7/wk · income +$2K

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

Aldinga FAQ

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

    The median weekly rent in Aldinga is $600/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 Aldinga?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 91% 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 Aldinga?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Aldinga?

    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 Aldinga 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.