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Ōhaeawai-Waimate North NZ

Ōhaeawai-Waimate North is in Northland, New Zealand, with population 1,251.

Limited data

Thin-context

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Why it fits

Approvals activity points to active development pressure.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting.

Median rent
$450/wk
Income-stretched rent market
D1 vs NZ
Population
1,251
1K local footprint
D2 vs NZ
Income
$37K/yr
Median personal income
D3 vs NZ
NZDep
No deprivation index
Schools
2
matched school context

Area prices & affordability

Median sale price
$642K
+14.2% over 5yr
0.8%YoY
Lower quartile
$432K
Entry-level price
House Price Index
3,267
QV-based HPI
14.6%5yr
Income to buy
9.8x
Years of median income
Annual sales
653
Transactions, TA

Mortgage serviceability

at the 5.69% 2-year fixed rate
Monthly repayment
$2,978/mo
20% deposit, 30-year P&I
Repayment burden
54%
of gross household income
Stress level
Severe
<30% comfortable · >45% severe
Years to deposit
13.0 yrs
20% deposit at 15% savings

Monthly repayment by fixed term

Floating · 6.15%
$3,129
1-year fixed · 5.26%
$2,839
2-year fixed · 5.69%
$2,978
3-year fixed · 5.86%
$3,033

A territorial-authority estimate: the Far North District 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 Ōhaeawai-Waimate North-specific or borrower-specific figure.

Price trend

1yr +1.5%5yr +12.1%
QV House Price Index (Jan 2007 = 1000)

QV House Price Index for the Far North District 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 Far North District 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 Ōhaeawai-Waimate North, not a Ōhaeawai-Waimate North-specific sale price.

Rent trend depth

Rent cycle positionRents at their peak
Low · 2020Peak · 2024

At / near its highest median rent on record

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

Personal income

$37K personal · yr+10.4% vs Northland suburb median
Personal income distribution (Census 2023 · annual)
$10,000 or less
144
$10,001-$20,000
120
$20,001-$30,000
171
$30,001-$50,000
225
$50,001-$70,000
171
$70,001-$100,000
132
$100,001 or more
66

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+0.9pp since 2013
2013
75% owned
2018
73% owned
2023
76% owned

16.0% of private dwellings were unoccupied on 2023 census night (holiday homes, empty rentals, and vacant stock).

Dwelling condition (occupied dwellings, self-reported)

33% damp (-0pp vs 2018) and 27% with visible mould larger than A4 (-1pp 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

72,900 people · 202379,100 by 2033 (+8.5%)

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

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,691
Total incidents4,064· 2026-05
  • Assault50825%
  • Burglary1,39470%
  • Robbery462%
  • Sexual Assault573%

Natural hazards

Earthquake exposure
Minimal
Proximity to active faults
Nearest active fault
208.9 km
Waikopua Fault
Fault slip rate
Very Low
Higher = more active

Earthquake exposure is the distance from Ōhaeawai-Waimate North'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

8
active listings · ~6.4 per 1,000 residents
88%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
0%
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

Total2
Students154
State2
  • Ohaeawai SchoolContributing · State
  • Te Kura ā Iwi o Te Waimate (Proposed opening date: 2027-04-27)Full Primary · State

Investment grade

Fgrade · 17/100 · top 83% of 65New Zealand districts
Peer distributionstronger than 17% of New Zealand districts
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth36
Rental yield31
Stability20

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.

Stronger alternatives nearby

Cheaper to rent

lower weekly rent · cross-TA

Higher income

personal median · cross-TA

Alternatives are similar-rent suburbs (0.6–1.6x this suburb's median rent) in other territorial authorities that exceed it on the named metric. Indicative — not financial advice.

Building activity

Latest consents
2
1 houses · 1 units
100.0%YoY D4 vs NZ

Employment

Employed residents
672
Was 591 in 2018
13.7%vs 2018 D2 vs NZ

Full data detail

Ōhaeawai-Waimate North Northland — Property Data and Demographics

Ōhaeawai-Waimate North is a small community in Northland with a population of 1,251 and a median age of 46. Median personal income is $37K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Māori, Pacific Peoples. Northland population estimates moved +0.4% in the year ended June 2025, after moving +1.0% in 2024, which should be read as a broader regional movement backdrop rather than suburb-level migration precision. The resident employment base moved from 591 in 2018 to 672 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 Ōhaeawai-Waimate North is $450 (450 houses, 0 units). This represents approximately 63% of median weekly personal income.

Livability indicators for Ōhaeawai-Waimate North: 2 schools with avg EQI 491.

In 2026, Ōhaeawai-Waimate North recorded 2 building approvals (1 house, 1 unit), up 100% year-on-year.

Market & money
Livability signalsHeuristics
Rent Affordability63% Stretched
School QualityEQI 491 Below Average
Development+100% Accelerating
Rental marketMBIE
Median rent · wk(1/10/2024)$450
House · wk$450
Rent / income62.9%
Lodgements12
DevelopmentStats NZ
Consents (2026)2
Houses 50%Units 50%
YoY change+100%
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 23
Population1,251
Median age46
Household size
HH income · yr
Personal income · yr$37,200
EthnicityCensus 23
European879
Māori573
Pacific Peoples39
Asian27
MELAA6
Top industriesCensus 23
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing117
Retail Trade66
Construction63
Public Administration and Safety57
Education and Training57
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Far North DistrictMoH
Bay of Islands HospitalPublic Hospital
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Ōhaeawai-Waimate North carries enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

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 · 1/10/2024 · 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 · 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 Ōhaeawai-Waimate North 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.

Treat it as a fast locality brief, above all when comparing against bigger or more fully covered suburbs.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across hospital coverage, transport stops, and deprivation index.

The lighter areas here are hospital coverage, transport stops, and deprivation index, 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.

Should the area still appeal, test it in compare, the region hub, or a bigger nearby suburb where coverage is denser.

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

Let this page frame the locality, then check the story against compare, the region hub, or a nearby better-covered suburb before treating it as final.

Stronger nearby reads

If Ōhaeawai-Waimate North feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before treating it as a full shortlist call.

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

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

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Ōhaeawai-Waimate North FAQ

Common questions
  1. What is the typical weekly rent in Ōhaeawai-Waimate North?

    The median weekly rent in Ōhaeawai-Waimate North is $450/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 Ōhaeawai-Waimate North?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 63% 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 Ōhaeawai-Waimate North?

    QuickProperty's livability signals for Ōhaeawai-Waimate North show: Stretched, Below Average, Accelerating. These are based on rent affordability, school EQI, NZDep deprivation index, and transport access.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Ōhaeawai-Waimate 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.

  5. How often is the Ōhaeawai-Waimate 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.