Frankton NZ
Frankton is in Otago, New Zealand, with population 3,498.
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Frankton has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Weekly rent, Schools, Hospitals, and Building consents. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Frankton rents screen above the local benchmark. Use this as a rent-market signal, not a street-level listing read.
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Frankton rents screen above the local benchmark.
74 latest-year building consents, -65.4% YoY, with +369 resident employment change.
Rent Affordability: Stretched. School Quality: Average.
Frankton is a small suburb in Otago with a population of 3,498 and a median age of 33. Median personal income is $51K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Asian, MELAA. Otago population estimates moved +1.2% in the year ended June 2024, after averaging +1.6% 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 2,103 in 2018 to 2,472 in 2023 (+17.5%), 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.
Otago population estimates moved +1.2% in the year ended June 2024, after averaging +1.6% 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 2,103 in 2018 to 2,472 in 2023 (+17.5%, +369). Median personal income is $51K 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.
- Renters and buyers want to know if the suburb looks affordable before diving into charts.
- Families want a quick read on schools, deprivation, and local service coverage.
- Researchers want one page that ties Census, rent, transport, and approvals into a single suburb brief.
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Treat current rent as a decision input, not as a guaranteed market quote.
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Frankton has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Weekly rent, Schools, Hospitals, and Building consents. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Use compare to test the suburb against another candidate, then validate financial assumptions in the calculator where available.
Weekly rent, Schools, Hospitals, Building consents
No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.
Transport
Frankton currently reads as a livability-led candidate.
School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. Lower deprivation supports a livability-led read. Missing evidence to verify: Transport.
Compare it against a contrasting suburb before turning it into a decision.
School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. Lower deprivation supports a livability-led read.
No major caution is visible beyond the normal source checks.
Transport
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Rent-pressure candidate
Frankton rents screen above the local benchmark.
Use this as a rent-market signal, not a street-level listing read.
Frankton FAQ
Common questions-
What is the typical weekly rent in Frankton?
The median weekly rent in Frankton is $885/wk, based on the MBIE market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.
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What does the rent signal say about Frankton?
Rent-pressure candidate: Frankton rents screen above the local benchmark. 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 Frankton?
QuickProperty's livability signals for Frankton show: Stretched, Average, Moderate. 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 Frankton?
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 Frankton 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
Frankton
NZDep 4Frankton is a small suburb in Otago with a population of 3,498 and a median age of 33. Median personal income is $51K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Asian, MELAA. Otago population estimates moved +1.2% in the year ended June 2024, after averaging +1.6% 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 2,103 in 2018 to 2,472 in 2023 (+17.5%), 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 Frankton is $885 (885 houses, 575 units). This represents approximately 91% of median weekly personal income.
Livability indicators for Frankton: NZDep decile 4 (moderate deprivation); 4 schools with avg EQI 405; 1 hospital nearby.
In 2026, Frankton recorded 74 building approvals (1 house, 73 units), down 65.4% year-on-year.
Frankton is a small suburb in Otago with a population of 3,498 and a median age of 33. Median personal income is $51K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Asian, MELAA. Otago population estimates moved +1.2% in the year ended June 2024, after averaging +1.6% 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 2,103 in 2018 to 2,472 in 2023 (+17.5%), 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 Frankton is $885 (885 houses, 575 units). This represents approximately 91% of median weekly personal income.
Livability indicators for Frankton: NZDep decile 4 (moderate deprivation); 4 schools with avg EQI 405; 1 hospital nearby.
In 2026, Frankton recorded 74 building approvals (1 house, 73 units), down 65.4% year-on-year.