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Quail Rise NZ

Quail Rise is in Otago, New Zealand, with population 747.

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$475/wk
1/01/2020 → 1/01/2021 · 4 periods
Tenancy Services · 1/01/2021
$823
$418
1/01/20201/01/2021
Why it fits

Approvals activity points to active development pressure. Lower deprivation supports a livability-led read.

What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

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Median rent
$823/wk
Income-stretched rent market
D10 vs NZ
Population
747
747 local footprint
D1 vs NZ
Income
$57K/yr
Median personal income
D10 vs NZ
NZDep
Decile 1
Lower deprivation
D1 vs NZ
Schools
—
No matched schools

Area prices & affordability

Queenstown Lakes District territorial authority · HUD Local Housing Statistics
Median sale price
$1.35M
+37.9% over 5yr
↑4.3%YoY
Lower quartile
$980K
Entry-level price
House Price Index
3,647
QV-based HPI
↑34.2%5yr
Income to buy
10.9x
Years of median income
Annual sales
1,175
Transactions, TA

Mortgage serviceability

at the 5.69% 2-year fixed rate
Monthly repayment
$6,266/mo
20% deposit, 30-year P&I
Repayment burden
61%
of gross household income
Stress level
Severe
<30% comfortable · >45% severe
Years to deposit
14.5 yrs
20% deposit at 15% savings

Monthly repayment by fixed term

Floating · 6.15%
$6,585
1-year fixed · 5.26%
$5,975
2-year fixed · 5.69%
$6,266
3-year fixed · 5.86%
$6,383

A territorial-authority estimate: the Queenstown Lakes 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 Quail Rise-specific or borrower-specific figure.

Price trend

1yr +4.4%5yr +39.4%
QV House Price Index (Jan 2007 = 1000)

QV House Price Index for the Queenstown Lakes 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 Queenstown Lakes 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 Quail Rise, not a Quail Rise-specific sale price.

Personal income

Stats NZ Census · median individual · annual
$57K personal · yr+37.4% vs Otago suburb median
Personal income distribution (Census 2023 · annual)
$10,000 or less
87
$10,001-$20,000
42
$20,001-$30,000
42
$30,001-$50,000
93
$50,001-$70,000
114
$70,001-$100,000
102
$100,001 or more
138

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

Stats NZ Census 2013-2023
Home ownership over three censuses-9.5pp since 2013
2013
89% owned
2018
82% owned
2023
79% owned

22.4% of private dwellings were unoccupied on 2023 census night (holiday homes, empty rentals, and vacant stock).

Dwelling condition (occupied dwellings, self-reported)

4% damp (-0pp vs 2018) and 1% 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

Stats NZ projections · Queenstown-Lakes District · medium series
51,500 people · 202363,100 by 2033 (+22.5%)

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

Crime

Queenstown-Lakes District · Territorial Authority
Rate · per 100k4,683
Total incidents2,239· 2026-05
  • Assault24053%
  • Burglary15735%
  • Robbery225%
  • Sexual Assault358%

Natural hazards

Earthquake & flood exposure estimates
Earthquake exposure
Moderate
Proximity to active faults
Nearest active fault
13.2 km
Cardrona Fault
Fault slip rate
Low
Higher = more active

Earthquake exposure is the distance from Quail Rise'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

Inside Airbnb
57
active listings · ~76.3 per 1,000 residents
81%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
60%
run by multi-listing operators
Investment view Estimated
$523
median nightly (entire home)
10%
estimated occupancy
$26,330
estimated annual revenue (gross)

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.

Livability

OSM · GTFS · schools + hospitals
7/ 100 livability index

Top 93% most liveable of 1,902New Zealand suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 7% of New Zealand districts
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access0
Public transport (4 stops)30
Schools & hospitals0

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

Composite · growth · yield · stability
Fgrade · 3/100 · top 97% of 65New Zealand districts
Peer distributionstronger than 3% of New Zealand districts
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth86
Rental yield3
Stability3

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

Similar-rent suburbs in other territorial authorities that rate higher on a metric.

Cheaper to rent

lower weekly rent · 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

Stats NZ building consents · 2026
Latest consents
34
2 houses · 32 units
↑580.0%YoY D10 vs NZ

Employment

Stats NZ Census 2023 vs 2018 (employed residents 15+)
Employed residents
459
Was 429 in 2018
↑7.0%vs 2018 D1 vs NZ

Full data detail

Stats NZ Census 2023 · MBIE · MoE · NZDep2023
Quail Rise Otago — Property Data and Demographics

Quail Rise is a small community in Otago with a population of 747 and a median age of 41. Median personal income is $57K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Asian, Māori. Otago population estimates moved +0.6% in the year ended June 2025, after moving +1.6% in 2024, which should be read as a broader regional movement backdrop rather than suburb-level migration precision. The resident employment base moved from 429 in 2018 to 459 in 2023 (+7.0%), 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 Quail Rise is $823 (823 houses, 0 units). This represents approximately 76% of median weekly personal income.

Livability indicators for Quail Rise: NZDep decile 1 (low deprivation (affluent)); 4 transport stops (4 bus).

In 2026, Quail Rise recorded 34 building approvals (2 houses, 32 units), up 580% year-on-year.

Market & money
Livability signalsHeuristics
Rent Affordability76%↓ Stretched
DeprivationDecile 1↑ Low
Transport Access4 stops· Some Access
Development+580%↑ Accelerating
Rental marketMBIE
Median rent · wk(1/01/2020)$823
House · wk$823
Rent / income75.6%
Lodgements12
DevelopmentStats NZ
Consents (2026)34
Houses 6%Units 94%
YoY change+580%
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 23
Population747
Median age41
Household size—
HH income · yr—
Personal income · yr$56,600
Deprivation (NZDep)NZDep23
Less deprived1/10
NZDep score871

1 = least deprived · 10 = most deprived

EthnicityCensus 23
European663
Asian57
Māori48
MELAA18
Pacific Peoples6
Top industriesCensus 23
Construction75
Professional, Scientific and Technical63
Retail Trade45
Accommodation and Food39
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate33
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops4
Hospitals · Queenstown-Lakes DistrictMoH
Lakes District HospitalPublic Hospital
Nearby in Otago12
Cardrona795Kelvin Heights1,185Frankton Arm1,845Shotover Country3,837Queenstown East1,122Kingston429Queenstown Central807Wānaka Central1,467Frankton3,498Wānaka West1,941Wānaka Waterfront2,082Northlake1,110
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Strong evidence

Quail Rise 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 · 1/01/2020 · 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 · 4 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.

Quail Rise FAQ

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

    The median weekly rent in Quail Rise is $823/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 Quail Rise?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 76% 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 Quail Rise?

    QuickProperty's livability signals for Quail Rise show: Stretched, Low, Some Access. These are based on rent affordability, school EQI, NZDep deprivation index, and transport access.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Quail Rise?

    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 Quail Rise 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.

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