What does Highest Outright Ownership rank?

Highest Outright Ownership ranks areas in Southland using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. SA2 areas with the highest share of dwellings owned outright on the 2023 census — mortgage-free strongholds (100+ stated dwellings)

How should I use this ranking for property research?

Use the ranking as a screening step for Southland. Save realistic areas to your shortlist, compare the strongest pair, and open suburb detail pages before relying on one result.

Does the top ranked area mean it is the best choice?

No. Rankings are a shortlist input, not a final recommendation. Check price history, rent, income, population, local services, source freshness, and current listings before making a decision.

How current is the ranking data?

QuickProperty uses processed public-source datasets and refreshes automated sources where available. Use the suburb detail page source panels to see which signals are current, estimated, or missing for a specific area.

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Ranking · Southland · 50 SA2 areas

Highest Outright Ownership — Southland

SA2 areas with the highest share of dwellings owned outright on the 2023 census — mortgage-free strongholds (100+ stated dwellings).

Leading area

Myross BushSOUTHLAND

Leading value

96.7%

Runner-up

OtataraSOUTHLAND

Updated

12 July 2026

Ranking

Highest Outright Ownership

SA2 areas with the highest share of dwellings owned outright on the 2023 census — mortgage-free strongholds (100+ stated dwellings) — Southland

50 results

How to read this ranking

Use highest outright ownership as a shortlist tool, then verify the finalists in detail.

BEST FOR

Finding which areas deserve a closer look first.

This ranking works best as a first-pass screen in Southland, especially when you need to reduce a wide field quickly.

READ IT AS

One signal in the workflow, not the whole answer.

A rank is useful because it compresses one dimension well, but it never replaces the fuller suburb-level picture.

NEXT STEP

Move into compare or suburb detail once a few names repeat.

Use the ranking to build a shortlist, then confirm whether those finalists still hold up on the rest of the data.

VERIFY evidence

Single-signal shortlist screen

A ranking compresses one signal well, but it should hand you into compare or suburb detail before becoming a decision.

SHORTLIST SCREEN

Top candidates are research leads.

Save a small working set, then use compare and evidence depth before treating any row as a decision.

Shortlist flow

Use #1 Myross Bush and #2 Otatara as the first compare pair.

Rankings are strongest when they hand you a shortlist quickly. Compare the top two first, then open suburb detail if the head-to-head result still feels narrow.

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Distribution

50 suburbs · midpoint ≈ 73.0%

Leader: Myross Bush · 96.7%

# ▲	AREA	REGION	OWNED OUTRIGHT %	DWELLINGS	POP
1	Myross Bush	SOUTHLAND	96.7%	363	1,044
2	Otatara	SOUTHLAND	94.1%	1,215	3,432
3	Kennington-Tisbury	SOUTHLAND	92.9%	507	1,419
4	West Plains-Makarewa	SOUTHLAND	89.5%	600	1,725
5	Wallacetown	SOUTHLAND	84.4%	441	1,182
6	Rosedale-Hargest	SOUTHLAND	83.5%	798	2,043
7	Waikiwi	SOUTHLAND	83.2%	1,359	3,528
8	Whitestone	SOUTHLAND	81.4%	258	624
9	Gore North	SOUTHLAND	81.3%	756	1,785
10	Woodend-Greenhills	SOUTHLAND	81.0%	252	624
11	Riverton	SOUTHLAND	79.4%	741	1,710
12	Grove Bush	SOUTHLAND	79.0%	429	1,251
13	Gladstone (Invercargill City)	SOUTHLAND	78.6%	939	2,385
14	Gore West	SOUTHLAND	78.4%	1,140	2,835
15	Bluff	SOUTHLAND	77.8%	810	1,797
16	Waimumu-Kaiwera	SOUTHLAND	77.2%	513	1,344
17	Winton	SOUTHLAND	76.8%	1,071	2,475
18	Waverley (Invercargill City)	SOUTHLAND	76.5%	702	1,839
19	Mataura	SOUTHLAND	76.3%	696	1,650
20	Prestonville-Grasmere	SOUTHLAND	75.8%	1,203	2,949
21	Kingswell	SOUTHLAND	75.1%	903	2,280
22	Newfield	SOUTHLAND	74.6%	885	2,301
23	Turnbull Thompson Park	SOUTHLAND	74.5%	693	1,722
24	East Gore	SOUTHLAND	74.4%	609	1,485
25	Waikaka	SOUTHLAND	73.6%	591	1,536
26	Rockdale	SOUTHLAND	73.0%	378	981
27	Wyndham-Catlins	SOUTHLAND	72.4%	912	2,214
28	Windsor	SOUTHLAND	72.4%	1,530	3,291
29	Clifton-Kew	SOUTHLAND	71.7%	699	1,863
30	Gore South	SOUTHLAND	71.3%	261	627
31	Te Ānau	SOUTHLAND	68.8%	1,155	2,751
32	Richmond (Invercargill City)	SOUTHLAND	68.6%	1,203	2,754
33	Gore Main	SOUTHLAND	67.8%	615	1,230
34	Oreti River	SOUTHLAND	67.3%	789	2,151
35	Longwood Forest	SOUTHLAND	67.2%	861	2,073
36	Strathern	SOUTHLAND	66.7%	1,629	3,912
37	Lumsden-Balfour	SOUTHLAND	66.5%	528	1,314
38	Riversdale-Piano Flat	SOUTHLAND	66.3%	579	1,407
39	Mararoa	SOUTHLAND	65.8%	447	864
40	Appleby South (Invercargill City)	SOUTHLAND	64.7%	696	1,671
41	Glengarry	SOUTHLAND	64.6%	1,380	3,420
42	Waianiwa	SOUTHLAND	63.9%	432	1,182
43	Hedgehope	SOUTHLAND	63.7%	405	1,131
44	Georgetown	SOUTHLAND	63.7%	834	2,106
45	Ōtautau	SOUTHLAND	63.5%	1,068	2,841
46	Edendale-Woodlands	SOUTHLAND	62.9%	882	2,313
47	Heidelberg	SOUTHLAND	62.5%	777	2,205
48	Ōhai-Nightcaps	SOUTHLAND	61.5%	639	1,509
49	Avenal	SOUTHLAND	55.7%	549	1,191
50	Awarua Plains	SOUTHLAND	55.4%	363	987

FAQ

New Zealand highest outright ownership FAQ

What does Highest Outright Ownership rank?

Highest Outright Ownership ranks areas in Southland using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. SA2 areas with the highest share of dwellings owned outright on the 2023 census — mortgage-free strongholds (100+ stated dwellings)
How should I use this ranking for property research?

Use the ranking as a screening step for Southland. Save realistic areas to your shortlist, compare the strongest pair, and open suburb detail pages before relying on one result.
Does the top ranked area mean it is the best choice?

No. Rankings are a shortlist input, not a final recommendation. Check price history, rent, income, population, local services, source freshness, and current listings before making a decision.
How current is the ranking data?

QuickProperty uses processed public-source datasets and refreshes automated sources where available. Use the suburb detail page source panels to see which signals are current, estimated, or missing for a specific area.