NZ Rent Stress
Top 50 SA2 areas where weekly rent is highest against local weekly personal income.
NZ Rent Stress
Top 50 SA2 areas where weekly rent is highest against local weekly personal income — New Zealand
This list is useful when tenant affordability and pressure matter to your NZ research.
The ratio uses weekly rent against local weekly personal income. It is not a household budget model, but it highlights markets that deserve caution.
Use compare to test whether a high-stress area is still attractive once income, deprivation, and local evidence are visible.
Start with rent pressure or rent stress, save two candidates, then compare rent, deprivation, income, and service coverage.
NZ rent screens need suburb detail before they become a decision.
This ranking derives pressure, stress, or value from official rent plus Census context. Use it to shortlist, then verify suburb detail and compare.
Use this as a risk and pressure screen, then compare against areas with better income support or lower rent burden.
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.
This uses local personal income as a screen, not household income or a full tenant budget.
- 510%#1Campus NorthOTAGO
- 453%#2Campus SouthOTAGO
- 331%#3Ilam UniversityCANTERBURY
- 209%#4Gardens (Dunedin City)OTAGO
- 198%#5Wellington UniversityWELLINGTON
- 182%#6Wellington Botanic GardensWELLINGTON
- 168%#7Symonds Street EastAUCKLAND
- 167%#8North East Valley KnoxOTAGO
- 167%#9Epsom Central-NorthAUCKLAND
- 163%#10Pāremoremo WestAUCKLAND
- 158%#11Royal TerraceOTAGO
- 151%#12WharenuiCANTERBURY
- 146%#13Riccarton WestCANTERBURY
- 143%#14Albany WestAUCKLAND
- 142%#15Campus WestOTAGO
- 141%#16Bush InnCANTERBURY
- 136%#17Upper RiccartonCANTERBURY
- 135%#18Mount Roskill Central SouthAUCKLAND
- 132%#19Queenstown EastOTAGO
- 129%#20Harania NorthAUCKLAND
- 128%#21CheltenhamAUCKLAND
- 127%#22Strathmore (South Waikato District)WAIKATO
- 127%#23Bethlehem NorthBAY-OF-PLENTY
- 126%#24Fairview HeightsAUCKLAND
- 126%#25Ōtara WestAUCKLAND
- 123%#26Wesley EastAUCKLAND
- 122%#27Ilam NorthCANTERBURY
- 120%#28PeriaNORTHLAND
- 119%#29Symonds Street North WestAUCKLAND
- 118%#30Rongomai WestAUCKLAND
- 117%#31Weymouth SouthAUCKLAND
- 116%#32Harania SouthAUCKLAND
- 116%#33Bucklands Beach NorthAUCKLAND
- 115%#34Wigram NorthCANTERBURY
- 115%#35Russell PeninsulaNORTHLAND
- 115%#36Thames SouthWAIKATO
- 114%#37Windsor ParkAUCKLAND
- 114%#38Dunedin CentralOTAGO
- 114%#39Kerikeri CentralNORTHLAND
- 113%#40Ōtara EastAUCKLAND
- 113%#41Mount Eden EastAUCKLAND
- 113%#42Thames CentralWAIKATO
- 113%#43GolflandsAUCKLAND
- 113%#44Ōtara CentralAUCKLAND
- 113%#45Taemaro-OruaitiNORTHLAND
- 112%#46Albany SouthAUCKLAND
- 112%#47Māngere SouthAUCKLAND
- 112%#48Massey Road WestAUCKLAND
- 112%#49GraftonAUCKLAND
- 112%#50Takanini CentralAUCKLAND
| # ▲ | AREA | REGION | RENT / INCOME | WEEKLY | POP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Campus North | OTAGO | 510% | 2,484 | $795/wk |
| 2 | Campus South | OTAGO | 453% | 2,100 | $862/wk |
| 3 | Ilam University | CANTERBURY | 331% | 2,997 | $650/wk |
| 4 | Gardens (Dunedin City) | OTAGO | 209% | 3,909 | $353/wk |
| 5 | Wellington University | WELLINGTON | 198% | 1,293 | $1000/wk |
| 6 | Wellington Botanic Gardens | WELLINGTON | 182% | 933 | $800/wk |
| 7 | Symonds Street East | AUCKLAND | 168% | 2,208 | $420/wk |
| 8 | North East Valley Knox | OTAGO | 167% | 2,439 | $555/wk |
| 9 | Epsom Central-North | AUCKLAND | 167% | 3,591 | $1280/wk |
| 10 | Pāremoremo West | AUCKLAND | 163% | 966 | $1500/wk |
| 11 | Royal Terrace | OTAGO | 158% | 1,755 | $420/wk |
| 12 | Wharenui | CANTERBURY | 151% | 2,841 | $700/wk |
| 13 | Riccarton West | CANTERBURY | 146% | 3,675 | $670/wk |
| 14 | Albany West | AUCKLAND | 143% | 2,799 | $950/wk |
| 15 | Campus West | OTAGO | 142% | 1,794 | $300/wk |
| 16 | Bush Inn | CANTERBURY | 141% | 3,279 | $585/wk |
| 17 | Upper Riccarton | CANTERBURY | 136% | 1,521 | $585/wk |
| 18 | Mount Roskill Central South | AUCKLAND | 135% | 2,454 | $740/wk |
| 19 | Queenstown East | OTAGO | 132% | 1,122 | $1300/wk |
| 20 | Harania North | AUCKLAND | 129% | 3,900 | $695/wk |
| 21 | Cheltenham | AUCKLAND | 128% | 1,899 | $1350/wk |
| 22 | Strathmore (South Waikato District) | WAIKATO | 127% | 2,505 | $698/wk |
| 23 | Bethlehem North | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 127% | 3,645 | $820/wk |
| 24 | Fairview Heights | AUCKLAND | 126% | 4,152 | $915/wk |
| 25 | Ōtara West | AUCKLAND | 126% | 3,120 | $700/wk |
| 26 | Wesley East | AUCKLAND | 123% | 1,983 | $650/wk |
| 27 | Ilam North | CANTERBURY | 122% | 3,951 | $650/wk |
| 28 | Peria | NORTHLAND | 120% | 1,260 | $600/wk |
| 29 | Symonds Street North West | AUCKLAND | 119% | 2,907 | $430/wk |
| 30 | Rongomai West | AUCKLAND | 118% | 2,328 | $668/wk |
| 31 | Weymouth South | AUCKLAND | 117% | 3,750 | $840/wk |
| 32 | Harania South | AUCKLAND | 116% | 3,540 | $660/wk |
| 33 | Bucklands Beach North | AUCKLAND | 116% | 3,105 | $1100/wk |
| 34 | Wigram North | CANTERBURY | 115% | 1,227 | $750/wk |
| 35 | Russell Peninsula | NORTHLAND | 115% | 705 | $650/wk |
| 36 | Thames South | WAIKATO | 115% | 3,270 | $630/wk |
| 37 | Windsor Park | AUCKLAND | 114% | 1,713 | $750/wk |
| 38 | Dunedin Central | OTAGO | 114% | 2,178 | $445/wk |
| 39 | Kerikeri Central | NORTHLAND | 114% | 2,661 | $650/wk |
| 40 | Ōtara East | AUCKLAND | 113% | 3,756 | $670/wk |
| 41 | Mount Eden East | AUCKLAND | 113% | 2,766 | $1200/wk |
| 42 | Thames Central | WAIKATO | 113% | 1,068 | $590/wk |
| 43 | Golflands | AUCKLAND | 113% | 2,490 | $860/wk |
| 44 | Ōtara Central | AUCKLAND | 113% | 2,565 | $588/wk |
| 45 | Taemaro-Oruaiti | NORTHLAND | 113% | 1,101 | $550/wk |
| 46 | Albany South | AUCKLAND | 112% | 3,375 | $888/wk |
| 47 | Māngere South | AUCKLAND | 112% | 3,606 | $680/wk |
| 48 | Massey Road West | AUCKLAND | 112% | 3,699 | $680/wk |
| 49 | Grafton | AUCKLAND | 112% | 1,779 | $850/wk |
| 50 | Takanini Central | AUCKLAND | 112% | 1,110 | $750/wk |
New Zealand nz rent stress FAQ
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What does NZ Rent Stress rank?
NZ Rent Stress ranks areas in New Zealand using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. Top 50 SA2 areas where weekly rent is highest against local weekly personal income
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How should I use this ranking for property research?
Use the ranking as a screening step for New Zealand. Save realistic areas to your shortlist, compare the strongest pair, and open suburb detail pages before relying on one result.
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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.
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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.