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Ben Cooper Park NZ

Ben Cooper Park is in Tasman, New Zealand, with population 2,400.

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Affordability-first

There are enough weaker signals here that you should expect trade-offs, not a clean local story. Compare it directly with stronger nearby suburbs before treating it as a preferred option.

$610/wk
1/01/2021 → 1/01/2026 · 20 periods
Tenancy Services · 1/01/2026
$640
$450
1/01/20211/01/2026
Median rent
$610/wk
Income-stretched rent market
D6 vs NZ
Population
2,400
2K local footprint
D6 vs NZ
Income
$38K/yr
Median personal income
D4 vs NZ
NZDep
Decile 6
Mid-range deprivation
D6 vs NZ
Schools
No matched schools

Area prices & affordability

Median sale price
$765K
+11.4% over 5yr
0.4%YoY
Lower quartile
$657K
Entry-level price
House Price Index
2,498
QV-based HPI
8.0%5yr
Income to buy
9.6x
Years of median income
Annual sales
868
Transactions, TA

Mortgage serviceability

at the 5.69% 2-year fixed rate
Monthly repayment
$3,548/mo
20% deposit, 30-year P&I
Repayment burden
53%
of gross household income
Stress level
Severe
<30% comfortable · >45% severe
Years to deposit
12.8 yrs
20% deposit at 15% savings

Monthly repayment by fixed term

Floating · 6.15%
$3,728
1-year fixed · 5.26%
$3,383
2-year fixed · 5.69%
$3,548
3-year fixed · 5.86%
$3,614

A territorial-authority estimate: the Tasman 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 Ben Cooper Park-specific or borrower-specific figure.

Price trend

1yr +1.1%5yr +4.5%
QV House Price Index (Jan 2007 = 1000)

QV House Price Index for the Tasman 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 Tasman 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 Ben Cooper Park, not a Ben Cooper Park-specific sale price.

Rent trend depth

Rent cycle positionRents rising
Low · 2020Peak · 2025

1.6% below peak rent · 38.6% above its low

Rent growth (compound)3-yr +4.8%/yr · 5-yr +2.1%/yr

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

Personal income

$38K personal · yr-0.3% vs Tasman suburb median
Personal income distribution (Census 2023 · annual)
$10,000 or less
195
$10,001-$20,000
216
$20,001-$30,000
393
$30,001-$50,000
444
$50,001-$70,000
339
$70,001-$100,000
243
$100,001 or more
135

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-1.0pp since 2013
2013
73% owned
2018
70% owned
2023
72% owned

3.9% of private dwellings were unoccupied on 2023 census night (holiday homes, empty rentals, and vacant stock).

Dwelling condition (occupied dwellings, self-reported)

12% damp (-2pp vs 2018) and 9% with visible mould larger than A4 (-2pp 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

59,100 people · 202364,800 by 2033 (+9.6%)

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

Crime

Rate · per 100k2,636
Total incidents1,524· 2026-05
  • Assault22635%
  • Burglary34855%
  • Robbery142%
  • Sexual Assault498%

Natural hazards

Earthquake exposure
High
Proximity to active faults
Nearest active fault
1.3 km
Waimea Fault
Fault slip rate
Low
Higher = more active

Earthquake exposure is the distance from Ben Cooper Park'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

3
active listings · ~1.3 per 1,000 residents
67%
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.

Livability

4/ 100 livability index

Top 96% most liveable of 1,902New Zealand suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 4% of New Zealand districts
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access0
Public transport (2 stops)22
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

Fgrade · 13/100 · top 87% of 65New Zealand districts
Peer distributionstronger than 13% of New Zealand districts
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth28
Rental yield16
Stability22

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.

Building activity

Latest consents
0
0 houses · 0 units
100.0%YoY

Employment

Employed residents
1,257
Was 1,218 in 2018
3.2%vs 2018 D6 vs NZ

Full data detail

Ben Cooper Park Tasman — Property Data and Demographics

Ben Cooper Park is a small suburb in Tasman with a population of 2,400 and a median age of 42. Median personal income is $38K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Māori, Asian. Tasman population estimates moved +0.2% 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 1,218 in 2018 to 1,257 in 2023 (+3.2%), 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 Ben Cooper Park is $610 (610 houses, 0 units). This represents approximately 84% of median weekly personal income.

Livability indicators for Ben Cooper Park: NZDep decile 6 (moderate deprivation); 2 transport stops (2 bus).

In 2026, Ben Cooper Park recorded 0 building approvals (0 houses, 0 units), down 100% year-on-year.

Market & money
Livability signalsHeuristics
Rent Affordability84% Stretched
DeprivationDecile 6· Moderate
Transport Access2 stops· Some Access
Development-100% Slowing
Rental marketMBIE
Median rent · wk(1/01/2026)$610
House · wk$610
Rent / income84.4%
Lodgements24
DevelopmentStats NZ
Consents (2026)0
YoY change-100%
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 23
Population2,400
Median age42
Household size
HH income · yr
Personal income · yr$37,600
Deprivation (NZDep)NZDep23
Less deprived6/10
NZDep score984

1 = least deprived · 10 = most deprived

EthnicityCensus 23
European2,148
Māori252
Asian138
Pacific Peoples42
MELAA18
Top industriesCensus 23
Manufacturing171
Construction156
Retail Trade132
Health Care and Social Assistance117
Education and Training87
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops2
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Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Ben Cooper Park 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 · 1/01/2026 · 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 · 2 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.

Ben Cooper Park FAQ

Common questions
  1. What is the typical weekly rent in Ben Cooper Park?

    The median weekly rent in Ben Cooper Park is $610/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 Ben Cooper Park?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 84% 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 Ben Cooper Park?

    QuickProperty's livability signals for Ben Cooper Park show: Stretched, Moderate, Some Access. These are based on rent affordability, school EQI, NZDep deprivation index, and transport access.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Ben Cooper Park?

    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 Ben Cooper Park 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.