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Richmond Central (Tasman District) NZ

Richmond Central (Tasman District) is in Tasman, New Zealand, with population 1,920.

The read

Growth-momentum

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.

$570/wk
1/04/2021 → 1/01/2026 · 20 periods
Tenancy Services · 1/01/2026
$620
$460
1/04/20211/01/2026
Why it fits

Approvals activity points to active development pressure. School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

Higher deprivation should be treated as a local-context caution.

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Median rent
$585/wk
Income-stretched rent market
D5 vs NZ
Population
1,920
2K local footprint
D5 vs NZ
Income
$36K/yr
Median personal income
D3 vs NZ
NZDep
Decile 8
Higher deprivation
D8 vs NZ
Schools
3
matched school context

Area prices & affordability

Tasman District territorial authority · HUD Local Housing Statistics
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 Richmond Central (Tasman District)-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 Richmond Central (Tasman District), not a Richmond Central (Tasman District)-specific sale price.

Rent trend depth

Derived from this suburb's own tenancy-bond rent history
Rent cycle positionRents easing
Low · 2022Peak · 2025

4.2% below peak rent · 23.9% above its low

Rent growth (compound)3-yr +3.1%/yr · 5-yr +0.7%/yr

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

Personal income

Stats NZ Census · median individual · annual
$36K personal · yr-4.2% vs Tasman suburb median
Personal income distribution (Census 2023 · annual)
$10,000 or less
186
$10,001-$20,000
174
$20,001-$30,000
291
$30,001-$50,000
366
$50,001-$70,000
276
$70,001-$100,000
168
$100,001 or more
63

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-0.9pp since 2013
2013
59% owned
2018
56% owned
2023
58% owned

4.1% of private dwellings were unoccupied on 2023 census night (holiday homes, empty rentals, and vacant stock).

Dwelling condition (occupied dwellings, self-reported)

16% damp (-3pp vs 2018) and 12% with visible mould larger than A4 (-3pp 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 · Tasman District · medium series
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

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

Natural hazards

Earthquake & flood exposure estimates
Earthquake exposure
High
Proximity to active faults
Nearest active fault
1.8 km
Waimea Fault
Fault slip rate
Low
Higher = more active

Earthquake exposure is the distance from Richmond Central (Tasman District)'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
10
active listings · ~5.2 per 1,000 residents
90%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
20%
run by multi-listing operators
Investment view Estimated
$246
median nightly (entire home)
24%
estimated occupancy
$21,005
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.

Schools

Ministry of Education
Total3
Students903
State2
State : Integrated1
  • Richmond School (Nelson)Contributing · State
  • St Paul's School (Richmond)Full Primary · State : Integrated
  • TKKM o Tuia te MatangiComposite · State

Livability

OSM · GTFS · schools + hospitals
94/ 100 livability index

Top 6% most liveable of 1,902New Zealand suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 94% of New Zealand districts
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access93
Public transport (8 stops)50
Schools & hospitals89

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 · 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

Stats NZ building consents · 2026
Latest consents
6
1 houses · 5 units
↑200.0%YoY D7 vs NZ

Employment

Stats NZ Census 2023 vs 2018 (employed residents 15+)
Employed residents
945
Was 888 in 2018
↑6.4%vs 2018 D4 vs NZ

Full data detail

Stats NZ Census 2023 · MBIE · MoE · NZDep2023
Richmond Central (Tasman District) Tasman — Property Data and Demographics

Richmond Central (Tasman District) is a small community in Tasman with a population of 1,920 and a median age of 37. Median personal income is $36K 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 888 in 2018 to 945 in 2023 (+6.4%), 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 Richmond Central (Tasman District) is $585 (585 houses, 460 units). This represents approximately 84% of median weekly personal income.

Livability indicators for Richmond Central (Tasman District): NZDep decile 8 (high deprivation); 3 schools with avg EQI 457; 8 transport stops (8 bus).

In 2026, Richmond Central (Tasman District) recorded 6 building approvals (1 house, 5 units), up 200% year-on-year.

Market & money
Livability signalsHeuristics
Rent Affordability84%↓ Stretched
School QualityEQI 457· Average
DeprivationDecile 8↓ High
Transport Access8 stops· Some Access
Development+200%↑ Accelerating
Rental marketMBIE
Median rent · wk(1/01/2026)$585
House · wk$585
Unit · wk$460
Rent / income84.3%
Lodgements27
DevelopmentStats NZ
Consents (2026)6
Houses 17%Units 83%
YoY change+200%
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 23
Population1,920
Median age37
Household size—
HH income · yr—
Personal income · yr$36,100
Deprivation (NZDep)NZDep23
Less deprived8/10
NZDep score1035

1 = least deprived · 10 = most deprived

EthnicityCensus 23
European1,638
Māori234
Asian153
Pacific Peoples54
MELAA21
Top industriesCensus 23
Retail Trade129
Health Care and Social Assistance120
Construction114
Manufacturing96
Other Services66
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies2
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations3
Cafes & dining20
paknsave1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops8
Nearby in Tasman12
Motueka West2,625Golden Downs1,920Ben Cooper Park2,400Lower Moutere1,845Upper Moutere1,971Fairose1,815Richmond South (Tasman District)1,044Templemore2,040Wilkes Park2,289Richmond West (Tasman District)2,853Brightwater2,280Wakefield2,694
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Strong evidence

Richmond Central (Tasman District) 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 · 1/01/2026 · Bond market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Schools
MoE school directory · 3 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · nightly
Available
Hospitals
Pinned Health NZ public hospital snapshot · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · mixed acquisition · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
NZ GTFS bundle · 8 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.

Richmond Central (Tasman District) FAQ

Common questions
  1. What is the typical weekly rent in Richmond Central (Tasman District)?

    The median weekly rent in Richmond Central (Tasman District) is $585/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 Richmond Central (Tasman District)?

    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 Richmond Central (Tasman District)?

    QuickProperty's livability signals for Richmond Central (Tasman District) show: Stretched, Average, High. These are based on rent affordability, school EQI, NZDep deprivation index, and transport access.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Richmond Central (Tasman District)?

    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 Richmond Central (Tasman District) 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.

Tasman

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