Colville NZ
Colville is in Waikato, New Zealand, with population 1,563.
Usable evidence
Colville is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.
Direct signals include Schools, Transport, Building consents, and Demographic baseline. Treat Weekly rent and Hospitals as the main gap before this becomes a stronger decision page.
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School Quality: Below Average. Deprivation: High.
Colville is a small community in Waikato with a population of 1,563 and a median age of 52. Median personal income is $27K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Māori, Pacific Peoples. Waikato population estimates moved +2.2% in the year ended June 2024, after averaging +2.0% a year from 2018 to 2023, which should be read as a broader regional movement backdrop rather than suburb-level migration precision. The resident employment base moved from 723 in 2018 to 669 in 2023 (-7.5%), 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.
Waikato population estimates moved +2.2% in the year ended June 2024, after averaging +2.0% a year from 2018 to 2023. Read that as a broader regional movement backdrop, not suburb-level migration precision.
The resident employment base moved from 723 in 2018 to 669 in 2023 (-7.5%, -54). Median personal income is $27K a year. That points to a weaker resident employment backdrop across the 2018 to 2023 census window, not a short-term labour-market call.
Te Waihanga's December 2025 Pipeline snapshot tracked over 12,000 infrastructure initiatives from 130 contributors, with more than 2,700 under construction and $12.4b of 2026 spend projected in transport (52% of total pipeline spend). This suburb also matches 2 local transport stops, which adds nearby access context but does not prove direct project exposure. Read this as broader system and transport-delivery context rather than a suburb-only catalyst count.
This page combines Stats NZ, MBIE, MoE, GTFS, and official service datasets. Check the data-status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.
- Renters and buyers want to know if the suburb looks affordable before diving into charts.
- Families want a quick read on schools, deprivation, and local service coverage.
- Researchers want one page that ties Census, rent, transport, and approvals into a single suburb brief.
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.
Treat current rent as a decision input, not as a guaranteed market quote.
This is a trusted coverage layer, but it is still a pinned snapshot rather than a live facility API.
It is good for stop presence and local network context, but not a guarantee that every operator or schedule is equally current.
Colville is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.
Direct signals include Schools, Transport, Building consents, and Demographic baseline. Treat Weekly rent and Hospitals as the main gap before this becomes a stronger decision page.
Use compare before shortlisting so the missing evidence is balanced against nearby suburbs.
Schools, Transport, Building consents, Demographic baseline
No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.
Weekly rent, Hospitals
Colville currently reads as a thin-context candidate.
School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Higher deprivation should be treated as a local-context caution.
Use stronger nearby reads or rankings before treating this suburb as a shortlist candidate.
School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal.
The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Higher deprivation should be treated as a local-context caution.
Weekly rent
Use as context
This page stays indexable because Colville still carries enough real local context to help with NZ suburb discovery. It should still be read as a lighter locality brief, not as a fully covered suburb profile.
That leaves the page relying more on Census and service context than on a stronger market read.
The main gaps on this page are hospital coverage. That means you should avoid treating one sparse reading as the whole suburb story.
Start with the region hub, compare view, or nearby better-covered suburbs before treating this page as a full market decision.
The page still has enough real suburb context to remain searchable, but some market and service layers are too light for a full-confidence read.
Use this page to frame the locality, then pressure-test the story with compare, the region hub, or a nearby better-covered suburb before treating it as complete.
If Colville feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before treating it as a full shortlist call.
pop +200 · adds rent coverage · income +$1K
Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.
pop +400 · adds rent coverage · income +$2K
Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.
Colville FAQ
Common questions-
What is the livability profile for Colville?
QuickProperty's livability signals for Colville show: Below Average, High, Some Access. These are based on rent affordability, school EQI, NZDep deprivation index, and transport access.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Colville?
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.
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How often is the Colville 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.
Full data detail
Colville
NZDep 9Colville is a small community in Waikato with a population of 1,563 and a median age of 52. Median personal income is $27K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Māori, Pacific Peoples. Waikato population estimates moved +2.2% in the year ended June 2024, after averaging +2.0% a year from 2018 to 2023, which should be read as a broader regional movement backdrop rather than suburb-level migration precision. The resident employment base moved from 723 in 2018 to 669 in 2023 (-7.5%), 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.
Livability indicators for Colville: NZDep decile 9 (high deprivation); 3 schools with avg EQI 507; 2 transport stops (2 bus).
In 2026, Colville recorded 0 building approvals (0 houses, 0 units), down 100% year-on-year.
Colville is a small community in Waikato with a population of 1,563 and a median age of 52. Median personal income is $27K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Māori, Pacific Peoples. Waikato population estimates moved +2.2% in the year ended June 2024, after averaging +2.0% a year from 2018 to 2023, which should be read as a broader regional movement backdrop rather than suburb-level migration precision. The resident employment base moved from 723 in 2018 to 669 in 2023 (-7.5%), 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.
Livability indicators for Colville: NZDep decile 9 (high deprivation); 3 schools with avg EQI 507; 2 transport stops (2 bus).
In 2026, Colville recorded 0 building approvals (0 houses, 0 units), down 100% year-on-year.