Richmond Downs-Wardville NZ
Richmond Downs-Wardville is in Waikato, New Zealand, with population 1,284.
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Richmond Downs-Wardville has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Weekly rent, Schools, Building consents, and Demographic baseline. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Weekly rent screens at about 44% of annual income. Income and rent use area-level data, so household-level affordability can differ.
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Weekly rent screens at about 44% of annual income.
Rent Affordability: Stretched. School Quality: Average.
Richmond Downs-Wardville is a small community in Waikato with a population of 1,284 and a median age of 36. Median personal income is $46K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Māori, Asian. 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 759 in 2018 to 720 in 2023 (-5.1%), 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 759 in 2018 to 720 in 2023 (-5.1%, -39). Median personal income is $46K 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). There is no matched local transport-stop count here, so read the infrastructure signal as broader NZ delivery context only. That still helps frame future delivery conditions, but it is not enough to infer a nearby catalyst on its own.
This page combines Stats NZ, MBIE, MoE, GTFS, and official service datasets. Check the data-status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.
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Richmond Downs-Wardville has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Weekly rent, Schools, Building consents, and Demographic baseline. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Use compare to test the suburb against another candidate, then validate financial assumptions in the calculator where available.
Weekly rent, Schools, Building consents, Demographic baseline
No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.
Hospitals, Transport
Richmond Downs-Wardville currently reads as a affordability-first candidate.
The profile is based on limited but still useful local context. Missing evidence to verify: Transport.
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Transport
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Income-stretched rent market
Weekly rent screens at about 44% of annual income.
Income and rent use area-level data, so household-level affordability can differ.
Richmond Downs-Wardville FAQ
Common questions-
What is the typical weekly rent in Richmond Downs-Wardville?
The median weekly rent in Richmond Downs-Wardville is $395/wk, based on the MBIE market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.
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What does the rent signal say about Richmond Downs-Wardville?
Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 44% of annual income. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
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What is the livability profile for Richmond Downs-Wardville?
QuickProperty's livability signals for Richmond Downs-Wardville show: Stretched, Average, Moderate. 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 Richmond Downs-Wardville?
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 Richmond Downs-Wardville 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
Richmond Downs-Wardville
NZDep 6Richmond Downs-Wardville is a small community in Waikato with a population of 1,284 and a median age of 36. Median personal income is $46K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Māori, Asian. 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 759 in 2018 to 720 in 2023 (-5.1%), 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 Downs-Wardville is $395 (395 houses, 0 units). This represents approximately 44% of median weekly personal income.
Livability indicators for Richmond Downs-Wardville: NZDep decile 6 (moderate deprivation); 2 schools with avg EQI 466.
In 2026, Richmond Downs-Wardville recorded 0 building approvals (0 houses, 0 units), down 100% year-on-year.
Richmond Downs-Wardville is a small community in Waikato with a population of 1,284 and a median age of 36. Median personal income is $46K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Māori, Asian. 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 759 in 2018 to 720 in 2023 (-5.1%), 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 Downs-Wardville is $395 (395 houses, 0 units). This represents approximately 44% of median weekly personal income.
Livability indicators for Richmond Downs-Wardville: NZDep decile 6 (moderate deprivation); 2 schools with avg EQI 466.
In 2026, Richmond Downs-Wardville recorded 0 building approvals (0 houses, 0 units), down 100% year-on-year.