Cannons Creek South NZ
Cannons Creek South is in Wellington, New Zealand, with population 1,692.
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Cannons Creek South 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 88% 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 88% of annual income.
Rent Affordability: Stretched. School Quality: Below Average.
Cannons Creek South is a small community in Wellington with a population of 1,692 and a median age of 28. Median personal income is $35K per year. The main ethnic groups are Pacific Peoples, Māori, European. Wellington population estimates moved +0.8% in the year ended June 2024, after averaging +0.8% 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 702 in 2018 to 732 in 2023 (+4.3%), 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.
Wellington population estimates moved +0.8% in the year ended June 2024, after averaging +0.8% 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 702 in 2018 to 732 in 2023 (+4.3%, +30). Median personal income is $35K a year. Read this as a stable resident employment-base backdrop across two census snapshots, not a live jobs tracker.
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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Cannons Creek South 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
Cannons Creek South currently reads as a verify-first candidate.
The profile is based on limited but still useful local context. Higher deprivation should be treated as a local-context caution.
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No strong positive decision reason is visible yet.
Higher deprivation should be treated as a local-context caution.
Transport
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Income-stretched rent market
Weekly rent screens at about 88% of annual income.
Income and rent use area-level data, so household-level affordability can differ.
Cannons Creek South FAQ
Common questions-
What is the typical weekly rent in Cannons Creek South?
The median weekly rent in Cannons Creek South is $585/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 Cannons Creek South?
Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 88% 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 Cannons Creek South?
QuickProperty's livability signals for Cannons Creek South show: Stretched, Below Average, High. 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 Cannons Creek South?
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 Cannons Creek South 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
Cannons Creek South
NZDep 10Cannons Creek South is a small community in Wellington with a population of 1,692 and a median age of 28. Median personal income is $35K per year. The main ethnic groups are Pacific Peoples, Māori, European. Wellington population estimates moved +0.8% in the year ended June 2024, after averaging +0.8% 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 702 in 2018 to 732 in 2023 (+4.3%), 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 Cannons Creek South is $585 (585 houses, 0 units). This represents approximately 88% of median weekly personal income.
Livability indicators for Cannons Creek South: NZDep decile 10 (high deprivation); 1 school with avg EQI 529.
In 2026, Cannons Creek South recorded 0 building approvals (0 houses, 0 units), up 0% year-on-year.
Cannons Creek South is a small community in Wellington with a population of 1,692 and a median age of 28. Median personal income is $35K per year. The main ethnic groups are Pacific Peoples, Māori, European. Wellington population estimates moved +0.8% in the year ended June 2024, after averaging +0.8% 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 702 in 2018 to 732 in 2023 (+4.3%), 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 Cannons Creek South is $585 (585 houses, 0 units). This represents approximately 88% of median weekly personal income.
Livability indicators for Cannons Creek South: NZDep decile 10 (high deprivation); 1 school with avg EQI 529.
In 2026, Cannons Creek South recorded 0 building approvals (0 houses, 0 units), up 0% year-on-year.