Kahutara NZ
Kahutara is in Wellington, New Zealand, with population 1,128.
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Kahutara has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Weekly rent, Schools, Transport, and Building consents. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Weekly rent screens at about 61% 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 61% of annual income.
Rent Affordability: Stretched. School Quality: Average.
Kahutara is a small community in Wellington with a population of 1,128 and a median age of 39. Median personal income is $47K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Māori, Pacific Peoples. 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 615 in 2018 to 684 in 2023 (+11.2%), 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.
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 615 in 2018 to 684 in 2023 (+11.2%, +69). Median personal income is $47K a year. Read this as a census-to-census resident employment-base gain, not a yearly suburb jobs series.
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 9 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.
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Kahutara has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Weekly rent, Schools, Transport, and Building consents. 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, Transport, Building consents
No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.
Hospitals
Kahutara currently reads as a livability-led candidate.
Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Lower deprivation supports a livability-led read. No major decision caution is visible from the current evidence layer.
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Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Lower deprivation supports a livability-led read.
No major caution is visible beyond the normal source checks.
No decisive evidence gap was detected from the current inputs.
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Income-stretched rent market
Weekly rent screens at about 61% of annual income.
Income and rent use area-level data, so household-level affordability can differ.
Kahutara FAQ
Common questions-
What is the typical weekly rent in Kahutara?
The median weekly rent in Kahutara is $550/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 Kahutara?
Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 61% 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 Kahutara?
QuickProperty's livability signals for Kahutara 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 Kahutara?
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 Kahutara 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
Kahutara
NZDep 4Kahutara is a small community in Wellington with a population of 1,128 and a median age of 39. Median personal income is $47K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Māori, Pacific Peoples. 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 615 in 2018 to 684 in 2023 (+11.2%), 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 Kahutara is $550 (550 houses, 0 units). This represents approximately 61% of median weekly personal income.
Livability indicators for Kahutara: NZDep decile 4 (moderate deprivation); 2 schools with avg EQI 456; 9 transport stops (9 bus).
In 2026, Kahutara recorded 1 building approval (1 house, 0 units), down 66.7% year-on-year.
Kahutara is a small community in Wellington with a population of 1,128 and a median age of 39. Median personal income is $47K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Māori, Pacific Peoples. 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 615 in 2018 to 684 in 2023 (+11.2%), 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 Kahutara is $550 (550 houses, 0 units). This represents approximately 61% of median weekly personal income.
Livability indicators for Kahutara: NZDep decile 4 (moderate deprivation); 2 schools with avg EQI 456; 9 transport stops (9 bus).
In 2026, Kahutara recorded 1 building approval (1 house, 0 units), down 66.7% year-on-year.