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Aorere Central NZ

Aorere Central is in Auckland, New Zealand, with population 2,163.

The read

Livability-led

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.

$645/wk
1/07/2020 → 1/01/2026 · 20 periods
Tenancy Services · 1/01/2026
$780
$595
1/07/20201/01/2026
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

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

Median rent
$660/wk
Income-stretched rent market
D7 vs NZ
Population
2,163
2K local footprint
D5 vs NZ
Income
$38K/yr
Median personal income
D4 vs NZ
NZDep
Decile 9
Higher deprivation
D9 vs NZ
Schools
1
matched school context

Area prices & affordability

Median sale price
$945K
+1.1% over 5yr
1.4%YoY
Lower quartile
$757K
Entry-level price
House Price Index
3,054
QV-based HPI
9.3%5yr
Income to buy
8.4x
Years of median income
Annual sales
23,116
Transactions, TA

Mortgage serviceability

at the 5.69% 2-year fixed rate
Monthly repayment
$4,383/mo
20% deposit, 30-year P&I
Repayment burden
47%
of gross household income
Stress level
Severe
<30% comfortable · >45% severe
Years to deposit
11.1 yrs
20% deposit at 15% savings

Monthly repayment by fixed term

Floating · 6.15%
$4,606
1-year fixed · 5.26%
$4,179
2-year fixed · 5.69%
$4,383
3-year fixed · 5.86%
$4,465

A territorial-authority estimate: the Auckland 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 Aorere Central-specific or borrower-specific figure.

Price trend

1yr -2.9%5yr -11.8%
QV House Price Index (Jan 2007 = 1000)

QV House Price Index for the Auckland 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 Auckland 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 Aorere Central, not a Aorere Central-specific sale price.

Rent trend depth

Rent cycle positionRents easing
Low · 2020Peak · 2024

14.0% below peak rent · 4.0% above its low

Rent growth (compound)3-yr -2.7%/yr · 5-yr -0.2%/yr

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

Personal income

$38K personal · yr-16.3% vs Auckland suburb median
Personal income distribution (Census 2023 · annual)
$10,000 or less
348
$10,001-$20,000
198
$20,001-$30,000
192
$30,001-$50,000
306
$50,001-$70,000
363
$70,001-$100,000
213
$100,001 or more
69

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

Home ownership over three censuses-5.4pp since 2013
2013
61% owned
2018
57% owned
2023
56% owned

5.2% of private dwellings were unoccupied on 2023 census night (holiday homes, empty rentals, and vacant stock).

Dwelling condition (occupied dwellings, self-reported)

31% damp (-8pp vs 2018) and 33% with visible mould larger than A4 (-7pp 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

93,900 people · 2023110,200 by 2033 (+17.4%)

Stats NZ subnational projection (2023 base, medium series) for Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Crime

Rate · per 100k6,059
Total incidents100,370· 2026-05
  • Assault10,47534%
  • Burglary17,74757%
  • Robbery1,6495%
  • Sexual Assault1,1024%

Natural hazards

Earthquake exposure
Moderate
Proximity to active faults
Nearest active fault
16.8 km
Waikopua Fault
Fault slip rate
Very Low
Higher = more active
Flood exposure
Moderate
Modelled flood plains (1% AEP)
Area in flood plain
24%
Share of suburb sampled

Earthquake exposure is the distance from Aorere Central'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. Flood exposure is the share of an interior sample grid falling within Auckland Council's modelled flood plains (1% annual-exceedance-probability) — an estimate, not a property-level flood certificate. NZ publishes flood data per council; coverage here is Auckland only.

Schools

Total1
Students733
State1
  • Kedgley IntermediateIntermediate · StateZoned

1 of 1 schools here operate published enrolment zones (catchments). Zone boundaries set eligibility — check the official source for the exact catchment. Not enrolment advice.

Livability

47/ 100 livability index

Top 53% most liveable of 1,902New Zealand suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 47% of New Zealand districts
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access23
Public transport (9 stops)55
Schools & hospitals32

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

Fgrade · 9/100 · top 91% of 65New Zealand districts
Peer distributionstronger than 9% of New Zealand districts
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth5
Rental yield13
Stability44

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

Latest consents
11
10 houses · 1 units
57.7%YoY D8 vs NZ

Employment

Employed residents
1,008
Was 972 in 2018
3.7%vs 2018 D5 vs NZ

Full data detail

Aorere Central Auckland — Property Data and Demographics

Aorere Central is a small suburb in Auckland with a population of 2,163 and a median age of 31. Median personal income is $38K per year. The main ethnic groups are Pacific Peoples, Asian, Māori. Auckland population estimates moved +1.0% in the year ended June 2025, after moving +2.5% in 2024, which should be read as a broader regional movement backdrop rather than suburb-level migration precision. The resident employment base moved from 972 in 2018 to 1,008 in 2023 (+3.7%), 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 Aorere Central is $660 (660 houses, 0 units). This represents approximately 92% of median weekly personal income.

Livability indicators for Aorere Central: NZDep decile 9 (high deprivation); 1 school with avg EQI 486; 9 transport stops (9 bus).

In 2026, Aorere Central recorded 11 building approvals (10 houses, 1 unit), down 57.7% year-on-year.

Market & money
Livability signalsHeuristics
Rent Affordability92% Stretched
School QualityEQI 486 Below Average
DeprivationDecile 9 High
Transport Access9 stops· Some Access
Development-58% Slowing
Rental marketMBIE
Median rent · wk(1/01/2026)$660
House · wk$660
Rent / income91.5%
Lodgements15
DevelopmentStats NZ
Consents (2026)11
Houses 91%Units 9%
YoY change-57.7%
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 23
Population2,163
Median age31
Household size
HH income · yr
Personal income · yr$37,500
Deprivation (NZDep)NZDep23
Less deprived9/10
NZDep score1115

1 = least deprived · 10 = most deprived

EthnicityCensus 23
Pacific Peoples1,221
Asian639
Māori366
European303
MELAA9
Top industriesCensus 23
Transport, Postal and Warehousing141
Manufacturing138
Health Care and Social Assistance93
Construction87
Wholesale Trade87
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops9
Hospitals · AucklandMoH
Auckland City HospitalPublic Hospital
Middlemore HospitalPublic Hospital
North Shore HospitalPublic Hospital
Waitakere HospitalPublic Hospital
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Aorere Central 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 · 1 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 · 9 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.

Aorere Central FAQ

Common questions
  1. What is the typical weekly rent in Aorere Central?

    The median weekly rent in Aorere Central is $660/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 Aorere Central?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 92% 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 Aorere Central?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Aorere Central?

    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 Aorere Central 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.