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Saint Marys Bay NZ

Saint Marys Bay is in Auckland, New Zealand, with population 2,049.

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.

$720/wk
1/04/2021 → 1/01/2026 · 20 periods
Tenancy Services · 1/01/2026
$900
$498
1/04/20211/01/2026
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Lower deprivation supports a livability-led read.

Median rent
$775/wk
Income-stretched rent market
D9 vs NZ
Population
2,049
2K local footprint
D5 vs NZ
Income
$64K/yr
Median personal income
D10 vs NZ
NZDep
Decile 2
Lower deprivation
D2 vs NZ
Schools
1
matched school context

Area prices & affordability

Median sale price
$950K
+2.7% over 5yr
1.0%YoY
Lower quartile
$760K
Entry-level price
House Price Index
3,055
QV-based HPI
9.3%5yr
Income to buy
8.5x
Years of median income
Annual sales
22,902
Transactions, TA
Years of median household income to buy

Figures are for the Auckland territorial authority (as at 2026-02). 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 Saint Marys Bay, not a Saint Marys Bay-specific sale price.

Rent trend depth

Rent cycle positionRents recovering
Low · 2020Peak · 2024

20.0% below peak rent · 53.2% above its low

Rent growth (compound)3-yr -1.4%/yr · 5-yr +1.0%/yr

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

Personal income

$64K personal · yr+42.4% vs Auckland suburb median

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.

Schools

Total1
Students1,002
State : Integrated1
  • St Mary's College (Ponsonby)Secondary (Year 7-15) · State : Integrated

Livability

55/ 100 livability index

Top 45% most liveable of 1,714New Zealand suburbs.

Everyday access56
Public transport60
Schools & hospitals29

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.

Building activity

Latest consents
0
0 houses · 0 units
100.0%YoY

Employment

Employed residents
1,239
Was 1,413 in 2018
12.3%vs 2018 D6 vs NZ

Full data detail

Saint Marys Bay Auckland — Property Data and Demographics

Saint Marys Bay is a small suburb in Auckland with a population of 2,049 and a median age of 48. Median personal income is $64K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Asian, Māori. Auckland population estimates moved +2.5% in the year ended June 2024, after averaging +1.2% 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 1,413 in 2018 to 1,239 in 2023 (-12.3%), 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 Saint Marys Bay is $775 (775 houses, 595 units). This represents approximately 63% of median weekly personal income.

Livability indicators for Saint Marys Bay: NZDep decile 2 (low deprivation (affluent)); 1 school with avg EQI 388; 7 transport stops (6 bus, 1 ferry).

In 2026, Saint Marys Bay recorded 0 building approvals (0 houses, 0 units), down 100% year-on-year.

Market & money
Livability signalsHeuristics
Rent Affordability63% Stretched
School QualityEQI 388· Average
DeprivationDecile 2 Low
Transport Access7 stops· Some Access
Development-100% Slowing
Rental marketMBIE
Median rent · wk(1/01/2026)$775
House · wk$775
Unit · wk$595
Rent / income63.2%
Lodgements54
DevelopmentStats NZ
Consents (2026)0
YoY change-100%
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 23
Population2,049
Median age48
Household size
HH income · yr
Personal income · yr$63,800
Deprivation (NZDep)NZDep23
Less deprived2/10
NZDep score922

1 = least deprived · 10 = most deprived

EthnicityCensus 23
European1,773
Asian213
Māori150
Pacific Peoples57
MELAA51
Top industriesCensus 23
Professional, Scientific and Technical294
Retail Trade93
Financial and Insurance84
Education and Training75
Wholesale Trade72
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining7
TransportGTFS
Bus stops6
Ferry wharves1
Hamer Street Sealink Ferry Terminalferry
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Saint Marys Bay has enough direct local evidence 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 · 7 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.

Saint Marys Bay FAQ

Common questions
  1. What is the typical weekly rent in Saint Marys Bay?

    The median weekly rent in Saint Marys Bay is $775/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 Saint Marys Bay?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 63% 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 Saint Marys Bay?

    QuickProperty's livability signals for Saint Marys Bay show: Stretched, Average, Low. These are based on rent affordability, school EQI, NZDep deprivation index, and transport access.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Saint Marys Bay?

    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 Saint Marys Bay 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.