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Unsworth Heights East NZ

Unsworth Heights East is in Auckland, New Zealand, with population 3,714.

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.

$415/wk
1/04/2021 → 1/01/2026 · 20 periods
Tenancy Services · 1/01/2026
$660
$400
1/04/20211/01/2026
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

Median rent
$720/wk
Income-stretched rent market
D9 vs NZ
Population
3,714
4K local footprint
D10 vs NZ
Income
$40K/yr
Median personal income
D5 vs NZ
NZDep
Decile 5
Mid-range deprivation
D5 vs NZ
Schools
No matched schools

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 Unsworth Heights East, not a Unsworth Heights East-specific sale price.

Rent trend depth

Rent cycle positionRents near their low
Low · 2024Peak · 2020

32.0% below peak rent · 3.8% above its low

Rent growth (compound)3-yr -0.4%/yr · 5-yr -3.3%/yr

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

Personal income

$40K personal · yr-10.3% 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.

Livability

67/ 100 livability index

Top 33% most liveable of 1,714New Zealand suburbs.

Everyday access0
Public transport97
Schools & hospitals0

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
4
2 houses · 2 units
90.9%YoY D7 vs NZ

Employment

Employed residents
1,971
Was 1,956 in 2018
0.8%vs 2018 D10 vs NZ

Full data detail

Unsworth Heights East Auckland — Property Data and Demographics

Unsworth Heights East is a small suburb in Auckland with a population of 3,714 and a median age of 39. Median personal income is $40K 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 1,956 in 2018 to 1,971 in 2023 (+0.8%), 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 Unsworth Heights East is $720 (720 houses, 0 units). This represents approximately 93% of median weekly personal income.

Livability indicators for Unsworth Heights East: NZDep decile 5 (moderate deprivation); 26 transport stops (26 bus).

In 2026, Unsworth Heights East recorded 4 building approvals (2 houses, 2 units), down 90.9% year-on-year.

Market & money
Livability signalsHeuristics
Rent Affordability93% Stretched
DeprivationDecile 5· Moderate
Transport Access26 stops Well Connected
Development-91% Slowing
Rental marketMBIE
Median rent · wk(1/01/2026)$720
House · wk$720
Rent / income93.1%
Lodgements39
DevelopmentStats NZ
Consents (2026)4
Houses2
Units2
YoY change-90.9%
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 23
Population3,714
Median age39
Household size
HH income · yr
Personal income · yr$40,200
Deprivation (NZDep)NZDep23
Less deprived5/10
NZDep score968

1 = least deprived · 10 = most deprived

EthnicityCensus 23
European1,695
Asian1,587
Māori267
MELAA255
Pacific Peoples174
Top industriesCensus 23
Professional, Scientific and Technical249
Retail Trade228
Construction225
Health Care and Social Assistance189
Education and Training138
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops26
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Unsworth Heights East carries 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 · No linked local school matches
stable source · automated · every update · nightly
Missing
Hospitals
Pinned Health NZ public hospital snapshot · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · mixed acquisition · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
NZ GTFS bundle · 26 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.

Unsworth Heights East FAQ

Common questions
  1. What is the typical weekly rent in Unsworth Heights East?

    The median weekly rent in Unsworth Heights East is $720/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 Unsworth Heights East?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 93% 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 Unsworth Heights East?

    QuickProperty's livability signals for Unsworth Heights East show: Stretched, Moderate, Well Connected. These are based on rent affordability, school EQI, NZDep deprivation index, and transport access.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Unsworth Heights East?

    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 Unsworth Heights East 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.