Queenspark is in Canterbury, New Zealand, with population 3,516.
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Figures are for the Christchurch City 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 Queenspark, not a Queenspark-specific sale price.
3.1% below peak rent · 38.5% above its low
Rent trend is derived from MBIE tenancy-bond medians and excludes suburbs with too few bonds to be reliable.
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.
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.
Queenspark is a small suburb in Canterbury with a population of 3,516 and a median age of 36. Median personal income is $42K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Māori, Pacific Peoples. Canterbury population estimates moved +1.6% in the year ended June 2024, after averaging +1.9% 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 1,869 in 2018 to 1,842 in 2023 (-1.4%), 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 Queenspark is $630 (630 houses, 0 units). This represents approximately 78% of median weekly personal income.
Livability indicators for Queenspark: NZDep decile 5 (moderate deprivation); 1 school with avg EQI 453.
In 2026, Queenspark recorded 0 building approvals (0 houses, 0 units), up 0% year-on-year.
1 = least deprived · 10 = most deprived
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The median weekly rent in Queenspark is $630/wk, based on the MBIE market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.
Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 78% of annual income. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
QuickProperty's livability signals for Queenspark show: Stretched, Average, Moderate. These are based on rent affordability, school EQI, NZDep deprivation index, and transport access.
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.
RBNZ macro data updates with each deploy. Demographics are from NZ Census 2023. School EQI scores are from the Ministry of Education latest release.