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Tinwald North NZ

Tinwald North is in Canterbury, New Zealand, with population 1,461.

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$565/wk
1/01/2020 → 1/01/2026 · 18 periods
Tenancy Services · 1/01/2026
$565
$350
1/01/20201/01/2026
Why it fits

Lower deprivation supports a livability-led read.

What to check

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Median rent
$565/wk
Income-stretched rent market
D4 vs NZ
Population
1,461
1K local footprint
D3 vs NZ
Income
$47K/yr
Median personal income
D7 vs NZ
NZDep
Decile 2
Lower deprivation
D2 vs NZ
Schools
No matched schools

Area prices & affordability

Median sale price
$542K
+43.4% over 5yr
0.2%YoY
Lower quartile
$453K
Entry-level price
House Price Index
4,110
QV-based HPI
35.5%5yr
Income to buy
6.5x
Years of median income
Annual sales
719
Transactions, TA

Mortgage serviceability

at the 5.69% 2-year fixed rate
Monthly repayment
$2,514/mo
20% deposit, 30-year P&I
Repayment burden
36%
of gross household income
Stress level
Stretched
<30% comfortable · >45% severe
Years to deposit
8.7 yrs
20% deposit at 15% savings

Monthly repayment by fixed term

Floating · 6.15%
$2,642
1-year fixed · 5.26%
$2,397
2-year fixed · 5.69%
$2,514
3-year fixed · 5.86%
$2,561

A territorial-authority estimate: the Ashburton District 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 Tinwald North-specific or borrower-specific figure.

Price trend

1yr +4.7%5yr +32.9%
QV House Price Index (Jan 2007 = 1000)

QV House Price Index for the Ashburton District 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 Ashburton District 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 Tinwald North, not a Tinwald North-specific sale price.

Rent trend depth

Rent cycle positionRents at their peak
Low · 2020Peak · 2026

At / near its highest median rent on record

Rent growth (compound)3-yr +6.3%/yr · 5-yr +7.2%/yr

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

Personal income

$47K personal · yr+12% vs Canterbury suburb median
Personal income distribution (Census 2023 · annual)
$10,000 or less
90
$10,001-$20,000
129
$20,001-$30,000
192
$30,001-$50,000
225
$50,001-$70,000
261
$70,001-$100,000
204
$100,001 or more
96

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+3.2pp since 2013
2013
82% owned
2018
83% owned
2023
85% owned

3.5% of private dwellings were unoccupied on 2023 census night (holiday homes, empty rentals, and vacant stock).

Dwelling condition (occupied dwellings, self-reported)

11% damp (+2pp vs 2018) and 6% with visible mould larger than A4 (+0pp 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

36,100 people · 202339,200 by 2033 (+8.6%)

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

Crime

Rate · per 100k2,801
Total incidents973· 2026-05
  • Assault11812%
  • Burglary22323%
  • Sexual Assault283%
  • Theft59362%

Natural hazards

Earthquake exposure
Low
Proximity to active faults
Nearest active fault
31.3 km
Montalto Fault

Earthquake exposure is the distance from Tinwald North'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.

Short-term rentals

5
active listings · ~3.4 per 1,000 residents
60%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
80%
run by multi-listing operators

Active Airbnb listings point-mapped to this suburb from Inside Airbnb (CC BY 4.0). Occupancy and revenue are estimates from Inside Airbnb's San Francisco model (review-rate proxy, minimum-stay assumption, occupancy capped at 70%) — they are gross, indicative, and not a guarantee of returns. Short-stay letting is subject to state and local regulation.

Investment grade

Bgrade · 69/100 · top 31% of 65New Zealand districts
Peer distributionstronger than 69% of New Zealand districts
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth92
Rental yield53
Stability25

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.

Stronger alternatives nearby

Cheaper to rent

lower weekly rent · cross-TA

Higher income

personal median · cross-TA

Less deprived

lower NZDep decile · cross-TA

Alternatives are similar-rent suburbs (0.6–1.6x this suburb's median rent) in other territorial authorities that exceed it on the named metric. Indicative — not financial advice.

Building activity

Latest consents
6
6 houses · 0 units
14.3%YoY D7 vs NZ

Employment

Employed residents
837
Was 678 in 2018
23.5%vs 2018 D4 vs NZ

Full data detail

Tinwald North Canterbury — Property Data and Demographics

Tinwald North is a small community in Canterbury with a population of 1,461 and a median age of 40. Median personal income is $47K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Māori, Asian. Canterbury population estimates moved +1.1% in the year ended June 2025, after moving +2.1% in 2024, which should be read as a broader regional movement backdrop rather than suburb-level migration precision. The resident employment base moved from 678 in 2018 to 837 in 2023 (+23.5%), 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 Tinwald North is $565 (565 houses, 0 units). This represents approximately 63% of median weekly personal income.

Livability indicators for Tinwald North: NZDep decile 2 (low deprivation (affluent)).

In 2026, Tinwald North recorded 6 building approvals (6 houses, 0 units), down 14.3% year-on-year.

Market & money
Livability signalsHeuristics
Rent Affordability63% Stretched
DeprivationDecile 2 Low
Development-14%· Steady
Rental marketMBIE
Median rent · wk(1/01/2026)$565
House · wk$565
Rent / income63.2%
Lodgements18
DevelopmentStats NZ
Consents (2026)6
Houses6
YoY change-14.3%
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 23
Population1,461
Median age40
Household size
HH income · yr
Personal income · yr$46,500
Deprivation (NZDep)NZDep23
Less deprived2/10
NZDep score932

1 = least deprived · 10 = most deprived

EthnicityCensus 23
European1,269
Māori117
Asian111
Pacific Peoples39
MELAA18
Top industriesCensus 23
Manufacturing123
Construction111
Retail Trade96
Other Services60
Health Care and Social Assistance57
Area & amenity
Hospitals · Ashburton DistrictMoH
Ashburton HospitalPublic Hospital
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Usable evidence

Tinwald North is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.

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 · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · mixed acquisition · snapshot · mixed
Missing
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.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Tinwald North still carries enough real local context to help with NZ suburb discovery. It should still be read as a lighter locality brief, not as a fully covered suburb profile.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
The page is useful, but thinner than the strongest NZ suburb profiles.

Read it as a quick locality brief, particularly when weighing it against larger or better-covered suburbs.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops.

The lighter areas here are school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops, so one sparse reading should not stand in for the whole suburb story.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to frame the locality, then compare or zoom back out.

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Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

The page still has enough real suburb context to remain searchable, but some market and service layers are too light for a full-confidence read.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Use this page to frame the locality, then pressure-test the story with compare, the region hub, or a nearby better-covered suburb before treating it as complete.

Stronger nearby reads

If Tinwald North feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before treating it as a full shortlist call.

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Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

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similar rent profile similar suburb scale similar income profile

pop +100 · rent -$115/wk · income +$7K

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Tinwald North FAQ

Common questions
  1. What is the typical weekly rent in Tinwald North?

    The median weekly rent in Tinwald North is $565/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 Tinwald North?

    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 Tinwald North?

    QuickProperty's livability signals for Tinwald North show: Stretched, Low, Steady. These are based on rent affordability, school EQI, NZDep deprivation index, and transport access.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Tinwald North?

    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 Tinwald North 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.