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St Leonards NZ

St Leonards is in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, with population 2,610.

Limited data

Thin-context

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$520/wk
1/04/2021 → 1/01/2026 · 20 periods
Tenancy Services · 1/01/2026
$653
$440
1/04/20211/01/2026
Why it fits

Approvals activity points to active development pressure.

What to check

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Median rent
$520/wk
Income-stretched rent market
D3 vs NZ
Population
2,610
3K local footprint
D7 vs NZ
Income
$42K/yr
Median personal income
D6 vs NZ
NZDep
Decile 8
Higher deprivation
D8 vs NZ
Schools
—
No matched schools

Area prices & affordability

Hastings District territorial authority · HUD Local Housing Statistics
Median sale price
$689K
+13.5% over 5yr
↑1.8%YoY
Lower quartile
$552K
Entry-level price
House Price Index
3,801
QV-based HPI
↑1.1%5yr
Income to buy
7.4x
Years of median income
Annual sales
1,197
Transactions, TA
Years of median household income to buy

Figures are for the Hastings District 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 St Leonards, not a St Leonards-specific sale price.

Rent trend depth

Derived from this suburb's own tenancy-bond rent history
Rent cycle positionRents rising
Low · 2020Peak · 2024

1.9% below peak rent · 30.0% above its low

Rent growth (compound)3-yr +3.8%/yr · 5-yr +3.4%/yr

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

Personal income

Stats NZ Census · median individual · annual
$42K personal · yr+3.7% vs Hawke's Bay 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.

Building activity

Stats NZ building consents · 2026
Latest consents
8
1 houses · 7 units
↑100.0%YoY D9 vs NZ

Employment

Stats NZ Census 2023 vs 2018 (employed residents 15+)
Employed residents
1,413
Was 1,491 in 2018
↓5.2%vs 2018 D7 vs NZ

Full data detail

Stats NZ Census 2023 · MBIE · MoE · NZDep2023
St Leonards Hawke's Bay — Property Data and Demographics

St Leonards is a small suburb in Hawke's Bay with a population of 2,610 and a median age of 36. Median personal income is $42K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Māori, Asian. Hawke's Bay population estimates moved +1.2% 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 1,491 in 2018 to 1,413 in 2023 (-5.2%), 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 St Leonards is $520 (520 houses, 530 units). This represents approximately 65% of median weekly personal income.

Livability indicators for St Leonards: NZDep decile 8 (high deprivation).

In 2026, St Leonards recorded 8 building approvals (1 house, 7 units), up 100% year-on-year.

Market & money
Livability signalsHeuristics
Rent Affordability65%↓ Stretched
DeprivationDecile 8↓ High
Development+100%↑ Accelerating
Rental marketMBIE
Median rent · wk(1/01/2026)$520
House · wk$520
Unit · wk$530
Rent / income65.0%
Lodgements36
DevelopmentStats NZ
Consents (2026)8
Houses1
Units7
YoY change+100%
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 23
Population2,610
Median age36
Household size—
HH income · yr—
Personal income · yr$41,600
Deprivation (NZDep)NZDep23
Less deprived8/10
NZDep score1056

1 = least deprived · 10 = most deprived

EthnicityCensus 23
European1,611
Māori750
Asian426
Pacific Peoples216
MELAA30
Top industriesCensus 23
Health Care and Social Assistance207
Manufacturing159
Retail Trade138
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing129
Construction120
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets2
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining10
paknsave1
Nearby in Hawke's Bay12
Akina Park2,265Flaxmere Park2,736Cornwall Park3,123Parkhaven2,979Raceway Park2,046Mahora2,907Queens Square1,944Mayfair3,141Flaxmere West2,826Tomoana Crossing2,559Lochain Park2,985Parkvale2,331
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

St Leonards works as a starting read but 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 · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
NZ GTFS bundle · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · 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 St Leonards 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.

Use it as a quick locality brief first, especially if you are comparing it against larger or more fully covered suburbs.

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

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops. That means you should avoid treating one sparse reading as 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

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Stronger nearby reads

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Akina Park most similar
similar rent profile similar deprivation profile similar suburb scale

pop -300 · rent +$60/wk · income -$1K

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

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pop +100 · rent +$60/wk · income -$4K

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Cornwall Park most similar
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pop +500 · rent +$100/wk · income -$4K

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St Leonards FAQ

Common questions
  1. What is the typical weekly rent in St Leonards?

    The median weekly rent in St Leonards is $520/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 St Leonards?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 65% 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 St Leonards?

    QuickProperty's livability signals for St Leonards show: Stretched, High, Accelerating. These are based on rent affordability, school EQI, NZDep deprivation index, and transport access.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for St Leonards?

    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 St Leonards 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.