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Suburb profile · Manawatu-Whanganui · NZ

Feilding Central NZ

Feilding Central is in Manawatu-Whanganui, New Zealand, with population 996.

Limited data

Thin-context

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$485/wk
1/01/2021 → 1/01/2026 · 20 periods
Tenancy Services · 1/01/2026
$550
$315
1/01/20211/01/2026
What to check

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Median rent
$530/wk
Income-stretched rent market
D3 vs NZ
Population
996
996 local footprint
D2 vs NZ
Income
$34K/yr
Median personal income
D2 vs NZ
NZDep
Decile 8
Higher deprivation
D8 vs NZ
Schools
—
No matched schools

Area prices & affordability

Manawatu District territorial authority · HUD Local Housing Statistics
Median sale price
$572K
+11.7% over 5yr
↓1.3%YoY
Lower quartile
$487K
Entry-level price
House Price Index
4,461
QV-based HPI
↑0.7%5yr
Income to buy
6.5x
Years of median income
Annual sales
513
Transactions, TA
Years of median household income to buy

Figures are for the Manawatu 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 Feilding Central, not a Feilding Central-specific sale price.

Rent trend depth

Derived from this suburb's own tenancy-bond rent history
Rent cycle positionRents recovering
Low · 2020Peak · 2023

11.8% below peak rent · 79.6% above its low

Rent growth (compound)3-yr -4.1%/yr · 5-yr +2.0%/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
$34K personal · yr-6.5% vs Manawatu-Whanganui 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

OSM · GTFS · schools + hospitals
42/ 100 livability index

Top 58% most liveable of 1,714New Zealand suburbs.

Everyday access94
Public transport0
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

Stats NZ building consents · 2026
Latest consents
3
2 houses · 1 units
↓85.0%YoY D7 vs NZ

Employment

Stats NZ Census 2023 vs 2018 (employed residents 15+)
Employed residents
477
Was 483 in 2018
↓1.2%vs 2018 D2 vs NZ

Full data detail

Stats NZ Census 2023 · MBIE · MoE · NZDep2023
Feilding Central Manawatu-Whanganui — Property Data and Demographics

Feilding Central is a small community in Manawatu-Whanganui with a population of 996 and a median age of 42. Median personal income is $34K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Māori, Asian. Manawatu-Whanganui population estimates moved +1.4% in the year ended June 2024, after averaging +1.0% 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 483 in 2018 to 477 in 2023 (-1.2%), 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 Feilding Central is $530 (530 houses, 335 units). This represents approximately 80% of median weekly personal income.

Livability indicators for Feilding Central: NZDep decile 8 (high deprivation).

In 2026, Feilding Central recorded 3 building approvals (2 houses, 1 unit), down 85% year-on-year.

Market & money
Livability signalsHeuristics
Rent Affordability80%↓ Stretched
DeprivationDecile 8↓ High
Development-85%↓ Slowing
Rental marketMBIE
Median rent · wk(1/01/2026)$530
House · wk$530
Unit · wk$335
Rent / income80.3%
Lodgements18
DevelopmentStats NZ
Consents (2026)3
Houses2
Units1
YoY change-85%
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 23
Population996
Median age42
Household size—
HH income · yr—
Personal income · yr$34,300
Deprivation (NZDep)NZDep23
Less deprived8/10
NZDep score1047

1 = least deprived · 10 = most deprived

EthnicityCensus 23
European807
Māori183
Asian63
Pacific Peoples57
MELAA15
Top industriesCensus 23
Manufacturing75
Health Care and Social Assistance57
Construction48
Retail Trade39
Public Administration and Safety36
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets2
Pharmacies2
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining26
countdown1
new world1
Nearby in Manawatu-Whanganui12
Oroua Downs1,371Warwick1,557Kimbolton West2,583Kimbolton South2,208Taikorea1,368Makino3,078Ōhakea-Sanson1,317Kiwitea1,506Kauwhata2,085Awahuri2,115Sandon2,277Tokorangi2,472
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Usable evidence

Feilding Central 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 Feilding Central 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.

Coverage is thinner on school matches, hospital coverage, and transport stops; don't let a single sparse read define the suburb.

BEST NEXT STEP
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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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similar rent profile similar deprivation profile similar suburb scale

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Feilding Central FAQ

Common questions
  1. What is the typical weekly rent in Feilding Central?

    The median weekly rent in Feilding Central is $530/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 Feilding Central?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 80% 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 Feilding Central?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Feilding Central?

    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 Feilding Central 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.