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Suburb profile · Manawatu-Whanganui · NZ

Gonville South NZ

Gonville South is in Manawatu-Whanganui, New Zealand, with population 2,049.

Limited data

Thin-context

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$545/wk
1/01/2021 → 1/01/2026 · 20 periods
Tenancy Services · 1/01/2026
$580
$340
1/01/20211/01/2026
What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Higher deprivation should be treated as a local-context caution.

Median rent
$550/wk
Income-stretched rent market
D4 vs NZ
Population
2,049
2K local footprint
D5 vs NZ
Income
$31K/yr
Median personal income
D1 vs NZ
NZDep
Decile 8
Higher deprivation
D8 vs NZ
Schools
No matched schools

Area prices & affordability

Median sale price
$484K
+25.4% over 5yr
3.6%YoY
Lower quartile
$395K
Entry-level price
House Price Index
5,270
QV-based HPI
8.0%5yr
Income to buy
7.6x
Years of median income
Annual sales
783
Transactions, TA
Years of median household income to buy

Figures are for the Whanganui 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 Gonville South, not a Gonville South-specific sale price.

Rent trend depth

Rent cycle positionRents easing
Low · 2020Peak · 2025

6.0% below peak rent · 55.7% above its low

Rent growth (compound)3-yr +0.9%/yr · 5-yr +8.6%/yr

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

Personal income

$31K personal · yr-15.5% 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

11/ 100 livability index

Top 89% most liveable of 1,714New Zealand suburbs.

Everyday access76
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

Latest consents
1
1 houses · 0 units
83.3%YoY D1 vs NZ

Employment

Employed residents
981
Was 921 in 2018
6.5%vs 2018 D4 vs NZ

Full data detail

Gonville South Manawatu-Whanganui — Property Data and Demographics

Gonville South is a small suburb in Manawatu-Whanganui with a population of 2,049 and a median age of 41. Median personal income is $31K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Māori, Pacific Peoples. 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 921 in 2018 to 981 in 2023 (+6.5%), 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 Gonville South is $550 (550 houses, 0 units). This represents approximately 92% of median weekly personal income.

Livability indicators for Gonville South: NZDep decile 8 (high deprivation).

In 2026, Gonville South recorded 1 building approval (1 house, 0 units), down 83.3% year-on-year.

Market & money
Livability signalsHeuristics
Rent Affordability92% Stretched
DeprivationDecile 8 High
Development-83% Slowing
Rental marketMBIE
Median rent · wk(1/01/2026)$550
House · wk$550
Rent / income92.3%
Lodgements21
DevelopmentStats NZ
Consents (2026)1
Houses1
YoY change-83.3%
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 23
Population2,049
Median age41
Household size
HH income · yr
Personal income · yr$31,000
Deprivation (NZDep)NZDep23
Less deprived8/10
NZDep score1058

1 = least deprived · 10 = most deprived

EthnicityCensus 23
European1,620
Māori591
Pacific Peoples105
Asian72
MELAA9
Top industriesCensus 23
Manufacturing165
Health Care and Social Assistance150
Construction90
Education and Training90
Retail Trade78
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies2
GP / clinics2
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining0
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Gonville South is usable as a read, though 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 Gonville South 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.

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

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

If it still looks worth a look, use compare, the region hub, or a larger nearby suburb to check the story against denser coverage.

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

Let this page frame the locality, then check the story against compare, the region hub, or a nearby better-covered suburb before treating it as final.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Whanganui East-Riverlands most similar
similar rent profile similar deprivation profile similar suburb scale

pop +200 · rent -$10/wk · income +$1K

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

Upper Aramoho most similar
similar rent profile similar deprivation profile similar suburb scale

pop +100 · rent -$37/wk · income +$2K

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

Lower Aramoho most similar
similar rent profile similar deprivation profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$45/wk · income -$1K

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

Gonville South FAQ

Common questions
  1. What is the typical weekly rent in Gonville South?

    The median weekly rent in Gonville South is $550/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 Gonville South?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 92% 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 Gonville South?

    QuickProperty's livability signals for Gonville South 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 Gonville South?

    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 Gonville South 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.