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Kelvin Grove North NZ

Kelvin Grove North is in Manawatu-Whanganui, New Zealand, with population 2,337.

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$650/wk
1/01/2021 → 1/01/2026 · 20 periods
Tenancy Services · 1/01/2026
$750
$500
1/01/20211/01/2026
Why it fits

Approvals activity points to active development pressure. Lower deprivation supports a livability-led read.

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Median rent
$650/wk
Income-stretched rent market
D7 vs NZ
Population
2,337
2K local footprint
D6 vs NZ
Income
$51K/yr
Median personal income
D9 vs NZ
NZDep
Decile 1
Lower deprivation
D1 vs NZ
Schools
—
No matched schools

Area prices & affordability

Palmerston North City territorial authority · HUD Local Housing Statistics
Median sale price
$605K
+6.3% over 5yr
↓1.5%YoY
Lower quartile
$514K
Entry-level price
House Price Index
3,547
QV-based HPI
↓5.9%5yr
Income to buy
6.8x
Years of median income
Annual sales
1,615
Transactions, TA
Years of median household income to buy

Figures are for the Palmerston North 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 Kelvin Grove North, not a Kelvin Grove North-specific sale price.

Rent trend depth

Derived from this suburb's own tenancy-bond rent history
Rent cycle positionRents easing
Low · 2021Peak · 2022

13.3% below peak rent · 21.5% above its low

Rent growth (compound)3-yr +0.5%/yr · 5-yr +4.0%/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
$51K personal · yr+37.9% 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
7/ 100 livability index

Top 93% most liveable of 1,714New Zealand suburbs.

Everyday access58
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
36
0 houses · 36 units
↑1100.0%YoY D10 vs NZ

Employment

Stats NZ Census 2023 vs 2018 (employed residents 15+)
Employed residents
1,278
Was 1,236 in 2018
↑3.4%vs 2018 D6 vs NZ

Full data detail

Stats NZ Census 2023 · MBIE · MoE · NZDep2023
Kelvin Grove North Manawatu-Whanganui — Property Data and Demographics

Kelvin Grove North is a small suburb in Manawatu-Whanganui with a population of 2,337 and a median age of 37. Median personal income is $51K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Asian, Māori. 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 1,236 in 2018 to 1,278 in 2023 (+3.4%), 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 Kelvin Grove North is $650 (650 houses, 0 units). This represents approximately 67% of median weekly personal income.

Livability indicators for Kelvin Grove North: NZDep decile 1 (low deprivation (affluent)).

In 2026, Kelvin Grove North recorded 36 building approvals (0 houses, 36 units), up 1100% year-on-year.

Market & money
Livability signalsHeuristics
Rent Affordability67%↓ Stretched
DeprivationDecile 1↑ Low
Development+1100%↑ Accelerating
Rental marketMBIE
Median rent · wk(1/01/2026)$650
House · wk$650
Rent / income66.8%
Lodgements12
DevelopmentStats NZ
Consents (2026)36
Units36
YoY change+1100%
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 23
Population2,337
Median age37
Household size—
HH income · yr—
Personal income · yr$50,600
Deprivation (NZDep)NZDep23
Less deprived1/10
NZDep score909

1 = least deprived · 10 = most deprived

EthnicityCensus 23
European1,740
Asian441
Māori270
Pacific Peoples78
MELAA48
Top industriesCensus 23
Health Care and Social Assistance174
Education and Training153
Public Administration and Safety132
Professional, Scientific and Technical111
Retail Trade105
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining0
countdown1
Nearby in Manawatu-Whanganui12
Whakarongo1,758Hokowhitu Central2,340Ruahine1,635Ashhurst3,237Maraetarata1,464Newbury1,929Hokowhitu East3,156Takaro South2,460Kelvin Grove West2,637Palmerston North Hospital2,541Ruamahanga2,781Awapuni South3,399
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Usable evidence

Kelvin Grove North 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 · 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 Kelvin Grove 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
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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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Kelvin Grove North FAQ

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

    The median weekly rent in Kelvin Grove North is $650/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 Kelvin Grove North?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 67% 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 Kelvin Grove North?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Kelvin Grove 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 Kelvin Grove 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.