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Suburb profile · Manawatu-Whanganui · NZ

Queenwood (Horowhenua District) NZ

Queenwood (Horowhenua District) is in Manawatu-Whanganui, New Zealand, with population 2,208.

Limited data

Thin-context

This page still helps with local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean suburb-level call. Use nearby alternatives or compare mode before turning it into a shortlist decision.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting.

Median rent
Census rent fallback
Population
2,208
2K local footprint
D6 vs NZ
Income
$28K/yr
Median personal income
D1 vs NZ
NZDep
No deprivation index
Schools
No matched schools

Area prices & affordability

Median sale price
$504K
+7.5% over 5yr
2.5%YoY
Lower quartile
$424K
Entry-level price
House Price Index
4,521
QV-based HPI
3.2%5yr
Income to buy
8.1x
Years of median income
Annual sales
714
Transactions, TA
Years of median household income to buy

Figures are for the Horowhenua 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 Queenwood (Horowhenua District), not a Queenwood (Horowhenua District)-specific sale price.

Personal income

$28K personal · yr-24% 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.

Building activity

Employment

Full data detail

Queenwood (Horowhenua District) Manawatu-Whanganui — Property Data and Demographics

Queenwood (Horowhenua District) is a small suburb in Manawatu-Whanganui with a population of 2,208 and a median age of 44. Median personal income is $28K 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. 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.

Market & money
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 23
Population2,208
Median age44
Household size
HH income · yr
Personal income · yr$27,900
EthnicityCensus 23
European1,632
Māori621
Pacific Peoples225
Asian132
MELAA36
Top industriesCensus 23
Health Care and Social Assistance129
Construction114
Manufacturing102
Retail Trade96
Education and Training60
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Sources & freshness
Thin evidence

Queenwood (Horowhenua District) is a thin local read rather than a complete suburb verdict.

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
Stats NZ Census 2023 · No linked local rent source
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Missing
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 · No linked building consents series
Missing
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 Queenwood (Horowhenua District) 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 missing a direct local rent signal.

That leaves the page relying more on Census and service context than on a stronger market read.

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

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, deprivation index, and building approvals. 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.

Start with the region hub, compare view, or nearby better-covered suburbs before treating this page as a full market decision.

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 Queenwood (Horowhenua District) feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before treating it as a full shortlist call.

Foxton Beach better covered
similar suburb scale similar income profile better local coverage

pop -100 · adds rent coverage · income +$2K

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Taitoko better covered
similar suburb scale similar income profile better local coverage

pop -200 · adds rent coverage · income same $

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Kawiu South better covered
similar suburb scale similar income profile better local coverage

pop +300 · adds rent coverage · income +$5K

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Queenwood (Horowhenua District) FAQ

Common questions
  1. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Queenwood (Horowhenua District)?

    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.

  2. How often is the Queenwood (Horowhenua District) 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.