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Normanby (Dunedin City) NZ

Normanby (Dunedin City) is in Otago, New Zealand, with population 1,422.

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.

Why it fits

Approvals activity points to active development pressure. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

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

Median rent
Census rent fallback
Population
1,422
1K local footprint
D3 vs NZ
Income
$34K/yr
Median personal income
D2 vs NZ
NZDep
No deprivation index
Schools
No matched schools

Area prices & affordability

Median sale price
$589K
+6.7% over 5yr
0.5%YoY
Lower quartile
$484K
Entry-level price
House Price Index
3,611
QV-based HPI
0.2%5yr
Income to buy
7.3x
Years of median income
Annual sales
2,378
Transactions, TA

Mortgage serviceability

at the 5.69% 2-year fixed rate
Monthly repayment
$2,732/mo
20% deposit, 30-year P&I
Repayment burden
41%
of gross household income
Stress level
Stretched
<30% comfortable · >45% severe
Years to deposit
9.7 yrs
20% deposit at 15% savings

Monthly repayment by fixed term

Floating · 6.15%
$2,871
1-year fixed · 5.26%
$2,605
2-year fixed · 5.69%
$2,732
3-year fixed · 5.86%
$2,783

A territorial-authority estimate: the Dunedin City median sale price on a 20% deposit and 30-year loan, against the TA median household income implied by HUD's income-to-buy ratio, at RBNZ new-mortgage rates. A market-wide guide, not a Normanby (Dunedin City)-specific or borrower-specific figure.

Price trend

1yr +3.5%5yr -2.1%
QV House Price Index (Jan 2007 = 1000)

QV House Price Index for the Dunedin City territorial authority (monthly, Jan 2007 = 1000). A valuation-based index of price movement over time — distinct from the actual median sale price above.

Years of median household income to buy

Figures are for the Dunedin City territorial authority (as at 2026-03). 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 Normanby (Dunedin City), not a Normanby (Dunedin City)-specific sale price.

Personal income

$34K personal · yr-17.5% vs Otago suburb median
Personal income distribution (Census 2023 · annual)
$10,000 or less
165
$10,001-$20,000
147
$20,001-$30,000
243
$30,001-$50,000
198
$50,001-$70,000
171
$70,001-$100,000
159
$100,001 or more
108

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. Distribution covers people aged 15+ with stated income; counts are randomly rounded to base 3.

Housing stock and tenure

Home ownership over three censuses+1.3pp since 2013
2013
73% owned
2018
74% owned
2023
74% owned

7.3% of private dwellings were unoccupied on 2023 census night (holiday homes, empty rentals, and vacant stock).

Dwelling condition (occupied dwellings, self-reported)

22% damp (-4pp vs 2018) and 14% with visible mould larger than A4 (-3pp vs 2018).

Investor-specific data (gearing, investor concentration) is not published for NZ suburbs — the tenure trend above is the available investor signal.

Population outlook

131,300 people · 2023135,400 by 2033 (+3.1%)

Stats NZ subnational projection (2023 base, medium series) for Dunedin City — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,914
Total incidents5,045· 2026-05
  • Assault77845%
  • Burglary72642%
  • Robbery905%
  • Sexual Assault1267%

Natural hazards

Earthquake exposure
Moderate
Proximity to active faults
Nearest active fault
12.4 km
Titri Fault

Earthquake exposure is the distance from Normanby (Dunedin City)'s centre to the nearest mapped active fault (GNS Science NZ Active Faults Database) — an area estimate, not a site-specific seismic assessment. NZ's full ground-shaking model (NSHM) is not available as a queryable map layer.

Short-term rentals

3
active listings · ~2.1 per 1,000 residents
100%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
0%
run by multi-listing operators

Active Airbnb listings point-mapped to this suburb from Inside Airbnb (CC BY 4.0). Occupancy and revenue are estimates from Inside Airbnb's San Francisco model (review-rate proxy, minimum-stay assumption, occupancy capped at 70%) — they are gross, indicative, and not a guarantee of returns. Short-stay letting is subject to state and local regulation.

Livability

8/ 100 livability index

Top 92% most liveable of 1,902New Zealand suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 8% of New Zealand districts
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access0
Public transport (5 stops)35
Schools & hospitals0

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

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.

Investment grade

Cgrade · 59/100 · top 41% of 65New Zealand districts
Peer distributionstronger than 59% of New Zealand districts
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth19
Rental yield73
Stability75

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

District-level grade across New Zealand territorial authorities, combining 5-year price growth, rental yield (district median rent vs district median price), and stability (price-to-income level + affordability trajectory) via the same three-pillar method with an imbalance penalty. New Zealand has no free suburb-level prices, so this reflects your area's territorial authority. Within-New-Zealand relative, indicative only — not financial advice.

Building activity

Latest consents
7
3 houses · 4 units
75.0%YoY D7 vs NZ

Employment

Full data detail

Normanby (Dunedin City) Otago — Property Data and Demographics

Normanby (Dunedin City) is a small community in Otago with a population of 1,422 and a median age of 42. Median personal income is $34K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Māori, Asian. Otago population estimates moved +0.6% in the year ended June 2025, after moving +1.6% in 2024, 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.

Livability indicators for Normanby (Dunedin City): 5 transport stops (5 bus).

In 2026, Normanby (Dunedin City) recorded 7 building approvals (3 houses, 4 units), up 75% year-on-year.

Market & money
Livability signalsHeuristics
Transport Access5 stops· Some Access
Development+75% Accelerating
DevelopmentStats NZ
Consents (2026)7
Houses 43%Units 57%
YoY change+75%
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 23
Population1,422
Median age42
Household size
HH income · yr
Personal income · yr$34,000
EthnicityCensus 23
European1,260
Māori138
Asian108
Pacific Peoples39
MELAA39
Top industriesCensus 23
Education and Training138
Health Care and Social Assistance117
Construction63
Retail Trade60
Public Administration and Safety51
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops5
Hospitals · Dunedin CityMoH
Dunedin HospitalPublic Hospital
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Sources & freshness
Thin evidence

Normanby (Dunedin City) is a thin local read, not 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 · 5 matched stops
medium stability · mixed acquisition · snapshot · mixed
Available
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 Normanby (Dunedin City) 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, and deprivation index.

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

Use the region hub, compare, or nearby better-covered suburbs first, before treating this as a complete market read.

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

Glenleith 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.

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similar suburb scale similar income profile better local coverage

pop +100 · adds rent coverage · income +$5K

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

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

pop -200 · adds rent coverage · income +$2K

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

Normanby (Dunedin City) FAQ

Common questions
  1. What is the livability profile for Normanby (Dunedin City)?

    QuickProperty's livability signals for Normanby (Dunedin City) show: Some Access, Accelerating. These are based on rent affordability, school EQI, NZDep deprivation index, and transport access.

  2. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Normanby (Dunedin City)?

    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.

  3. How often is the Normanby (Dunedin City) 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.