Highest Median Income — Bay of Plenty
Top 50 SA2 areas by median personal income (population > 500).
Highest Median Income
Top 50 SA2 areas by median personal income (population > 500) — Bay of Plenty
This is useful when you want to screen for earning power and economic depth across New Zealand.
Higher incomes often overlap with stronger demand and amenity, but they can also imply more expensive rents and tighter entry.
Use compare or suburb pages to decide whether the income advantage still holds up once costs and local access are factored in.
Start with schools, least-deprived areas, or transport rankings, then compare the best two local fits.
Livability screens are context layers; use suburb detail before making them decisive.
This ranking is backed by a specific local signal. Use it to shortlist, then compare against rent, services, and demographic context.
Use compare to check whether stronger income is offset by rent, deprivation, or weaker services.
Rankings are strongest when they hand you a shortlist quickly. Compare the top two first, then open suburb detail if the head-to-head result still feels narrow.
- #1Pyes Pa WestBAY-OF-PLENTY$56K4,254 pop
- #2Ōmokoroa SouthBAY-OF-PLENTY$53K1,080 pop
- #3Mount Maunganui SouthBAY-OF-PLENTY$53K2,844 pop
- #4Bethlehem SouthBAY-OF-PLENTY$52K1,119 pop
- #5Springfield SouthBAY-OF-PLENTY$51K1,971 pop
- #6Mount Maunganui NorthBAY-OF-PLENTY$51K3,204 pop
- #7LynmoreBAY-OF-PLENTY$50K3,345 pop
- #8WaiohewaBAY-OF-PLENTY$49K1,107 pop
- #9Wairakei CentralBAY-OF-PLENTY$49K1,719 pop
- #10PomareBAY-OF-PLENTY$49K1,740 pop
- #11Tui RidgeBAY-OF-PLENTY$48K1,803 pop
- #12Matua NorthBAY-OF-PLENTY$48K3,024 pop
- #13MindenBAY-OF-PLENTY$48K2,367 pop
- #14Omanu BeachBAY-OF-PLENTY$48K2,982 pop
- #15Pyes Pa North WestBAY-OF-PLENTY$47K2,550 pop
- #16Otūmoetai SouthBAY-OF-PLENTY$46K2,415 pop
- #17Welcome Bay SouthBAY-OF-PLENTY$46K3,978 pop
- #18MotitiBAY-OF-PLENTY$46K3,354 pop
- #19OhauitiBAY-OF-PLENTY$46K4,020 pop
- #20OtawaBAY-OF-PLENTY$46K2,130 pop
- #21KopurereruaBAY-OF-PLENTY$46K777 pop
- #22BellevueBAY-OF-PLENTY$46K3,852 pop
- #23KaimaiBAY-OF-PLENTY$46K2,148 pop
- #24Wairakei WestBAY-OF-PLENTY$45K3,072 pop
- #25Brookfield EastBAY-OF-PLENTY$45K2,895 pop
- #26Welcome Bay WestBAY-OF-PLENTY$45K2,865 pop
- #27PoikeBAY-OF-PLENTY$45K1,062 pop
- #28Otūmoetai EastBAY-OF-PLENTY$45K3,699 pop
- #29Mokorua BushBAY-OF-PLENTY$45K1,359 pop
- #30Wairakei East-Te TumuBAY-OF-PLENTY$45K4,356 pop
- #31ŌhopeBAY-OF-PLENTY$45K3,033 pop
- #32HamuranaBAY-OF-PLENTY$44K1,167 pop
- #33SunnybrookBAY-OF-PLENTY$44K2,046 pop
- #34WaiorohiBAY-OF-PLENTY$44K2,739 pop
- #35Arataki NorthBAY-OF-PLENTY$44K3,201 pop
- #36MaungatapuBAY-OF-PLENTY$44K2,883 pop
- #37Arataki SouthBAY-OF-PLENTY$44K3,063 pop
- #38Pahoia WestBAY-OF-PLENTY$43K1,350 pop
- #39Pyes Pa SouthBAY-OF-PLENTY$43K2,919 pop
- #40Onepu SpringBAY-OF-PLENTY$43K1,293 pop
- #41Papamoa Beach NorthBAY-OF-PLENTY$43K2,763 pop
- #42Kaingaroa-WhakarewarewaBAY-OF-PLENTY$43K1,875 pop
- #43Pukehangi SouthBAY-OF-PLENTY$43K2,520 pop
- #44Palm Beach NorthBAY-OF-PLENTY$43K3,270 pop
- #45Te PunaBAY-OF-PLENTY$43K3,024 pop
- #46Glenholme SouthBAY-OF-PLENTY$43K2,118 pop
- #47Otūmoetai NorthBAY-OF-PLENTY$42K2,223 pop
- #48CoastlandsBAY-OF-PLENTY$42K2,223 pop
- #49PongakawaBAY-OF-PLENTY$42K3,261 pop
- #50Pacific ViewBAY-OF-PLENTY$42K3,111 pop
| # ▲ | AREA | REGION | MEDIAN INCOME | POP |
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| 1 | Pyes Pa West | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $56K | 4,254 |
| 2 | Ōmokoroa South | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $53K | 1,080 |
| 3 | Mount Maunganui South | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $53K | 2,844 |
| 4 | Bethlehem South | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $52K | 1,119 |
| 5 | Springfield South | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $51K | 1,971 |
| 6 | Mount Maunganui North | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $51K | 3,204 |
| 7 | Lynmore | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $50K | 3,345 |
| 8 | Waiohewa | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $49K | 1,107 |
| 9 | Wairakei Central | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $49K | 1,719 |
| 10 | Pomare | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $49K | 1,740 |
| 11 | Tui Ridge | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $48K | 1,803 |
| 12 | Matua North | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $48K | 3,024 |
| 13 | Minden | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $48K | 2,367 |
| 14 | Omanu Beach | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $48K | 2,982 |
| 15 | Pyes Pa North West | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $47K | 2,550 |
| 16 | Otūmoetai South | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $46K | 2,415 |
| 17 | Welcome Bay South | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $46K | 3,978 |
| 18 | Motiti | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $46K | 3,354 |
| 19 | Ohauiti | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $46K | 4,020 |
| 20 | Otawa | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $46K | 2,130 |
| 21 | Kopurererua | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $46K | 777 |
| 22 | Bellevue | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $46K | 3,852 |
| 23 | Kaimai | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $46K | 2,148 |
| 24 | Wairakei West | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $45K | 3,072 |
| 25 | Brookfield East | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $45K | 2,895 |
| 26 | Welcome Bay West | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $45K | 2,865 |
| 27 | Poike | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $45K | 1,062 |
| 28 | Otūmoetai East | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $45K | 3,699 |
| 29 | Mokorua Bush | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $45K | 1,359 |
| 30 | Wairakei East-Te Tumu | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $45K | 4,356 |
| 31 | Ōhope | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $45K | 3,033 |
| 32 | Hamurana | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $44K | 1,167 |
| 33 | Sunnybrook | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $44K | 2,046 |
| 34 | Waiorohi | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $44K | 2,739 |
| 35 | Arataki North | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $44K | 3,201 |
| 36 | Maungatapu | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $44K | 2,883 |
| 37 | Arataki South | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $44K | 3,063 |
| 38 | Pahoia West | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $43K | 1,350 |
| 39 | Pyes Pa South | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $43K | 2,919 |
| 40 | Onepu Spring | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $43K | 1,293 |
| 41 | Papamoa Beach North | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $43K | 2,763 |
| 42 | Kaingaroa-Whakarewarewa | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $43K | 1,875 |
| 43 | Pukehangi South | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $43K | 2,520 |
| 44 | Palm Beach North | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $43K | 3,270 |
| 45 | Te Puna | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $43K | 3,024 |
| 46 | Glenholme South | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $43K | 2,118 |
| 47 | Otūmoetai North | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $42K | 2,223 |
| 48 | Coastlands | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $42K | 2,223 |
| 49 | Pongakawa | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $42K | 3,261 |
| 50 | Pacific View | BAY-OF-PLENTY | $42K | 3,111 |
New Zealand highest median income FAQ
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What does Highest Median Income rank?
Highest Median Income ranks areas in Bay of Plenty using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. Top 50 SA2 areas by median personal income (population > 500)
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How should I use this ranking for property research?
Use the ranking as a screening step for Bay of Plenty. Save realistic areas to your shortlist, compare the strongest pair, and open suburb detail pages before relying on one result.
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Does the top ranked area mean it is the best choice?
No. Rankings are a shortlist input, not a final recommendation. Check price history, rent, income, population, local services, source freshness, and current listings before making a decision.
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How current is the ranking data?
QuickProperty uses processed public-source datasets and refreshes automated sources where available. Use the suburb detail page source panels to see which signals are current, estimated, or missing for a specific area.