What does Highest Outright Ownership rank?

Highest Outright Ownership ranks areas in Wellington using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. SA2 areas with the highest share of dwellings owned outright on the 2023 census — mortgage-free strongholds (100+ stated dwellings)

How should I use this ranking for property research?

Use the ranking as a screening step for Wellington. Save realistic areas to your shortlist, compare the strongest pair, and open suburb detail pages before relying on one result.

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.

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.

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Ranking · Wellington · 50 SA2 areas

Highest Outright Ownership — Wellington

SA2 areas with the highest share of dwellings owned outright on the 2023 census — mortgage-free strongholds (100+ stated dwellings).

Leading area

Te MaruaWELLINGTON

Leading value

90.5%

Runner-up

Peka PekaWELLINGTON

Updated

12 July 2026

Ranking

Highest Outright Ownership

SA2 areas with the highest share of dwellings owned outright on the 2023 census — mortgage-free strongholds (100+ stated dwellings) — Wellington

50 results

How to read this ranking

Use highest outright ownership as a shortlist tool, then verify the finalists in detail.

BEST FOR

Finding which areas deserve a closer look first.

This ranking works best as a first-pass screen in Wellington, especially when you need to reduce a wide field quickly.

READ IT AS

One signal in the workflow, not the whole answer.

A rank is useful because it compresses one dimension well, but it never replaces the fuller suburb-level picture.

NEXT STEP

Move into compare or suburb detail once a few names repeat.

Use the ranking to build a shortlist, then confirm whether those finalists still hold up on the rest of the data.

VERIFY evidence

Single-signal shortlist screen

A ranking compresses one signal well, but it should hand you into compare or suburb detail before becoming a decision.

SHORTLIST SCREEN

Top candidates are research leads.

Save a small working set, then use compare and evidence depth before treating any row as a decision.

Shortlist flow

Use #1 Te Marua and #2 Peka Peka as the first compare pair.

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.

Compare top 2Open #1 detail Open #2 detail

Distribution

50 suburbs · midpoint ≈ 84.2%

Leader: Te Marua · 90.5%

# ▲	AREA	REGION	OWNED OUTRIGHT %	DWELLINGS	POP
1	Te Marua	WELLINGTON	90.5%	348	996
2	Peka Peka	WELLINGTON	90.1%	273	702
3	Akatarawa	WELLINGTON	89.4%	255	762
4	Opaki	WELLINGTON	89.4%	423	1,146
5	Pinehaven	WELLINGTON	89.3%	729	1,920
6	Endeavour East	WELLINGTON	88.9%	975	2,994
7	Maungakotukutuku	WELLINGTON	88.8%	534	1,416
8	Aotea	WELLINGTON	88.7%	1,383	4,197
9	Pāuatahanui	WELLINGTON	88.4%	336	990
10	Mangaroa	WELLINGTON	88.3%	720	2,088
11	Waikanae Park	WELLINGTON	87.7%	1,053	2,427
12	Eastern Bays	WELLINGTON	86.9%	801	1,986
13	Whitby	WELLINGTON	86.8%	1,044	2,904
14	Manuka	WELLINGTON	86.7%	633	1,806
15	Mount Holdsworth	WELLINGTON	86.5%	756	2,037
16	Tirohanga	WELLINGTON	86.5%	399	1,254
17	Homebush-Te Ore Ore	WELLINGTON	85.9%	426	1,221
18	Forest Lakes (Kapiti Coast District)	WELLINGTON	85.7%	231	621
19	Riverstone Terraces	WELLINGTON	85.6%	582	1,833
20	Te Horo	WELLINGTON	85.5%	621	1,560
21	Belmont (Lower Hutt City)	WELLINGTON	85.0%	957	2,688
22	Upper Plain	WELLINGTON	84.8%	435	1,263
23	Kopuaranga	WELLINGTON	84.8%	375	1,011
24	Pukerua Bay	WELLINGTON	84.7%	708	1,965
25	Camborne	WELLINGTON	84.4%	729	2,025
26	Kelson	WELLINGTON	84.2%	1,044	2,898
27	Pencarrow	WELLINGTON	84.1%	246	687
28	Papakōwhai	WELLINGTON	84.1%	756	2,298
29	Endeavour West	WELLINGTON	83.9%	897	2,790
30	Birchville-Brown Owl	WELLINGTON	83.8%	1,374	3,762
31	Waikanae West	WELLINGTON	83.6%	2,190	4,755
32	Khandallah Reserve	WELLINGTON	83.5%	729	2,049
33	Silverstream (Upper Hutt City)	WELLINGTON	83.5%	1,257	3,516
34	Otaihanga	WELLINGTON	83.5%	309	855
35	Grenada North	WELLINGTON	83.5%	780	2,475
36	Normandale	WELLINGTON	83.4%	741	2,082
37	Paraparaumu North	WELLINGTON	83.4%	1,425	3,576
38	Eastbourne	WELLINGTON	82.4%	1,122	2,796
39	Seatoun	WELLINGTON	82.3%	798	2,190
40	Korokoro	WELLINGTON	82.3%	543	1,515
41	Tauherenikau	WELLINGTON	82.3%	609	1,602
42	Tawa South	WELLINGTON	82.2%	1,131	3,435
43	Ōtaki Forks	WELLINGTON	82.0%	333	867
44	Waikanae East	WELLINGTON	82.0%	1,014	2,535
45	Mākara-Ohariu	WELLINGTON	81.4%	354	978
46	Martinborough	WELLINGTON	81.1%	792	1,875
47	Greytown	WELLINGTON	81.0%	1,182	2,772
48	Paraparaumu Beach East	WELLINGTON	80.5%	1,110	2,673
49	Grenada Village	WELLINGTON	80.4%	597	1,830
50	Trentham South	WELLINGTON	80.0%	1,005	3,132

FAQ

New Zealand highest outright ownership FAQ

What does Highest Outright Ownership rank?

Highest Outright Ownership ranks areas in Wellington using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. SA2 areas with the highest share of dwellings owned outright on the 2023 census — mortgage-free strongholds (100+ stated dwellings)
How should I use this ranking for property research?

Use the ranking as a screening step for Wellington. Save realistic areas to your shortlist, compare the strongest pair, and open suburb detail pages before relying on one result.
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.
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.