NZ Rent Stress
Top 50 SA2 areas where weekly rent is highest against local weekly personal income.
NZ Rent Stress
Top 50 SA2 areas where weekly rent is highest against local weekly personal income — New Zealand
This list is useful when tenant affordability and pressure matter to your NZ research.
The ratio uses weekly rent against local weekly personal income. It is not a household budget model, but it highlights markets that deserve caution.
Use compare to test whether a high-stress area is still attractive once income, deprivation, and local evidence are visible.
Start with rent pressure or rent stress, save two candidates, then compare rent, deprivation, income, and service coverage.
NZ rent screens need suburb detail before they become a decision.
This ranking derives pressure, stress, or value from official rent plus Census context. Use it to shortlist, then verify suburb detail and compare.
Use this as a risk and pressure screen, then compare against areas with better income support or lower rent burden.
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.
This uses local personal income as a screen, not household income or a full tenant budget.
- #1Campus NorthOTAGO706%$1100/wk
- #2Gardens (Dunedin City)OTAGO674%$1140/wk
- #3Campus WestOTAGO567%$1200/wk
- #4Campus SouthOTAGO552%$1050/wk
- #5Ilam UniversityCANTERBURY523%$1025/wk
- #6Royal TerraceOTAGO452%$1200/wk
- #7North East Valley KnoxOTAGO307%$1023/wk
- #8WharenuiCANTERBURY292%$1353/wk
- #9Bush InnCANTERBURY290%$1200/wk
- #10Dunedin CentralOTAGO269%$1050/wk
- #11Wellington UniversityWELLINGTON262%$1325/wk
- #12Upper RiccartonCANTERBURY232%$1000/wk
- #13Ilam SouthCANTERBURY231%$1250/wk
- #14Riccarton WestCANTERBURY218%$1000/wk
- #15Ilam NorthCANTERBURY211%$1125/wk
- #16Arthur StreetOTAGO211%$1200/wk
- #17Symonds Street EastAUCKLAND180%$450/wk
- #18Wellington Botanic GardensWELLINGTON169%$740/wk
- #19Aro ValleyWELLINGTON165%$1250/wk
- #20North East Valley ChingfordOTAGO164%$925/wk
- #21Pāremoremo WestAUCKLAND163%$1500/wk
- #22Sockburn NorthCANTERBURY157%$950/wk
- #23AkorangaAUCKLAND149%$815/wk
- #24Fairview HeightsAUCKLAND144%$1050/wk
- #25Roslyn (Dunedin City)OTAGO142%$1100/wk
- #26Newtown SouthWELLINGTON141%$1140/wk
- #27Mount Roskill Central SouthAUCKLAND139%$760/wk
- #28Newtown WestWELLINGTON139%$1195/wk
- #29Wesley EastAUCKLAND137%$725/wk
- #30Strathmore (South Waikato District)WAIKATO137%$750/wk
- #31KelburnWELLINGTON133%$1250/wk
- #32Queenstown EastOTAGO132%$1300/wk
- #33MilvertonMANAWATU-WHANGANUI131%$750/wk
- #34Albany WestAUCKLAND128%$853/wk
- #35Epsom Central-NorthAUCKLAND127%$975/wk
- #36Bethlehem NorthBAY-OF-PLENTY125%$810/wk
- #37Symonds Street North WestAUCKLAND124%$450/wk
- #38Windsor ParkAUCKLAND122%$800/wk
- #39Rongomai WestAUCKLAND121%$688/wk
- #40Schnapper RockAUCKLAND121%$1150/wk
- #41Harania NorthAUCKLAND121%$650/wk
- #42Mount Roskill Central NorthAUCKLAND120%$740/wk
- #43Ōtara EastAUCKLAND119%$700/wk
- #44PeriaNORTHLAND118%$590/wk
- #45HingaiaAUCKLAND118%$980/wk
- #46DaelynNELSON118%$690/wk
- #47Palm Beach South-GravattBAY-OF-PLENTY117%$845/wk
- #48BurbankAUCKLAND117%$700/wk
- #49Oneroa WestAUCKLAND116%$875/wk
- #50Russell PeninsulaNORTHLAND115%$650/wk
| # ▲ | AREA | REGION | RENT / INCOME | WEEKLY | POP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Campus North | OTAGO | 706% | $1100/wk | 2,484 |
| 2 | Gardens (Dunedin City) | OTAGO | 674% | $1140/wk | 3,909 |
| 3 | Campus West | OTAGO | 567% | $1200/wk | 1,794 |
| 4 | Campus South | OTAGO | 552% | $1050/wk | 2,100 |
| 5 | Ilam University | CANTERBURY | 523% | $1025/wk | 2,997 |
| 6 | Royal Terrace | OTAGO | 452% | $1200/wk | 1,755 |
| 7 | North East Valley Knox | OTAGO | 307% | $1023/wk | 2,439 |
| 8 | Wharenui | CANTERBURY | 292% | $1353/wk | 2,841 |
| 9 | Bush Inn | CANTERBURY | 290% | $1200/wk | 3,279 |
| 10 | Dunedin Central | OTAGO | 269% | $1050/wk | 2,178 |
| 11 | Wellington University | WELLINGTON | 262% | $1325/wk | 1,293 |
| 12 | Upper Riccarton | CANTERBURY | 232% | $1000/wk | 1,521 |
| 13 | Ilam South | CANTERBURY | 231% | $1250/wk | 3,270 |
| 14 | Riccarton West | CANTERBURY | 218% | $1000/wk | 3,675 |
| 15 | Ilam North | CANTERBURY | 211% | $1125/wk | 3,951 |
| 16 | Arthur Street | OTAGO | 211% | $1200/wk | 1,539 |
| 17 | Symonds Street East | AUCKLAND | 180% | $450/wk | 2,208 |
| 18 | Wellington Botanic Gardens | WELLINGTON | 169% | $740/wk | 933 |
| 19 | Aro Valley | WELLINGTON | 165% | $1250/wk | 3,582 |
| 20 | North East Valley Chingford | OTAGO | 164% | $925/wk | 1,617 |
| 21 | Pāremoremo West | AUCKLAND | 163% | $1500/wk | 966 |
| 22 | Sockburn North | CANTERBURY | 157% | $950/wk | 4,128 |
| 23 | Akoranga | AUCKLAND | 149% | $815/wk | 1,293 |
| 24 | Fairview Heights | AUCKLAND | 144% | $1050/wk | 4,152 |
| 25 | Roslyn (Dunedin City) | OTAGO | 142% | $1100/wk | 2,994 |
| 26 | Newtown South | WELLINGTON | 141% | $1140/wk | 3,588 |
| 27 | Mount Roskill Central South | AUCKLAND | 139% | $760/wk | 2,454 |
| 28 | Newtown West | WELLINGTON | 139% | $1195/wk | 3,372 |
| 29 | Wesley East | AUCKLAND | 137% | $725/wk | 1,983 |
| 30 | Strathmore (South Waikato District) | WAIKATO | 137% | $750/wk | 2,505 |
| 31 | Kelburn | WELLINGTON | 133% | $1250/wk | 2,064 |
| 32 | Queenstown East | OTAGO | 132% | $1300/wk | 1,122 |
| 33 | Milverton | MANAWATU-WHANGANUI | 131% | $750/wk | 2,001 |
| 34 | Albany West | AUCKLAND | 128% | $853/wk | 2,799 |
| 35 | Epsom Central-North | AUCKLAND | 127% | $975/wk | 3,591 |
| 36 | Bethlehem North | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 125% | $810/wk | 3,645 |
| 37 | Symonds Street North West | AUCKLAND | 124% | $450/wk | 2,907 |
| 38 | Windsor Park | AUCKLAND | 122% | $800/wk | 1,713 |
| 39 | Rongomai West | AUCKLAND | 121% | $688/wk | 2,328 |
| 40 | Schnapper Rock | AUCKLAND | 121% | $1150/wk | 3,867 |
| 41 | Harania North | AUCKLAND | 121% | $650/wk | 3,900 |
| 42 | Mount Roskill Central North | AUCKLAND | 120% | $740/wk | 3,090 |
| 43 | Ōtara East | AUCKLAND | 119% | $700/wk | 3,756 |
| 44 | Peria | NORTHLAND | 118% | $590/wk | 1,260 |
| 45 | Hingaia | AUCKLAND | 118% | $980/wk | 2,664 |
| 46 | Daelyn | NELSON | 118% | $690/wk | 1,332 |
| 47 | Palm Beach South-Gravatt | BAY-OF-PLENTY | 117% | $845/wk | 3,786 |
| 48 | Burbank | AUCKLAND | 117% | $700/wk | 3,750 |
| 49 | Oneroa West | AUCKLAND | 116% | $875/wk | 1,344 |
| 50 | Russell Peninsula | NORTHLAND | 115% | $650/wk | 705 |
New Zealand nz rent stress FAQ
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What does NZ Rent Stress rank?
NZ Rent Stress ranks areas in New Zealand using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. Top 50 SA2 areas where weekly rent is highest against local weekly personal income
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How should I use this ranking for property research?
Use the ranking as a screening step for New Zealand. 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.