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Southland · 56 suburbs · principal city: IVC

Southland

Property data for Southland. Rent, demographics, deprivation, and a desk for ranking and comparing without leaving the region.

Southland sits inside this section. Its data does not arrive uniformly: rent is best read at the SA2 level, deprivation in deciles, and population from the Census 2023 baseline. This bulletin opens with the suburbs that anchor most decisions — the largest by population and the lowest-deprivation entries with real scale — before handing off to the regional desks below.

Treat the medians as starting reads. Treat the suburb pages as where the work actually happens. The desks at the bottom of the page are there for when browsing alone is not enough.

State of the bulletin

Five readings from Southland.

Suburbs indexed
56
Browsable SA2-level entries.
Population indexed
100K
Across Southland.
Median rent /wk
$444
26 suburbs with rent data.
D1 vs NZ
Average NZDep
5.5
52 suburbs measured.
Median income
$41K
Personal income, Census 2023.
D5 vs NZ
Population projection

Southland projected to grow 5.2% by 2033.

Stats NZ medium projection (2023 base), released September 2025. Sourced at the territorial-authority level; series runs 2023 → 2053 in 5-year reference dates.

Base · 2023
102,700

Projected total population, Southland

+5y · 2028
105,600

+2.8% vs base

+10y · 2033
108,000

+5.2% vs base

Southland rent trend

Median rentHouses
Median weekly rent · Invercargill Central
$400
YoY · QoQ
Median house weekly · Invercargill Central
$415
YoY · QoQ

Median rent to 1/01/2026 · Houses to 1/01/2026 · Units to 1/07/2025 — these series are released on separate cycles, so their latest period can differ.

Source: Tenancy Services bond data · Latest: 1/01/2026
FAQ

Four questions about Southland.

  1. How many Southland suburbs does QuickProperty cover?

    QuickProperty indexes 56 Southland suburb entries, with 26 carrying rent coverage in the current processed dataset.

  2. What is the median weekly rent in Southland?

    Across Southland suburbs with available rent data, the median weekly rent shown on this hub is $444/wk. Individual suburb pages may differ materially from the regional benchmark.

  3. What does NZDep mean on this page?

    NZDep is a neighbourhood deprivation index. Lower deciles indicate less deprivation. Read it alongside rent, population, schools, transport, and suburb detail context, not as a standalone verdict.

  4. What should I do after browsing the Southland hub?

    Open a large suburb for context, use NZ rankings if the region still feels too broad, or move two suburbs into compare once you have a working shortlist.