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Queenwood (Hamilton City) NZ

Queenwood (Hamilton City) is in Waikato, New Zealand, with population 2,436.

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$470/wk
1/04/2021 → 1/01/2026 · 20 periods
Tenancy Services · 1/01/2026
$565
$350
1/04/20211/01/2026
Why it fits

Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

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Median rent
$535/wk
Income-stretched rent market
D3 vs NZ
Population
2,436
2K local footprint
D6 vs NZ
Income
$51K/yr
Median personal income
D9 vs NZ
NZDep
Decile 9
Higher deprivation
D9 vs NZ
Schools
—
No matched schools

Area prices & affordability

Hamilton City territorial authority · HUD Local Housing Statistics
Median sale price
$734K
+10.4% over 5yr
↑1.4%YoY
Lower quartile
$616K
Entry-level price
House Price Index
3,749
QV-based HPI
↓1.1%5yr
Income to buy
7.8x
Years of median income
Annual sales
2,573
Transactions, TA

Mortgage serviceability

at the 5.69% 2-year fixed rate
Monthly repayment
$3,404/mo
20% deposit, 30-year P&I
Repayment burden
43%
of gross household income
Stress level
Stretched
<30% comfortable · >45% severe
Years to deposit
10.4 yrs
20% deposit at 15% savings

Monthly repayment by fixed term

Floating · 6.15%
$3,577
1-year fixed · 5.26%
$3,246
2-year fixed · 5.69%
$3,404
3-year fixed · 5.86%
$3,468

A territorial-authority estimate: the Hamilton 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 Queenwood (Hamilton City)-specific or borrower-specific figure.

Price trend

1yr -0.8%5yr -4.2%
QV House Price Index (Jan 2007 = 1000)

QV House Price Index for the Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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 Queenwood (Hamilton City), not a Queenwood (Hamilton City)-specific sale price.

Rent trend depth

Derived from this suburb's own tenancy-bond rent history
Rent cycle positionRents recovering
Low · 2020Peak · 2024

16.5% below peak rent · 36.2% above its low

Rent growth (compound)3-yr +2.2%/yr · 5-yr +3.8%/yr

Rent trend is derived from MBIE tenancy-bond medians and excludes suburbs with too few bonds to be reliable.

Personal income

Stats NZ Census · median individual · annual
$51K personal · yr+19.2% vs Waikato suburb median
Personal income distribution (Census 2023 · annual)
$10,000 or less
246
$10,001-$20,000
168
$20,001-$30,000
228
$30,001-$50,000
342
$50,001-$70,000
327
$70,001-$100,000
336
$100,001 or more
345

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

Stats NZ Census 2013-2023
Home ownership over three censuses-10.4pp since 2013
2013
79% owned
2018
76% owned
2023
69% owned

8.4% of private dwellings were unoccupied on 2023 census night (holiday homes, empty rentals, and vacant stock).

Dwelling condition (occupied dwellings, self-reported)

18% damp (-2pp vs 2018) and 15% with visible mould larger than A4 (-2pp 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

Stats NZ projections · Hamilton City · medium series
184,100 people · 2023216,000 by 2033 (+17.3%)

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

Crime

Hamilton City · Territorial Authority
Rate · per 100k10,149
Total incidents17,734· 2026-05
  • Assault1,72830%
  • Burglary3,56462%
  • Robbery2895%
  • Sexual Assault1713%

Natural hazards

Earthquake & flood exposure estimates
Earthquake exposure
Low
Proximity to active faults
Nearest active fault
37.2 km
Kerepehi Fault
Fault slip rate
Low
Higher = more active

Earthquake exposure is the distance from Queenwood (Hamilton 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

Inside Airbnb
17
active listings · ~7.0 per 1,000 residents
82%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
41%
run by multi-listing operators
Investment view Estimated
$278
median nightly (entire home)
25%
estimated occupancy
$29,121
estimated annual revenue (gross)

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

OSM · GTFS · schools + hospitals
71/ 100 livability index

Top 29% most liveable of 1,902New Zealand suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 71% of New Zealand districts
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access67
Public transport (25 stops)95
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

Composite · growth · yield · stability
Dgrade · 31/100 · top 69% of 65New Zealand districts
Peer distributionstronger than 31% of New Zealand districts
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth25
Rental yield22
Stability61

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.

Stronger alternatives nearby

Similar-rent suburbs in other territorial authorities that rate higher on a metric.

Cheaper to rent

lower weekly rent · cross-TA

Higher income

personal median · cross-TA

Less deprived

lower NZDep decile · cross-TA

Alternatives are similar-rent suburbs (0.6–1.6x this suburb's median rent) in other territorial authorities that exceed it on the named metric. Indicative — not financial advice.

Building activity

Stats NZ building consents

No recent building consent data for this suburb.

Employment

Stats NZ Census 2023 vs 2018 (employed residents 15+)
Employed residents
2,262
Was 1,974 in 2018
↑14.6%vs 2018 D10 vs NZ

Full data detail

Stats NZ Census 2023 · MBIE · MoE · NZDep2023
Queenwood (Hamilton City) Waikato — Property Data and Demographics

Queenwood (Hamilton City) is a small suburb in Waikato with a population of 2,436 and a median age of 38. Median personal income is $51K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Māori, Asian. Waikato population estimates moved +1.0% in the year ended June 2025, after moving +2.0% in 2024, which should be read as a broader regional movement backdrop rather than suburb-level migration precision. The resident employment base moved from 1,974 in 2018 to 2,262 in 2023 (+14.6%), which should be read as a census-to-census employment backdrop rather than a live jobs series. 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.

Median weekly rent in Queenwood (Hamilton City) is $535 (535 houses, 295 units). This represents approximately 55% of median weekly personal income.

Livability indicators for Queenwood (Hamilton City): NZDep decile 9 (high deprivation); 25 transport stops (25 bus).

Market & money
Livability signalsHeuristics
Rent Affordability55%↓ Stretched
DeprivationDecile 9↓ High
Transport Access25 stops↑ Well Connected
Rental marketMBIE
Median rent · wk(1/01/2026)$535
House · wk$535
Unit · wk$295
Rent / income54.7%
Lodgements72
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 23
Population2,436
Median age38
Household size—
HH income · yr—
Personal income · yr$50,900
Deprivation (NZDep)NZDep23
Less deprived9/10
NZDep score1089

1 = least deprived · 10 = most deprived

EthnicityCensus 23
European1,845
Māori399
Asian375
Pacific Peoples102
MELAA27
Top industriesCensus 23
Professional, Scientific and Technical189
Education and Training150
Health Care and Social Assistance141
Construction135
Manufacturing123
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining2
TransportGTFS
Bus stops25
Hospitals · Hamilton CityMoH
Waikato HospitalPublic Hospital
Nearby in Waikato12
Melville South2,505Glenview2,442Hamilton East Cook2,175Deanwell2,076Saint Andrews West2,997Claudelands2,883Melville North3,147Bader2,718Hamilton East Village3,117Maeroa3,789Porritt2,676Pukete West2,283
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Usable evidence

Queenwood (Hamilton City) is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.

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
MBIE rental bond data · 1/01/2026 · Bond market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
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 · 25 matched stops
medium stability · mixed acquisition · snapshot · mixed
Available
Building consents
Stats NZ building consents CSV · No linked building consents series
Missing
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 Queenwood (Hamilton 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 useful, but thinner than the strongest NZ suburb profiles.

Use it as a quick locality brief first, especially if you are comparing it against larger or more fully covered suburbs.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, and building approvals.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, and building approvals. 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.

If the area still looks interesting, open compare, the region hub, or a nearby larger suburb to test whether the story holds up with denser coverage.

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

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Stronger nearby reads

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

Melville South most similar
similar rent profile similar deprivation profile similar suburb scale

pop +100 · rent +$15/wk · income -$12K

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

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Glenview most similar
similar rent profile similar deprivation profile similar suburb scale

pop same · rent -$35/wk · income -$6K

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

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Hamilton East Cook most similar
similar rent profile similar deprivation profile similar suburb scale

pop -300 · rent +$50/wk · income -$13K

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

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Queenwood (Hamilton City) FAQ

Common questions
  1. What is the typical weekly rent in Queenwood (Hamilton City)?

    The median weekly rent in Queenwood (Hamilton City) is $535/wk, based on the MBIE market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.

  2. What does the rent signal say about Queenwood (Hamilton City)?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 55% of annual income. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  3. What is the livability profile for Queenwood (Hamilton City)?

    QuickProperty's livability signals for Queenwood (Hamilton City) show: Stretched, High, Well Connected. These are based on rent affordability, school EQI, NZDep deprivation index, and transport access.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Queenwood (Hamilton 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.

  5. How often is the Queenwood (Hamilton 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.

Waikato

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