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Aotea NZ

Aotea is in Wellington, New Zealand, with population 4,197.

The read

Growth-momentum

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$860/wk
1/04/2021 → 1/01/2026 · 20 periods
Tenancy Services · 1/01/2026
$940
$770
1/04/20211/01/2026
Why it fits

Approvals activity points to active development pressure. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Lower deprivation supports a livability-led read.

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Median rent
$885/wk
Income-stretched rent market
D10 vs NZ
Population
4,197
4K local footprint
D10 vs NZ
Income
$68K/yr
Median personal income
D10 vs NZ
NZDep
Decile 1
Lower deprivation
D1 vs NZ
Schools
1
matched school context

Area prices & affordability

Porirua City territorial authority · HUD Local Housing Statistics
Median sale price
$815K
+3.6% over 5yr
↓1.1%YoY
Lower quartile
$657K
Entry-level price
House Price Index
3,481
QV-based HPI
↓11.4%5yr
Income to buy
6.6x
Years of median income
Annual sales
731
Transactions, TA

Mortgage serviceability

at the 5.69% 2-year fixed rate
Monthly repayment
$3,780/mo
20% deposit, 30-year P&I
Repayment burden
37%
of gross household income
Stress level
Stretched
<30% comfortable · >45% severe
Years to deposit
8.8 yrs
20% deposit at 15% savings

Monthly repayment by fixed term

Floating · 6.15%
$3,972
1-year fixed · 5.26%
$3,604
2-year fixed · 5.69%
$3,780
3-year fixed · 5.86%
$3,851

A territorial-authority estimate: the Porirua 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 Aotea-specific or borrower-specific figure.

Price trend

1yr -0.8%5yr -15.4%
QV House Price Index (Jan 2007 = 1000)

QV House Price Index for the Porirua 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 Porirua 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 Aotea, not a Aotea-specific sale price.

Rent trend depth

Derived from this suburb's own tenancy-bond rent history
Rent cycle positionRents rising
Low · 2020Peak · 2025

1.1% below peak rent · 15.4% above its low

Rent growth (compound)3-yr +1.0%/yr · 5-yr +2.2%/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
$68K personal · yr+38.6% vs Wellington suburb median
Personal income distribution (Census 2023 · annual)
$10,000 or less
384
$10,001-$20,000
195
$20,001-$30,000
327
$30,001-$50,000
357
$50,001-$70,000
402
$70,001-$100,000
474
$100,001 or more
1,089

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+3.5pp since 2013
2013
85% owned
2018
83% owned
2023
89% owned

3.5% of private dwellings were unoccupied on 2023 census night (holiday homes, empty rentals, and vacant stock).

Dwelling condition (occupied dwellings, self-reported)

2% damp (-0pp vs 2018) and 2% with visible mould larger than A4 (-1pp 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 · Porirua City · medium series
61,300 people · 202365,100 by 2033 (+6.2%)

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

Crime

Porirua City · Territorial Authority
Rate · per 100k5,555
Total incidents3,302· 2026-05
  • Assault45636%
  • Burglary74859%
  • Robbery333%
  • Sexual Assault363%

Natural hazards

Earthquake & flood exposure estimates
Earthquake exposure
High
Proximity to active faults
Nearest active fault
1.0 km
Ohariu Fault
Fault slip rate
Moderate
Higher = more active

Earthquake exposure is the distance from Aotea'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
14
active listings · ~3.3 per 1,000 residents
86%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
43%
run by multi-listing operators
Investment view Estimated
$267
median nightly (entire home)
21%
estimated occupancy
$19,993
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.

Schools

Ministry of Education
Total1
Students1,374
State1
  • Aotea CollegeSecondary (Year 9-15) · State

Livability

OSM · GTFS · schools + hospitals
59/ 100 livability index

Top 41% most liveable of 1,902New Zealand suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 59% of New Zealand districts
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access23
Public transport (13 stops)73
Schools & hospitals32

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 · 22/100 · top 78% of 65New Zealand districts
Peer distributionstronger than 22% of New Zealand districts
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth11
Rental yield17
Stability84

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

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 · 2026
Latest consents
23
20 houses · 3 units
↑27.8%YoY D9 vs NZ

Employment

Stats NZ Census 2023 vs 2018 (employed residents 15+)
Employed residents
2,361
Was 1,650 in 2018
↑43.1%vs 2018 D10 vs NZ

Full data detail

Stats NZ Census 2023 · MBIE · MoE · NZDep2023
Aotea Wellington — Property Data and Demographics

Aotea is a small suburb in Wellington with a population of 4,197 and a median age of 39. Median personal income is $68K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Asian, Pacific Peoples. Wellington population estimates moved +0.0% in the year ended June 2025, after moving +1.0% in 2024, which should be read as a broader regional movement backdrop rather than suburb-level migration precision. The resident employment base moved from 1,650 in 2018 to 2,361 in 2023 (+43.1%), 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 Aotea is $885 (885 houses, 0 units). This represents approximately 68% of median weekly personal income.

Livability indicators for Aotea: NZDep decile 1 (low deprivation (affluent)); 1 school with avg EQI 441; 13 transport stops (13 bus).

In 2026, Aotea recorded 23 building approvals (20 houses, 3 units), up 27.8% year-on-year.

Market & money
Livability signalsHeuristics
Rent Affordability68%↓ Stretched
School QualityEQI 441· Average
DeprivationDecile 1↑ Low
Transport Access13 stops· Some Access
Development+28%↑ Accelerating
Rental marketMBIE
Median rent · wk(1/01/2026)$885
House · wk$885
Rent / income68.2%
Lodgements30
DevelopmentStats NZ
Consents (2026)23
Houses 87%Units 13%
YoY change+27.8%
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 23
Population4,197
Median age39
Household size—
HH income · yr—
Personal income · yr$67,500
Deprivation (NZDep)NZDep23
Less deprived1/10
NZDep score875

1 = least deprived · 10 = most deprived

EthnicityCensus 23
European2,646
Asian1,272
Pacific Peoples369
Māori360
MELAA60
Top industriesCensus 23
Public Administration and Safety480
Professional, Scientific and Technical354
Financial and Insurance186
Health Care and Social Assistance171
Education and Training153
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops13
Hospitals · Porirua CityMoH
Keneperu HospitalPublic Hospital
Nearby in Wellington12
Camborne2,025Plimmerton2,106Pukerua Bay1,965Titahi Bay South3,744Ascot Park2,823Titahi Bay North2,709Papakōwhai2,298Cannons Creek East3,639Onepoto1,938Endeavour East2,994Cannons Creek North3,456Endeavour West2,790
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Strong evidence

Aotea has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

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 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · nightly
Available
Hospitals
Pinned Health NZ public hospital snapshot · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · mixed acquisition · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
NZ GTFS bundle · 13 matched stops
medium stability · mixed acquisition · snapshot · mixed
Available
Building consents
Stats NZ building consents CSV · 2026 · Annual release series
Available
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.

Aotea FAQ

Common questions
  1. What is the typical weekly rent in Aotea?

    The median weekly rent in Aotea is $885/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 Aotea?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 68% 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 Aotea?

    QuickProperty's livability signals for Aotea show: Stretched, Average, Low. These are based on rent affordability, school EQI, NZDep deprivation index, and transport access.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Aotea?

    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 Aotea 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.

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