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Gladstone (Carterton District) NZ

Gladstone (Carterton District) is in Wellington, New Zealand, with population 939.

Limited data

Thin-context

This page still helps with local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean suburb-level call. Use nearby alternatives or compare mode before turning it into a shortlist decision.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median rent
Census rent fallback
Population
939
939 local footprint
D2 vs NZ
Income
$48K/yr
Median personal income
D8 vs NZ
NZDep
No deprivation index
Schools
No matched schools

Area prices & affordability

Median sale price
$558K
+1.5% over 5yr
1.1%YoY
Lower quartile
$484K
Entry-level price
House Price Index
4,054
QV-based HPI
11.2%5yr
Income to buy
7.5x
Years of median income
Annual sales
149
Transactions, TA
Years of median household income to buy

Figures are for the Carterton District territorial authority (as at 2026-02). 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 Gladstone (Carterton District), not a Gladstone (Carterton District)-specific sale price.

Personal income

$48K personal · yr-0.8% vs Wellington suburb median

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.

Building activity

Employment

Full data detail

Gladstone (Carterton District) Wellington — Property Data and Demographics

Gladstone (Carterton District) is a small community in Wellington with a population of 939 and a median age of 44. Median personal income is $48K per year. The main ethnic groups are European, Māori, Pacific Peoples. Wellington population estimates moved +0.8% in the year ended June 2024, after averaging +0.8% a year from 2018 to 2023, which should be read as a broader regional movement backdrop rather than suburb-level migration precision. 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.

Market & money
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 23
Population939
Median age44
Household size
HH income · yr
Personal income · yr$48,300
EthnicityCensus 23
European864
Māori123
Pacific Peoples9
Asian6
MELAA3
Top industriesCensus 23
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing165
Professional, Scientific and Technical63
Construction48
Education and Training45
Public Administration and Safety30
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Sources & freshness
Thin evidence

Gladstone (Carterton District) is a thin local read rather than a complete suburb verdict.

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
Stats NZ Census 2023 · No linked local rent source
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Missing
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 · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · mixed acquisition · snapshot · mixed
Missing
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 Gladstone (Carterton District) 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 missing a direct local rent signal.

That leaves the page relying more on Census and service context than on a stronger market read.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, and deprivation index.

Coverage is thinner on school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, deprivation index, and building approvals; don't let a single sparse read define the suburb.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to frame the locality, then compare or zoom back out.

Begin with the region hub, compare, or better-covered nearby suburbs before making this a full market decision.

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

Let this page frame the locality, then check the story against compare, the region hub, or a nearby better-covered suburb before treating it as final.

Stronger nearby reads

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

Kokotau better covered
similar suburb scale similar income profile better local coverage

pop +300 · adds rent coverage · income -$4K

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Mount Holdsworth better covered
similar income profile better local coverage

pop +1100 · adds rent coverage · income -$6K

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Carterton North better covered
similar income profile better local coverage

pop +1700 · adds rent coverage · income -$15K

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Gladstone (Carterton District) FAQ

Common questions
  1. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Gladstone (Carterton District)?

    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.

  2. How often is the Gladstone (Carterton District) 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.