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Miramar North NZ

Miramar North is in Wellington, New Zealand, with population 1,353.

The read

Growth-momentum

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$705/wk
1/01/2021 → 1/01/2026 · 20 periods
Tenancy Services · 1/01/2026
$785
$258
1/01/20211/01/2026
Why it fits

Approvals activity points to active development pressure. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

Median rent
$710/wk
Income-stretched rent market
D8 vs NZ
Population
1,353
1K local footprint
D3 vs NZ
Income
$45K/yr
Median personal income
D7 vs NZ
NZDep
Decile 6
Mid-range deprivation
D6 vs NZ
Schools
1
matched school context

Area prices & affordability

Median sale price
$850K
-2.8% over 5yr
1.2%YoY
Lower quartile
$702K
Entry-level price
House Price Index
2,544
QV-based HPI
19.3%5yr
Income to buy
6.4x
Years of median income
Annual sales
2,398
Transactions, TA

Mortgage serviceability

at the 5.69% 2-year fixed rate
Monthly repayment
$3,942/mo
20% deposit, 30-year P&I
Repayment burden
35%
of gross household income
Stress level
Stretched
<30% comfortable · >45% severe
Years to deposit
8.5 yrs
20% deposit at 15% savings

Monthly repayment by fixed term

Floating · 6.15%
$4,143
1-year fixed · 5.26%
$3,759
2-year fixed · 5.69%
$3,942
3-year fixed · 5.86%
$4,016

A territorial-authority estimate: the Wellington 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 Miramar North-specific or borrower-specific figure.

Price trend

1yr -3.1%5yr -23.8%
QV House Price Index (Jan 2007 = 1000)

QV House Price Index for the Wellington 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 Wellington 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 Miramar North, not a Miramar North-specific sale price.

Rent trend depth

Rent cycle positionRents recovering
Low · 2024Peak · 2021

10.2% below peak rent · 173.3% above its low

Rent growth (compound)3-yr +13.7%/yr · 5-yr -2.1%/yr

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

Personal income

$45K personal · yr-8.2% vs Wellington suburb median
Personal income distribution (Census 2023 · annual)
$10,000 or less
132
$10,001-$20,000
111
$20,001-$30,000
159
$30,001-$50,000
180
$50,001-$70,000
159
$70,001-$100,000
147
$100,001 or more
201

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

Home ownership over three censuses-2.5pp since 2013
2013
61% owned
2018
58% owned
2023
59% owned

6.6% of private dwellings were unoccupied on 2023 census night (holiday homes, empty rentals, and vacant stock).

Dwelling condition (occupied dwellings, self-reported)

29% damp (+6pp vs 2018) and 22% 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

209,800 people · 2023218,100 by 2033 (+4.0%)

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

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,786
Total incidents11,727· 2026-05
  • Assault1,52243%
  • Burglary1,68248%
  • Robbery1284%
  • Sexual Assault1825%

Natural hazards

Earthquake exposure
High
Proximity to active faults
Nearest active fault
1.6 km
Evans Bay Fault

Earthquake exposure is the distance from Miramar North'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

2
active listings · ~1.5 per 1,000 residents
100%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
50%
run by multi-listing operators

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

Total1
Students230
State1
  • Miramar North SchoolContributing · State

Livability

61/ 100 livability index

Top 39% most liveable of 1,902New Zealand suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 61% of New Zealand districts
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access38
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

Dgrade · 27/100 · top 73% of 65New Zealand districts
Peer distributionstronger than 27% of New Zealand districts
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth0
Rental yield45
Stability89

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

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

Latest consents
9
0 houses · 9 units
800.0%YoY D8 vs NZ

Employment

Employed residents
738
Was 663 in 2018
11.3%vs 2018 D3 vs NZ

Full data detail

Miramar North Wellington — Property Data and Demographics

Miramar North is a small community in Wellington with a population of 1,353 and a median age of 36. Median personal income is $45K 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 663 in 2018 to 738 in 2023 (+11.3%), 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 Miramar North is $710 (710 houses, 550 units). This represents approximately 83% of median weekly personal income.

Livability indicators for Miramar North: NZDep decile 6 (moderate deprivation); 1 school with avg EQI 380; 13 transport stops (13 bus).

In 2026, Miramar North recorded 9 building approvals (0 houses, 9 units), up 800% year-on-year.

Market & money
Livability signalsHeuristics
Rent Affordability83% Stretched
School QualityEQI 380 Above Average
DeprivationDecile 6· Moderate
Transport Access13 stops· Some Access
Development+800% Accelerating
Rental marketMBIE
Median rent · wk(1/01/2026)$710
House · wk$710
Unit · wk$550
Rent / income82.6%
Lodgements24
DevelopmentStats NZ
Consents (2026)9
Units9
YoY change+800%
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 23
Population1,353
Median age36
Household size
HH income · yr
Personal income · yr$44,700
Deprivation (NZDep)NZDep23
Less deprived6/10
NZDep score1002

1 = least deprived · 10 = most deprived

EthnicityCensus 23
European822
Asian273
Pacific Peoples180
Māori156
MELAA99
Top industriesCensus 23
Public Administration and Safety111
Professional, Scientific and Technical69
Health Care and Social Assistance69
Information Media66
Accommodation and Food57
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining2
TransportGTFS
Bus stops13
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Miramar North carries 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.

Miramar North FAQ

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

    The median weekly rent in Miramar North is $710/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 Miramar North?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 83% 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 Miramar North?

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

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Miramar North?

    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 Miramar North 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.