Living in Arkles Bay: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 526 live property titles in Arkles Bay, Auckland are mostly freehold (75%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 106 (20.2%), well above the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 106
- Share of live titles
- 20.2%
- Live titles in total
- 526
- Auckland share
- 14.4%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Auckland
- 67 of 160
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 121 of 644
Arkles Bay at a glance
Where Arkles Bay differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: typical distance to the coast (lower than 95% of NZ suburbs).
Higher or lower is not better or worse. Sources and limits
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What the data tells you
Recorded facts
- Arkles Bay is listed under Auckland.
- 526 live titles are recorded here, including 106 cross-lease titles (20.2%).
- The page includes 2023 Census context for the statistical area that represents this suburb.
- The page includes MBIE new-tenancy rent figures for April–June 2026.
Contextual observations
- Cross-lease titles make up 20.2% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 4.2% of recorded titles, so title structure can vary within the suburb.
- Public-transport figures describe how recorded titles sit near mapped stops. They do not describe a service from a particular property.
- Coast distance is a suburb-level map measure, not a flood or hazard assessment.
Questions worth investigating
- For any cross-lease property you consider, do the current title, flats plan and lease match what is built today?
- What do the LIM, council property file and a suitable inspection add for the specific address?
No data held for this suburb
- The core title, Census, rent, transport and coast measures used by this page are available.
Title mix in Arkles Bay
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 396 | 75.3% |
| Cross lease | 106 | 20.2% |
| Unit title | 22 | 4.2% |
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% |
| Other record types | 2 | 0.4% |
| Total | 526 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Arkles Bay compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Arkles Bay is about 2.3 times the national share (8.7%).
Across Auckland as a whole, the share is 14.4%; Arkles Bay is higher than the overall Auckland share (14.4%).
How cross-leases in Arkles Bay are set up
Three-flat schemes are less common here (2%, against 12% nationally).
Fewer schemes have four or more flats on one section (2%, against 11% nationally), up to 10.
Fewer leases include a garage (9% of schemes, against 28% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Arkles Bay | Auckland | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 53 | 39,589 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 96.2% | 73.7% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 1.9% | 14.0% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 1.9% | 12.0% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 829 m² | 961 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 414 m² | 418 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 9.4% | 23.0% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 0.0% | 19.2% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 15.1% | 5.5% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 62.3% | 42.1% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1995 | 1989 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 50 | 26,275 | 54,978 |
The lie of the land in Arkles Bay
The typical building in Arkles Bay stands on ground sloping 7.1° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated), in the steepest quarter of 160 in Auckland.
About 13% of its 599 measured buildings stand on ground of 15° or more.
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from Arkles Bay
56% of Arkles Bay's titles are within 200 m of the sea or harbour edge, 97% within 500 m and 100% within 1 km. The typical title is 190 m away.
Measured in a straight line from the centre of each title's land to the coastline on LINZ's 1:50k topographic map, which follows harbours and estuaries as well as the open coast; lakes and rivers are not included. Distance says nothing about beach access, views or exposure to coastal hazards; council hazard maps and the LIM describe those.
Who lives around Arkles Bay: 2023 Census
About 100% of Arkles Bay's titles are in the census area Wade Heads-Arkles Bay (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Arkles Bay exactly.
Fewer households have no car in Wade Heads-Arkles Bay than across Auckland: 1.4% against 6.8%.
Fewer workers walk or cycle to work in Wade Heads-Arkles Bay than across Auckland: 1.8% against 4.2%.
Fewer workers commute by bus, train or ferry in Wade Heads-Arkles Bay than across Auckland: 4.5% against 7.8%.
| Measure | Wade Heads-Arkles Bay | Auckland whole council |
|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 1,998 | 1,656,486 |
| Change since 2018 | +2.1% | +5.4% |
| Change since 2013 | +6.1% | +17.0% |
| Median age | 43.8 | 35.9 |
| Households | 705 | 539,490 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 81.3% | 59.5% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 19.1% | 40.5% |
| Median household income | $131,900 | $116,800 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $554 | $540 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 10.5% | 8.8% |
| Ages | ||
| Under 15 | 16.8% | 19.2% |
| 15 to 29 | 16.8% | 20.9% |
| 30 to 64 | 50.5% | 46.5% |
| 65 and over | 16.1% | 13.3% |
| Where people came from | ||
| Born overseas | 36.3% | 42.9% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 12.6% | 19.6% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 35.1% | 45.0% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 3.6% | 5.6% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 12.0% | 21.1% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | ||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 26.2% | 32.9% |
| Employed full-time | 56.3% | 53.2% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 2.3% | 3.3% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 48.6% | 47.5% |
| Median personal income | $50,700 | $44,700 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | ||
| Work from home | 24.2% | 18.2% |
| Car, truck or van | 69.0% | 68.6% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 4.5% | 7.8% |
| Walk or cycle | 1.8% | 4.2% |
| Households and families | ||
| One-person households | 14.9% | 18.5% |
| Average people per household | 2.8 | 3 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 1.4% | 6.8% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 2.2% | 8.8% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 46.4% | 47.2% |
| Couples without children | 43.4% | 35.5% |
| One-parent families | 10.2% | 17.3% |
| Homes | ||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 89.9% | 71.5% |
| Average bedrooms | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 68.9% | 66.3% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 13.7% | 20.1% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 10.0% | 17.4% |
Rents around Arkles Bay
New tenancies in Whangaparoa Central in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $600 a week (down 1.6% on a year earlier). That is slightly below the typical suburb in Auckland ($675), and close to the national median ($600); in the lowest quarter of 129 in Auckland.
| April–June 2026 | Whangaparoa Central | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $600 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $531–$790 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | −1.6% | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 24 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Arkles Bay
No school site lies inside Arkles Bay's boundary; the nearest is Whangaparaoa College, 1.3 km away in a straight line.
- Nearest school: Whangaparaoa College (1.3 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Whangaparaoa College (1.3 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: North Shore Hospital (15.5 km)
School enrolment zones in Arkles Bay: a guide
One secondary school has a home zone covering most of Arkles Bay's titles: Whangaparaoa College.
- Whangaparaoa School (Auckland) (primary, Years 1–6): all or nearly all titles
- Whangaparaoa College (secondary): all or nearly all titles
A guide only: check the school's own zone map for any address. Zones as at 14 July 2026. Sources and limits
Public transport in Arkles Bay
12% of Arkles Bay's titles are within 400 m of a stop with a scheduled weekday service, well below Auckland as a whole (82%).
12% are that close to a frequent stop (60 or more departures that day), well below the council (54%); in the lowest quarter of 160 in Auckland.
The typical title is 865 m in a straight line from its nearest stop.
Timetable of Wednesday 30 September 2026, Auckland Transport. Sources and limits
Places of worship near Arkles Bay
No place of worship is mapped in OpenStreetMap inside Arkles Bay's boundary.
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Whangaparaoa Baptist Church, under 1 km away
- Muslim: Hibiscus Coast Islamic Centre, 7.0 km away
Listed as facilities for access; not an indicator of who lives here. Sources and limits
Other suburbs in Auckland with many cross-leases
- Papatoetoe: 3,998 cross-lease titles (25.8%)
- Remuera: 3,046 cross-lease titles (26.7%)
- Mount Roskill: 2,891 cross-lease titles (28.3%)
- Mount Wellington: 2,700 cross-lease titles (24.1%)
- Glenfield: 2,347 cross-lease titles (36.6%)
- Epsom: 2,335 cross-lease titles (29.8%)
- New Lynn: 2,016 cross-lease titles (24.4%)
- Mount Eden: 2,005 cross-lease titles (20.7%)
Suburbs like Arkles Bay
The closest match on the measures on this site is Mellons Bay, Auckland in Auckland, nearest on slope, distance to the coast, commuting on foot or by bike. Closeness is arithmetic, not a rating. Sources and limits
| Suburb | Council | Cross-lease share of titles | Median weekly rent, new tenancies | Median age | Closest on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mellons Bay, Auckland | Auckland | 16.3% | $850 | 44.3 | slope, distance to the coast, commuting on foot or by bike |
| Matakatia | Auckland | 11.3% | No data | 49.6 | schools, distance to the coast, stand-alone houses |
| Camborne | Porirua City | 11.8% | No data | 40.9 | schools, distance to the coast, commuting on foot or by bike |
| Hatfields Beach | Auckland | 17.7% | No data | 43.7 | commuting by public transport, schools, distance to the coast |
| Matua | Tauranga City | 19.0% | No data | 45 | distance to the coast, home ownership, land per flat |
Questions
What is the rent in Arkles Bay?
New tenancies in Whangaparoa Central (the rent area for part of Arkles Bay) had a median rent of $600 a week in the April–June 2026 quarter (MBIE bond data, all dwelling types). These are rents agreed for new tenancies, not asking rents. The middle half of those rents ran from $531 to $790.
What schools are in Arkles Bay?
No school site lies inside Arkles Bay's boundary. The nearest school is Whangaparaoa College (1.3 km in a straight line). The secondary-school home zone covering most of its titles is Whangaparaoa College; check the school's own zone map for any address.