Living in Dannemora: schools, census and property titles
The 1,280 live property titles in Dannemora, Auckland are mostly freehold (74%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 90 (7.0%), slightly below the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 90
- Share of live titles
- 7.0%
- Live titles in total
- 1,280
- Auckland share
- 14.4%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Auckland
- 128 of 160
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 409 of 644
Dannemora at a glance
Where Dannemora differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: titles first issued since 2020 (lower than 99% of NZ suburbs); median age (higher than 93% 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
- Dannemora is listed under Auckland.
- 1,280 live titles are recorded here, including 90 cross-lease titles (7.0%).
- The page includes 2023 Census context for the statistical area that represents this suburb.
Contextual observations
- Cross-lease titles make up 7.0% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 18.9% 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
- A usable MBIE new-tenancy rent figure is not available for this suburb.
Title mix in Dannemora
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 947 | 74.0% |
| Cross lease | 90 | 7.0% |
| Unit title | 242 | 18.9% |
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% |
| Other record types | 1 | 0.1% |
| Total | 1,280 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Dannemora compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Dannemora is slightly lower than the national share (8.7%).
Across Auckland as a whole, the share is 14.4%; Dannemora is well below the overall Auckland share (14.4%).
Its cross-lease share is in the lowest quarter of 160 in Auckland (among suburbs with an indexed page on this site).
How cross-leases in Dannemora are set up
Fewer schemes have four or more flats on one section (2%, against 11% nationally), up to 10.
Fewer schemes refer to more than one flats plan (20%, against 36% nationally), usually because a plan was redrawn.
The schemes are newer than the national median: half have their earliest current title from 1997 or before (New Zealand: 1988).
| Scheme structure | Dannemora | Auckland | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 46 | 39,589 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 97.8% | 73.7% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 0.0% | 14.0% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 2.2% | 12.0% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 905 m² | 961 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 452 m² | 418 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 0.0% | 23.0% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 0.0% | 19.2% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 0.0% | 5.5% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 19.6% | 42.1% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1997 | 1989 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 45 | 26,275 | 54,978 |
New titles in Dannemora since 2020
10 of Dannemora's current titles (1%) were first issued since 2020, well below Auckland's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (16%) and well below New Zealand (12%).
That rate is joint lowest of 157 in Auckland.
Most came recently: 8 since 2023.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 10 | 8 |
| Unit title | 0 | 0 |
| Cross-lease | 0 | 0 |
| Leasehold | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
New titles include cross-leases converted to freehold and titles re-issued; they are not a count of new homes. Sources and limits
The lie of the land in Dannemora
The typical building in Dannemora stands on ground sloping 2.3° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated).
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from Dannemora
0% of Dannemora's titles are within 200 m of the sea or harbour edge, 0% within 500 m and 34% within 1 km. The typical title is 1.2 km 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 Dannemora: 2023 Census
Dannemora's titles fall in 5 census areas (Stats NZ statistical areas). The 2 shown below hold 96% of its titles; their figures are shown side by side and are not added together.
Fewer workers commute by bus, train or ferry in Dannemora North-Shamrock Park than across Auckland: 3.0% against 7.8%.
More residents are 65 or over in Dannemora North-Shamrock Park than across Auckland: 31.4% against 13.3%.
Fewer households have no car in Dannemora North-Shamrock Park than across Auckland: 4.6% against 6.8%.
| Measure | Dannemora North-Shamrock Park 51% of titles | Dannemora South 46% of titles | Auckland whole council |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 2,397 | 1,872 | 1,656,486 |
| Change since 2018 | −5.3% | −2.2% | +5.4% |
| Change since 2013 | +14.1% | +1.6% | +17.0% |
| Median age | 50.1 | 42.7 | 35.9 |
| Households | 768 | 582 | 539,490 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 85.9% | 72.2% | 59.5% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 14.1% | 27.8% | 40.5% |
| Median household income | $98,800 | $129,500 | $116,800 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $780 | $720 | $540 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 7.5% | 4.9% | 8.8% |
| Ages | |||
| Under 15 | 14.0% | 16.2% | 19.2% |
| 15 to 29 | 15.5% | 18.9% | 20.9% |
| 30 to 64 | 39.2% | 47.4% | 46.5% |
| 65 and over | 31.4% | 17.5% | 13.3% |
| Where people came from | |||
| Born overseas | 54.4% | 56.8% | 42.9% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 9.8% | 14.8% | 19.6% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 33.3% | 32.6% | 45.0% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 5.1% | 7.1% | 5.6% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 13.6% | 16.1% | 21.1% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | |||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 31.9% | 34.7% | 32.9% |
| Employed full-time | 36.9% | 50.1% | 53.2% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 1.5% | 1.7% | 3.3% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 54.2% | 48.3% | 47.5% |
| Median personal income | $32,500 | $44,000 | $44,700 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | |||
| Work from home | 22.3% | 19.1% | 18.2% |
| Car, truck or van | 72.0% | 74.8% | 68.6% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 3.0% | 2.5% | 7.8% |
| Walk or cycle | 2.4% | 2.5% | 4.2% |
| Households and families | |||
| One-person households | 19.4% | 9.0% | 18.5% |
| Average people per household | 3 | 3.2 | 3 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 4.6% | 2.2% | 6.8% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 2.8% | 3.7% | 8.8% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 49.8% | 53.8% | 47.2% |
| Couples without children | 41.4% | 33.9% | 35.5% |
| One-parent families | 8.8% | 12.4% | 17.3% |
| Homes | |||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 71.3% | 94.9% | 71.5% |
| Average bedrooms | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 68.5% | 67.8% | 66.3% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 8.9% | 10.2% | 20.1% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 9.7% | 11.2% | 17.4% |
Schools and hospitals near Dannemora
One school site lies inside Dannemora: Point View School (Contributing).
- Point View School (Contributing)
- Nearest school: Point View School (0.3 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Botany Downs Secondary College (0.9 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Middlemore Hospital (8.2 km)
School enrolment zones in Dannemora: a guide
Two secondary schools have a home zone covering most of Dannemora's titles: Sancta Maria College and Botany Downs Secondary College.
- Point View School (primary, Years 1–6): all or nearly all titles
- Star of the Sea School (Howick) (primary, Years 1–6): all or nearly all titles
- Somerville Intermediate School (intermediate, Years 7–8): all or nearly all titles
- Sancta Maria College (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Botany Downs Secondary 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 Dannemora
79% of Dannemora's titles are within 400 m of a stop with a scheduled weekday service, close to Auckland as a whole (82%).
6% 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 181 m in a straight line from its nearest stop.
Timetable of Wednesday 30 September 2026, Auckland Transport. Sources and limits
Places of worship near Dannemora
OpenStreetMap maps 2 places of worship inside Dannemora (2 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: NewHope Community Church, under 1 km away
- Hindu: Shree Swaminarayan Temple, 8.0 km away
- Buddhist: Oneness Buddhist Temple, 2.5 km away
- Muslim: Islamic Ahlulbayt Foundation of New Zealand, 2.7 km away
- Sikh: Gurdwara Sahib, 6.5 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 Dannemora
The closest match on the measures on this site is Bethlehem in Tauranga City, nearest on distance to the coast, slope, household income. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethlehem | Tauranga City | 2.8% | $800 | 49.1 | distance to the coast, slope, household income |
| Golflands | Auckland | 18.2% | $780 | 44 | commuting on foot or by bike, schools, land per flat |
| Half Moon Bay, Auckland | Auckland | 23.9% | $655 | 44.6 | schools, distance to the coast, stand-alone houses |
| Ōhope | Whakatane District | 12.9% | $550 | 55.7 | land per flat, schools, degrees |
| Green Bay | Auckland | 15.0% | No data | 46.3 | elevation, distance to a hospital, distance to the coast |
Questions
What schools are in Dannemora?
LINZ maps 1 school site inside Dannemora: Point View School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Botany Downs Secondary College (0.9 km in a straight line). Secondary-school home zones covering most of its titles are Sancta Maria College and Botany Downs Secondary College; check the school's own zone map for any address.