Living in Devonport: schools, census and property titles
The 2,879 live property titles in Devonport, Auckland are mostly freehold (68%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 613 (21.3%), well above the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 613
- Share of live titles
- 21.3%
- Live titles in total
- 2,879
- Auckland share
- 14.4%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Auckland
- 62 of 160
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 107 of 644
Devonport at a glance
Where Devonport differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: typical distance to the coast (lower than 95% of NZ suburbs); median age (higher than 90% of NZ suburbs); homes with a heat pump (lower than 90% 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
- Devonport is listed under Auckland.
- 2,879 live titles are recorded here, including 613 cross-lease titles (21.3%).
- The page includes 2023 Census context for the statistical area that represents this suburb.
Contextual observations
- Cross-lease titles make up 21.3% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 8.9% 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 Devonport
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 1,954 | 67.9% |
| Cross lease | 613 | 21.3% |
| Unit title | 255 | 8.9% |
| Leasehold | 7 | 0.2% |
| Other record types | 50 | 1.7% |
| Total | 2,879 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Devonport compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Devonport is about 2.4 times the national share (8.7%).
Across Auckland as a whole, the share is 14.4%; Devonport is higher than the overall Auckland share (14.4%).
How cross-leases in Devonport are set up
More schemes have four or more flats on one section (26%, against 11% nationally), up to 16.
Three-flat schemes are more common here (20%, against 12% nationally).
Separate exclusive-use areas are more common (8% of schemes, against 5% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Devonport | Auckland | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 205 | 39,589 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 53.7% | 73.7% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 19.5% | 14.0% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 26.3% | 12.0% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 921 m² | 961 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 329 m² | 418 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 25.4% | 23.0% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 16.6% | 19.2% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 7.8% | 5.5% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 38.0% | 42.1% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1984 | 1989 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 66 | 26,275 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Devonport
Unit titles are 9% of Devonport's titles, well below Auckland (15%) and slightly above New Zealand (8%). They belong to 49 developments, each run by a body corporate; half have 3 units or fewer.
New titles in Devonport since 2020
124 of Devonport's current titles (4%) 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 in the lowest quarter of 157 in Auckland.
16% are unit titles, in 5 developments; most of the rest are freehold.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 87 | 41 |
| Unit title | 20 | 12 |
| Cross-lease | 14 | 8 |
| Leasehold | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 3 | 2 |
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 Devonport
The typical building in Devonport stands on ground sloping 3.6° (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 Devonport
41% of Devonport's titles are within 200 m of the sea or harbour edge, 92% within 500 m and 100% within 1 km. The typical title is 240 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 Devonport: 2023 Census
Devonport's titles fall in 5 census areas (Stats NZ statistical areas). The 3 shown below hold 100% of its titles; their figures are shown side by side and are not added together.
More workers commute by bus, train or ferry in Devonport than across Auckland: 20.7% against 7.8%.
More workers walk or cycle to work in Devonport than across Auckland: 10.7% against 4.2%.
More residents are 65 or over in Devonport than across Auckland: 22.4% against 13.3%.
| Measure | Devonport 50% of titles | Cheltenham 30% of titles | Narrow Neck 20% of titles | Auckland whole council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 3,180 | 1,899 | 4,416 | 1,656,486 |
| Change since 2018 | −5.0% | −5.7% | +7.8% | +5.4% |
| Change since 2013 | −6.9% | −8.4% | +10.8% | +17.0% |
| Median age | 49 | 49.8 | 44.6 | 35.9 |
| Households | 1,275 | 786 | 1,641 | 539,490 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 71.5% | 75.6% | 70.7% | 59.5% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 28.7% | 24.4% | 29.3% | 40.5% |
| Median household income | $135,900 | $142,200 | $127,400 | $116,800 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $576 | $616 | $524 | $540 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 9.8% | 11.0% | 10.2% | 8.8% |
| Ages | ||||
| Under 15 | 14.3% | 16.6% | 18.6% | 19.2% |
| 15 to 29 | 17.1% | 13.9% | 15.4% | 20.9% |
| 30 to 64 | 46.2% | 44.4% | 44.1% | 46.5% |
| 65 and over | 22.4% | 25.1% | 21.8% | 13.3% |
| Where people came from | ||||
| Born overseas | 37.1% | 36.0% | 34.4% | 42.9% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 20.6% | 23.9% | 18.7% | 19.6% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 32.2% | 30.1% | 42.3% | 45.0% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 7.8% | 7.8% | 5.1% | 5.6% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 15.7% | 15.2% | 18.2% | 21.1% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | ||||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 50.7% | 53.7% | 45.1% | 32.9% |
| Employed full-time | 47.0% | 47.3% | 47.4% | 53.2% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 2.1% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 3.3% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 66.2% | 69.7% | 60.0% | 47.5% |
| Median personal income | $55,600 | $55,000 | $49,800 | $44,700 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | ||||
| Work from home | 28.4% | 27.6% | 27.1% | 18.2% |
| Car, truck or van | 39.0% | 41.4% | 49.1% | 68.6% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 20.7% | 21.6% | 14.5% | 7.8% |
| Walk or cycle | 10.7% | 8.1% | 7.1% | 4.2% |
| Households and families | ||||
| One-person households | 22.6% | 26.0% | 22.9% | 18.5% |
| Average people per household | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 7.5% | 5.7% | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 2.2% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 8.8% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 42.9% | 44.1% | 48.4% | 47.2% |
| Couples without children | 46.1% | 45.7% | 38.2% | 35.5% |
| One-parent families | 11.4% | 10.8% | 13.5% | 17.3% |
| Homes | ||||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 69.4% | 72.7% | 63.7% | 71.5% |
| Average bedrooms | 3 | 3.1 | 3 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 54.0% | 47.8% | 62.5% | 66.3% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 14.8% | 14.2% | 16.8% | 20.1% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 11.5% | 12.5% | 12.8% | 17.4% |
Schools and hospitals near Devonport
LINZ maps 2 school sites inside Devonport, among them Devonport Primary School (Contributing) and St Leo's Catholic School (Devonport) (Contributing).
- Devonport Primary School (Contributing)
- St Leo's Catholic School (Devonport) (Contributing)
- Nearest school: St Leo's Catholic School (Devonport) (0.4 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Takapuna Grammar School (2.5 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Auckland City Hospital (4.9 km)
School enrolment zones in Devonport: a guide
One secondary school has a home zone covering most of Devonport's titles: Takapuna Grammar School.
- Devonport School (primary, Years 1–6): about 80% of titles
- Stanley Bay School (primary, Years 1–6): about 30% of titles
- Vauxhall School (primary, Years 1–6): about 20% of titles
- Bayswater School (primary, Years 1–6): about 20% of titles
- Belmont School (Auckland) (primary, Years 1–6): about 20% of titles
- Belmont Intermediate (intermediate, Years 7–8): all or nearly all titles
- Takapuna Grammar School (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 Devonport
97% of Devonport's titles are within 400 m of a stop with a scheduled weekday service, slightly above Auckland as a whole (82%).
22% 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.
29% are within 800 m of a train station or ferry wharf.
The typical title is 117 m in a straight line from its nearest stop.
Timetable of Wednesday 30 September 2026, Auckland Transport. Sources and limits
Places of worship near Devonport
OpenStreetMap maps 6 places of worship inside Devonport (6 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Devonport Methodist Church & Centre, under 1 km away
- Hindu: Sri Radha Krishna Mandir, 6.3 km away
- Buddhist: Wat Phra Dhammakaya Auckland, 7.4 km away
- Muslim: AUT Masjid - Muslim Prayer Hall, 4.6 km away
- Sikh: Gurdwara Sahib North Shore, 7.1 km away
- Jewish: Auckland Hebrew Congregation, 5.2 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 Devonport
The closest match on the measures on this site is Narrow Neck in Auckland, nearest on slope, distance to the coast, elevation. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narrow Neck | Auckland | 25.5% | $720 | 44.6 | slope, distance to the coast, elevation |
| Stanley Point | Auckland | 11.9% | No data | 39.1 | distance to the coast, near a stop, slope |
| Eastbourne | Lower Hutt City | 5.9% | No data | 46.5 | distance to the coast, older residents, near a stop |
| Saint Heliers | Auckland | 33.6% | $880 | 48.4 | born overseas, distance to the coast, population change |
| Woburn | Lower Hutt City | 23.5% | $450 | 43.2 | home ownership, new titles, commuting by public transport |
Questions
What schools are in Devonport?
LINZ maps 2 school sites inside Devonport: Devonport Primary School and St Leo's Catholic School (Devonport). The nearest secondary school to its centre is Takapuna Grammar School (2.5 km in a straight line). The secondary-school home zone covering most of its titles is Takapuna Grammar School; check the school's own zone map for any address.