Living in Hillpark: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 1,653 live property titles in Hillpark, Auckland are mostly freehold (77%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 253 (15.3%), well above the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 253
- Share of live titles
- 15.3%
- Live titles in total
- 1,653
- Auckland share
- 14.4%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Auckland
- 90 of 160
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 199 of 644
Hillpark at a glance
Higher or lower is not better or worse. Sources and limits
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What the data tells you
Recorded facts
- Hillpark is listed under Auckland.
- 1,653 live titles are recorded here, including 253 cross-lease titles (15.3%).
- 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 15.3% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 7.2% 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 Hillpark
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 1,265 | 76.5% |
| Cross lease | 253 | 15.3% |
| Unit title | 119 | 7.2% |
| Leasehold | 5 | 0.3% |
| Other record types | 11 | 0.7% |
| Total | 1,653 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Hillpark compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Hillpark is about 1.8 times the national share (8.7%).
Across Auckland as a whole, the share is 14.4%; Hillpark is close to the overall Auckland share (14.4%).
How cross-leases in Hillpark are set up
Three-flat schemes are more common here (20%, against 12% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Hillpark | Auckland | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 101 | 39,589 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 68.3% | 73.7% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 19.8% | 14.0% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 11.9% | 12.0% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 1,007 m² | 961 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 426 m² | 418 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 23.8% | 23.0% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 14.9% | 19.2% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 5.0% | 5.5% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 37.6% | 42.1% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1987 | 1989 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 63 | 26,275 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Hillpark
Unit titles are 7% of Hillpark's titles, well below Auckland (15%) and slightly below New Zealand (8%). They belong to 11 developments, each run by a body corporate; half have 3 units or fewer.
New titles in Hillpark since 2020
196 of Hillpark's current titles (12%) were first issued since 2020, below Auckland's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (16%) and close to New Zealand (12%).
41% are unit titles, in 3 developments; most of the rest are freehold.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 109 | 86 |
| Unit title | 80 | 0 |
| Cross-lease | 2 | 0 |
| Leasehold | 2 | 1 |
| Other | 3 | 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 Hillpark
The typical building in Hillpark 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 Hillpark
Hillpark is inland: the typical title is 3.1 km from the sea or harbour edge, and fewer than 1 in 2,000 titles are within 1 km of it.
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 Hillpark: 2023 Census
Hillpark's titles fall in 4 census areas (Stats NZ statistical areas). The 3 shown below hold 96% of its titles; their figures are shown side by side and are not added together.
Fewer workers walk or cycle to work in Hillpark South than across Auckland: 1.1% against 4.2%.
Fewer workers commute by bus, train or ferry in Hillpark South than across Auckland: 4.6% against 7.8%.
Fewer workers work from home in Hillpark South than across Auckland: 12.1% against 18.2%.
| Measure | Hillpark South 46% of titles | Hillpark North 39% of titles | Wiri East 12% of titles | Auckland whole council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 3,126 | 2,472 | 2,136 | 1,656,486 |
| Change since 2018 | −2.9% | +0.6% | +28.1% | +5.4% |
| Change since 2013 | +10.6% | +12.9% | +47.7% | +17.0% |
| Median age | 34 | 34.3 | 29.9 | 35.9 |
| Households | 939 | 702 | 612 | 539,490 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 58.1% | 64.5% | 31.9% | 59.5% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 41.5% | 35.0% | 68.6% | 40.5% |
| Median household income | $110,100 | $131,700 | $82,900 | $116,800 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $530 | $560 | $270 | $540 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 9.7% | 5.6% | 21.3% | 8.8% |
| Ages | ||||
| Under 15 | 21.6% | 20.0% | 25.3% | 19.2% |
| 15 to 29 | 20.6% | 21.4% | 25.0% | 20.9% |
| 30 to 64 | 46.1% | 47.2% | 44.1% | 46.5% |
| 65 and over | 11.8% | 11.2% | 5.8% | 13.3% |
| Where people came from | ||||
| Born overseas | 40.7% | 39.6% | 41.4% | 42.9% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 17.8% | 16.5% | 10.8% | 19.6% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 43.2% | 38.9% | 49.4% | 45.0% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 5.6% | 4.8% | 3.9% | 5.6% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 21.0% | 17.1% | 22.6% | 21.1% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | ||||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 23.5% | 24.5% | 19.8% | 32.9% |
| Employed full-time | 54.5% | 57.4% | 51.1% | 53.2% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 3.3% | 3.2% | 6.4% | 3.3% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 37.3% | 38.1% | 32.6% | 47.5% |
| Median personal income | $43,100 | $47,000 | $35,800 | $44,700 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | ||||
| Work from home | 12.1% | 14.2% | 10.9% | 18.2% |
| Car, truck or van | 80.5% | 79.9% | 81.4% | 68.6% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 4.6% | 3.3% | 5.0% | 7.8% |
| Walk or cycle | 1.1% | 1.8% | 1.2% | 4.2% |
| Households and families | ||||
| One-person households | 18.3% | 14.8% | 13.6% | 18.5% |
| Average people per household | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 6.8% | 4.2% | 10.9% | 6.8% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 13.5% | 15.2% | 25.1% | 8.8% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 51.1% | 52.1% | 41.9% | 47.2% |
| Couples without children | 29.5% | 30.5% | 21.6% | 35.5% |
| One-parent families | 19.3% | 17.8% | 35.9% | 17.3% |
| Homes | ||||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 70.5% | 84.2% | 67.8% | 71.5% |
| Average bedrooms | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 71.0% | 64.6% | 73.6% | 66.3% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 25.4% | 26.0% | 26.5% | 20.1% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 21.9% | 24.0% | 23.4% | 17.4% |
Rents around Hillpark
New tenancies in Hillpark South in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $540 a week (down 9.2% on a year earlier). That is below the typical suburb in Auckland ($675), and slightly below the national median ($600); in the lowest quarter of 129 in Auckland.
| April–June 2026 | Hillpark South 46% of titles | Hillpark North 39% of titles | Wiri East 12% of titles | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $540 | $650 | $600 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $153–$670 | $500–$790 | $465–$634 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | −9.2% | +4.0% | +4.3% | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 36 | 18 | 36 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Hillpark
One school site lies inside Hillpark: Hillpark School (Contributing).
- Hillpark School (Contributing)
- Nearest school: Hillpark School (0.1 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Manurewa High School (1.6 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Middlemore Hospital (7.5 km)
School enrolment zones in Hillpark: a guide
One secondary school has a home zone covering most of Hillpark's titles: Manurewa High School.
- Hillpark School (primary, Years 1–6): about 80% of titles
- Manurewa Central School (primary, Years 1–6): about 20% of titles
- Greenmeadows Intermediate (intermediate, Years 7–8): all or nearly all titles
- Manurewa High School (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Alfriston College (secondary): about 30% of 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 Hillpark
100% of Hillpark's titles are within 400 m of a stop with a scheduled weekday service, above Auckland as a whole (82%).
52% are that close to a frequent stop (60 or more departures that day), close to the council (54%).
23% are within 800 m of a train station or ferry wharf.
The typical title is 226 m in a straight line from its nearest stop.
Timetable of Wednesday 30 September 2026, Auckland Transport. Sources and limits
Places of worship near Hillpark
No place of worship is mapped in OpenStreetMap inside Hillpark's boundary.
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Praise Be, The New Testament Assembly of God, under 1 km away
- Hindu: Shiv Mandir, 2.6 km away
- Buddhist: Wat Dipadhammarama, 3.6 km away
- Muslim: Masjid Ayesha, under 1 km away
- Sikh: Nanaksar Sikh Temple, under 1 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 Hillpark
The closest match on the measures on this site is Glendene in Auckland, nearest on schools, heat pumps, older residents. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glendene | Auckland | 13.9% | $650 | 35.3 | schools, heat pumps, older residents |
| Sunnyvale | Auckland | 14.7% | $600 | 33.7 | born overseas, median age, near a stop |
| Weymouth | Auckland | 16.9% | $655 | 31.4 | schools, new titles, commuting on foot or by bike |
| Rānui, Auckland | Auckland | 10.3% | $600 | 31.4 | commuting on foot or by bike, population change, distance to the coast |
| Pakuranga Heights | Auckland | 13.9% | $700 | 36 | land per flat, working from home, slope |
Questions
What is the rent in Hillpark?
New tenancies in Hillpark South (the rent area for part of Hillpark) had a median rent of $540 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 $153 to $670.
What schools are in Hillpark?
LINZ maps 1 school site inside Hillpark: Hillpark School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Manurewa High School (1.6 km in a straight line). The secondary-school home zone covering most of its titles is Manurewa High School; check the school's own zone map for any address.