Living in Hobsonville: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 7,491 live property titles in Hobsonville, Auckland are almost all freehold (80%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 34 (0.5%), well below the national share of 8.7%.
Hobsonville cross-lease titles
- Cross-lease titles
- 34
- Share of live titles
- 0.5%
- Live titles in total
- 7,491
- Auckland share
- 14.4%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Auckland
- 160 of 160
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- 642 of 644
Hobsonville at a glance
Where Hobsonville differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: cross-lease share of titles (lower than 99% of NZ suburbs); titles first issued since 2020 (higher than 99% of NZ suburbs).
Higher or lower is not better or worse. Sources and limits
Start here
What the data tells you
Recorded facts
- Hobsonville is listed under Auckland.
- 7,491 live titles are recorded here, including 34 cross-lease titles (0.5%).
- 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 0.5% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 18.3% 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 Hobsonville
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 5,984 | 79.9% |
| Cross lease | 34 | 0.5% |
| Unit title | 1,373 | 18.3% |
| Leasehold | 5 | 0.1% |
| Other record types | 95 | 1.3% |
| Total | 7,491 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Hobsonville compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Hobsonville is well below the national share (8.7%).
Across Auckland as a whole, the share is 14.4%; Hobsonville is well below the overall Auckland share (14.4%).
Its cross-lease share is the lowest of 160 in Auckland (among suburbs with an indexed page on this site).
How cross-leases in Hobsonville are set up
Carports appear in fewer leases (6% of schemes, against 13% nationally).
Fewer leases include a garage (19% of schemes, against 28% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Hobsonville | Auckland | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 16 | 39,589 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 87.5% | 73.7% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 0.0% | 14.0% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 12.5% | 12.0% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 954 m² | 961 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 419 m² | 418 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 18.8% | 23.0% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 6.2% | 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) | 31.2% | 42.1% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1990 | 1989 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 11 | 26,275 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Hobsonville
Unit titles are 18% of Hobsonville's titles, above Auckland (15%) and well above New Zealand (8%). They belong to 78 developments, each run by a body corporate; 5 have 50 or more units.
The unit-title share is in the highest quarter of 160 in Auckland.
New titles in Hobsonville since 2020
3,128 of Hobsonville's current titles (42%) were first issued since 2020, well above Auckland's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (16%) and well above New Zealand (12%).
That rate is 2nd highest of 157 in Auckland.
25% are unit titles, in 49 developments; most of the rest are freehold.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 2,296 | 1,098 |
| Unit title | 784 | 471 |
| Cross-lease | 0 | 0 |
| Leasehold | 2 | 0 |
| Other | 46 | 24 |
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 Hobsonville
The typical building in Hobsonville stands on ground sloping 1.7° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated), in the flattest quarter of 160 in Auckland.
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from Hobsonville
31% of Hobsonville's titles are within 200 m of the sea or harbour edge, 79% within 500 m and 100% within 1 km. The typical title is 340 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 Hobsonville: 2023 Census
Hobsonville's titles fall in 7 census areas (Stats NZ statistical areas). The 4 shown below hold 98% of its titles; their figures are shown side by side and are not added together.
Fewer households have no car in Hobsonville Point Park than across Auckland: 2.9% against 6.8%.
Fewer homes are stand-alone houses in Hobsonville Point Park than across Auckland: 33.6% against 71.5%.
Fewer workers walk or cycle to work in Hobsonville Point Park than across Auckland: 2.2% against 4.2%.
| Measure | Hobsonville Point Park 34% of titles | Hobsonville Point Catalina Bay 25% of titles | Hobsonville Scott Point 24% of titles | Hobsonville 15% of titles | Auckland whole council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 5,562 | 3,483 | 3,156 | 1,827 | 1,656,486 |
| Change since 2018 | +164.1% | +126.3% | +2465.9% | +42.6% | +5.4% |
| Change since 2013 | +766.4% | +5177.3% | +2994.1% | +107.1% | +17.0% |
| Median age | 34.5 | 35.4 | 32.8 | 36.8 | 35.9 |
| Households | 2,049 | 1,398 | 897 | 612 | 539,490 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 76.4% | 74.9% | 76.6% | 71.1% | 59.5% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 23.7% | 25.5% | 23.1% | 28.9% | 40.5% |
| Median household income | $133,000 | $143,900 | $159,500 | $131,300 | $116,800 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $650 | $670 | $830 | $690 | $540 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 9.8% | 7.0% | 8.0% | 6.0% | 8.8% |
| Ages | |||||
| Under 15 | 22.6% | 22.3% | 24.3% | 19.2% | 19.2% |
| 15 to 29 | 15.0% | 13.5% | 18.4% | 17.1% | 20.9% |
| 30 to 64 | 50.6% | 53.1% | 49.3% | 49.8% | 46.5% |
| 65 and over | 11.7% | 10.9% | 7.8% | 14.0% | 13.3% |
| Where people came from | |||||
| Born overseas | 49.8% | 42.7% | 58.5% | 45.9% | 42.9% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 18.7% | 19.5% | 18.6% | 17.8% | 19.6% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 67.1% | 66.2% | 81.8% | 57.5% | 45.0% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 7.1% | 6.5% | 7.5% | 5.5% | 5.6% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 26.5% | 22.7% | 32.2% | 20.0% | 21.1% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | |||||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 52.2% | 50.2% | 49.3% | 36.2% | 32.9% |
| Employed full-time | 64.5% | 65.6% | 63.3% | 57.7% | 53.2% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 1.7% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 3.3% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 62.7% | 64.8% | 59.0% | 54.3% | 47.5% |
| Median personal income | $65,000 | $72,400 | $58,300 | $52,800 | $44,700 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | |||||
| Work from home | 26.6% | 26.6% | 22.6% | 21.8% | 18.2% |
| Car, truck or van | 60.8% | 60.7% | 68.8% | 68.4% | 68.6% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 9.6% | 9.9% | 5.7% | 6.8% | 7.8% |
| Walk or cycle | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 4.2% |
| Households and families | |||||
| One-person households | 20.7% | 20.4% | 7.4% | 18.1% | 18.5% |
| Average people per household | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3 | 3 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 2.9% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.6% | 6.8% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 3.3% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 8.8% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 49.1% | 46.7% | 55.7% | 47.6% | 47.2% |
| Couples without children | 40.8% | 42.3% | 33.2% | 41.2% | 35.5% |
| One-parent families | 10.3% | 11.0% | 11.1% | 10.6% | 17.3% |
| Homes | |||||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 33.6% | 30.1% | 78.6% | 72.5% | 71.5% |
| Average bedrooms | 2.8 | 2.7 | 4 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 80.1% | 85.4% | 82.9% | 78.2% | 66.3% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 9.0% | 20.1% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 2.3% | 2.2% | 3.2% | 9.4% | 17.4% |
Rents around Hobsonville
New tenancies in Hobsonville Point in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $700 a week (up 0.0% on a year earlier). That is close to the typical suburb in Auckland ($675), and slightly above the national median ($600).
| April–June 2026 | Hobsonville Point 83% of titles | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $700 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $630–$820 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | +0.0% | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 156 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Hobsonville
LINZ maps 4 school sites inside Hobsonville, among them Hobsonville Point Primary School (Full Primary) and Hobsonville Point Secondary School (Secondary (Year 9-15)).
- Hobsonville Point Primary School (Full Primary)
- Hobsonville Point Secondary School (Secondary (Year 9-15))
- Hobsonville School (Full Primary)
- Scott Point School (Full Primary)
- Nearest school: Hobsonville Point Secondary School (0.5 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Hobsonville Point Secondary School (0.5 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Waitakere Hospital (8.1 km)
School enrolment zones in Hobsonville: a guide
One secondary school has a home zone covering most of Hobsonville's titles: Hobsonville Point Secondary School.
- St Paul's School (Massey) (primary, Years 1–6): all or nearly all titles
- Hobsonville Point Primary School (primary, Years 1–8): about 50% of titles
- Scott Point School (primary, Years 1–8): about 35% of titles
- Hobsonville School (primary, Years 1–8): about 15% of titles
- Hobsonville Point Secondary 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 Hobsonville
64% of Hobsonville's titles are within 400 m of a stop with a scheduled weekday service, below Auckland as a whole (82%).
44% are that close to a frequent stop (60 or more departures that day), slightly below the council (54%).
14% are within 800 m of a train station or ferry wharf.
The typical title is 275 m in a straight line from its nearest stop.
Timetable of Wednesday 30 September 2026, Auckland Transport. Sources and limits
Places of worship near Hobsonville
OpenStreetMap maps 1 place of worship inside Hobsonville (1 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Hobsonville Church, under 1 km away
- Hindu: Shree Sanatan Dharam Hanuman Mandir, 4.3 km away
- Buddhist: Korean Buddhist Temple, 6.5 km away
- Muslim: Dawate Islam NZ Trust - Birkdale House, 4.4 km away
- Sikh: Gurdwara Sahib North Shore, 7.8 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 Hobsonville
The closest match on the measures on this site is Flat Bush in Auckland, nearest on cross-lease share, slope, distance to a hospital. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Bush | Auckland | 0.8% | No data | No data | cross-lease share, slope, distance to a hospital |
| Takanini | Auckland | 5.8% | $690 | 31.6 | land per flat, distance to the coast, elevation |
| Papakura | Auckland | 16.8% | No data | No data | distance to the coast, elevation, slope |
| Mount Wellington | Auckland | 24.1% | No data | No data | distance to the coast, elevation, unit-title share |
| Wallaceville | Upper Hutt City | 14.8% | $650 | 36.6 | heat pumps, new titles, home ownership |
Questions
What is the rent in Hobsonville?
New tenancies in Hobsonville Point (the rent area for part of Hobsonville) had a median rent of $700 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 $630 to $820.
What schools are in Hobsonville?
LINZ maps 4 school sites inside Hobsonville, including Hobsonville Point Primary School, Hobsonville Point Secondary School and Hobsonville School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Hobsonville Point Secondary School (0.5 km in a straight line). The secondary-school home zone covering most of its titles is Hobsonville Point Secondary School; check the school's own zone map for any address.