Living in Māngere: schools, census and property titles
The 6,399 live property titles in Māngere, Auckland are almost all freehold (80%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 205 (3.2%), well below the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 205
- Share of live titles
- 3.2%
- Live titles in total
- 6,399
- Auckland share
- 14.4%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Auckland
- joint 148 of 160
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 574 of 644
Māngere at a glance
Where Māngere differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: median age (lower than 97% of NZ suburbs); titles first issued since 2020 (higher than 94% 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
- Māngere is listed under Auckland.
- 6,399 live titles are recorded here, including 205 cross-lease titles (3.2%).
- The page includes 2023 Census context for the statistical area that represents this suburb.
Contextual observations
- Cross-lease titles make up 3.2% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 13.4% 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 Māngere
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 5,114 | 79.9% |
| Cross lease | 205 | 3.2% |
| Unit title | 859 | 13.4% |
| Leasehold | 146 | 2.3% |
| Other record types | 75 | 1.2% |
| Total | 6,399 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Māngere compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Māngere is well below the national share (8.7%).
Across Auckland as a whole, the share is 14.4%; Māngere 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 Māngere are set up
Carports appear in more leases (31% of schemes, against 13% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Māngere | Auckland | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 90 | 39,589 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 75.6% | 73.7% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 14.4% | 14.0% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 8.9% | 12.0% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 954 m² | 961 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 409 m² | 418 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 31.1% | 23.0% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 31.1% | 19.2% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 4.4% | 5.5% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 35.6% | 42.1% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1987 | 1989 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 59 | 26,275 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Māngere
Unit titles are 13% of Māngere's titles, slightly below Auckland (15%) and well above New Zealand (8%). They belong to 58 developments, each run by a body corporate; 3 have 50 or more units.
146 titles (2.3%) are leasehold, well above the national share (1.2%).
73 of them have a stated term that has ended or has under 10 years to run, which is worth reading closely in the lease.
Stated lease terms, as at 30 September 2026:
| Stated lease term | Titles |
|---|---|
| Stated term has ended | 63 |
| Under 10 years left | 10 |
| 10 to 50 years left | 0 |
| More than 50 years left | 0 |
| Term mentions renewal (including perpetually renewable) | 73 |
| Term not stated or not readable | 0 |
New titles in Māngere since 2020
1,466 of Māngere's current titles (23%) were first issued since 2020, above Auckland's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (16%) and well above New Zealand (12%).
That rate is in the highest quarter of 157 in Auckland.
33% are unit titles, in 21 developments; most of the rest are freehold.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 938 | 627 |
| Unit title | 480 | 362 |
| Cross-lease | 1 | 1 |
| Leasehold | 24 | 16 |
| Other | 23 | 15 |
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 Māngere
The typical building in Māngere stands on ground sloping 1.4° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated), in the flattest quarter of 160 in Auckland.
Nearly all of its 7,811 measured buildings (94%) stand on ground under 5°.
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from Māngere
6% of Māngere's titles are within 200 m of the sea or harbour edge, 21% within 500 m and 64% within 1 km. The typical title is 850 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 Māngere: 2023 Census
Māngere's titles fall in 9 census areas (Stats NZ statistical areas). The 4 shown below hold 64% of its titles; their figures are shown side by side and are not added together.
Fewer workers walk or cycle to work in Māngere North than across Auckland: 1.6% against 4.2%.
Fewer workers commute by bus, train or ferry in Māngere North than across Auckland: 3.5% against 7.8%.
Fewer residents are 65 or over in Māngere North than across Auckland: 6.3% against 13.3%.
| Measure | Māngere North 18% of titles | Māngere Central 16% of titles | Māngere South East 15% of titles | Māngere Mascot 14% of titles | Auckland whole council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 2,829 | 3,564 | 3,714 | 3,621 | 1,656,486 |
| Change since 2018 | −4.2% | −1.3% | −1.9% | −1.6% | +5.4% |
| Change since 2013 | +9.1% | +6.5% | +14.5% | +7.4% | +17.0% |
| Median age | 28.5 | 28.3 | 31.1 | 31 | 35.9 |
| Households | 723 | 804 | 834 | 762 | 539,490 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 31.1% | 36.6% | 55.4% | 39.8% | 59.5% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 69.3% | 63.1% | 44.6% | 60.6% | 40.5% |
| Median household income | $94,200 | $105,000 | $129,300 | $105,600 | $116,800 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $486 | $300 | $465 | $326 | $540 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 10.7% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 8.1% | 8.8% |
| Ages | |||||
| Under 15 | 23.6% | 26.1% | 21.6% | 24.5% | 19.2% |
| 15 to 29 | 29.2% | 26.4% | 26.6% | 24.3% | 20.9% |
| 30 to 64 | 40.9% | 38.6% | 43.8% | 38.8% | 46.5% |
| 65 and over | 6.3% | 8.9% | 8.1% | 12.4% | 13.3% |
| Where people came from | |||||
| Born overseas | 38.8% | 38.5% | 49.0% | 37.8% | 42.9% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 17.9% | 15.8% | 11.3% | 12.2% | 19.6% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 49.0% | 37.0% | 33.7% | 33.8% | 45.0% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 5.4% | 4.6% | 4.9% | 4.7% | 5.6% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 27.2% | 15.7% | 14.4% | 15.9% | 21.1% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | |||||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 16.8% | 9.7% | 17.2% | 9.3% | 32.9% |
| Employed full-time | 51.8% | 47.0% | 51.4% | 46.8% | 53.2% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 5.0% | 6.1% | 4.6% | 5.3% | 3.3% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 32.6% | 27.5% | 31.6% | 27.7% | 47.5% |
| Median personal income | $35,800 | $32,700 | $38,200 | $30,900 | $44,700 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | |||||
| Work from home | 9.0% | 8.5% | 13.1% | 8.8% | 18.2% |
| Car, truck or van | 85.0% | 83.8% | 83.2% | 85.7% | 68.6% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 3.5% | 4.8% | 2.0% | 3.5% | 7.8% |
| Walk or cycle | 1.6% | 1.7% | 0.5% | 1.6% | 4.2% |
| Households and families | |||||
| One-person households | 14.2% | 9.1% | 4.8% | 11.4% | 18.5% |
| Average people per household | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 9.0% | 6.9% | 3.1% | 12.7% | 6.8% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 28.3% | 33.6% | 22.0% | 28.6% | 8.8% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 41.6% | 48.8% | 53.0% | 44.8% | 47.2% |
| Couples without children | 23.8% | 15.3% | 25.0% | 18.7% | 35.5% |
| One-parent families | 34.6% | 35.5% | 22.0% | 36.9% | 17.3% |
| Homes | |||||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 58.2% | 82.5% | 86.0% | 82.7% | 71.5% |
| Average bedrooms | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 66.8% | 61.6% | 71.9% | 61.1% | 66.3% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 31.8% | 45.5% | 23.5% | 38.9% | 20.1% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 28.2% | 39.3% | 21.2% | 35.8% | 17.4% |
Schools and hospitals near Māngere
LINZ maps 10 school sites inside Māngere, among them Al-Madinah School (Composite) and Jean Batten School (Contributing).
- Al-Madinah School (Composite)
- Jean Batten School (Contributing)
- Mangere Central School (Full Primary)
- Mangere College (Secondary (Year 9-15))
- Nga Iwi School (Contributing)
- Rise UP Academy (Full Primary)
- Sir Douglas Bader Intermediate School (Intermediate)
- Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Mangere (Composite)
- Viscount School (Full Primary)
- Zayed College for Girls (Secondary (Year 7-15))
- Nearest school: Zayed College for Girls (0.6 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Zayed College for Girls (0.6 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Middlemore Hospital (5.3 km)
School enrolment zones in Māngere: a guide
One secondary school has a home zone covering most of Māngere's titles: Mangere College.
- Jean Batten School (primary, Years 1–6): about 20% of titles
- Mountain View School (primary, Years 1–6): about 20% of titles
- Nga Iwi School (primary, Years 1–6): about 15% of titles
- Mangere Central School (primary, Years 1–8): about 40% of titles
- Viscount School (primary, Years 1–8): about 30% of titles
- Koru School (primary, Years 1–8): about 10% of titles
- Sir Douglas Bader Intermediate (intermediate, Years 7–8): all or nearly all titles
- Southern Cross Campus (Yrs 9-15) (composite): about 15% of titles
- Mangere College (secondary): about 85% of titles
- Aorere 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 Māngere
83% of Māngere's titles are within 400 m of a stop with a scheduled weekday service, close to Auckland as a whole (82%).
74% are that close to a frequent stop (60 or more departures that day), above the council (54%).
The typical title is 185 m in a straight line from its nearest stop.
Timetable of Wednesday 30 September 2026, Auckland Transport. Sources and limits
Places of worship near Māngere
OpenStreetMap maps 24 places of worship inside Māngere (19 Christian, 1 Hindu, 2 Muslim, 2 other or not recorded).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: unnamed, under 1 km away
- Hindu: Chinmaya Mission, 2.1 km away
- Buddhist: Trashi Gomang Buddhist Centre, 3.8 km away
- Muslim: Al Maktoum Mosque, under 1 km away
- Sikh: Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha, 5.7 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 Māngere
The closest match on the measures on this site is Flat Bush in Auckland, nearest on land per flat, distance to the coast, slope. 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 | land per flat, distance to the coast, slope |
| Māngere East | Auckland | 11.0% | $570 | 31.7 | slope, schools, distance to the coast |
| Pukekohe | Auckland | 7.5% | No data | No data | schools, slope, land per flat |
| Papatoetoe | Auckland | 25.8% | No data | No data | distance to the coast, slope, land per flat |
| Favona | Auckland | 3.4% | $570 | 27.5 | older residents, distance to the coast, cross-lease share |
Questions
What schools are in Māngere?
LINZ maps 10 school sites inside Māngere, including Al-Madinah School, Jean Batten School and Mangere Central School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Zayed College for Girls (0.6 km in a straight line). The secondary-school home zone covering most of its titles is Mangere College; check the school's own zone map for any address.