Living in Manurewa East: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 1,151 live property titles in Manurewa East, Auckland are mostly freehold (73%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 170 (14.8%), well above the national share of 8.7%.
Manurewa East cross-lease titles
- Cross-lease titles
- 170
- Share of live titles
- 14.8%
- Live titles in total
- 1,151
- Auckland share
- 14.4%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Auckland
- joint 94 of 160
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 208 of 644
Manurewa East at a glance
Where Manurewa East differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: titles first issued since 2020 (higher than 98% of NZ suburbs); median age (lower 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
- Manurewa East is listed under Auckland.
- 1,151 live titles are recorded here, including 170 cross-lease titles (14.8%).
- 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 14.8% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 10.9% 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
- The core title, Census, rent, transport and coast measures used by this page are available.
Title mix in Manurewa East
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 844 | 73.3% |
| Cross lease | 170 | 14.8% |
| Unit title | 126 | 10.9% |
| Leasehold | 1 | 0.1% |
| Other record types | 10 | 0.9% |
| Total | 1,151 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Manurewa East compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Manurewa East is about 1.7 times the national share (8.7%).
Across Auckland as a whole, the share is 14.4%; Manurewa East is close to the overall Auckland share (14.4%).
How cross-leases in Manurewa East are set up
Separate exclusive-use areas are less common (2% of schemes, against 5% nationally).
More schemes have four or more flats on one section (21%, against 11% nationally), up to 8.
More leases include a garage (43% of schemes, against 28% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Manurewa East | Auckland | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 67 | 39,589 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 64.2% | 73.7% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 14.9% | 14.0% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 20.9% | 12.0% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 1,012 m² | 961 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 445 m² | 418 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 43.3% | 23.0% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 19.4% | 19.2% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 1.5% | 5.5% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 43.3% | 42.1% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1987 | 1989 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 43 | 26,275 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Manurewa East
Unit titles are 11% of Manurewa East's titles, below Auckland (15%) and above New Zealand (8%). They belong to 10 developments, each run by a body corporate; half have 8 units or fewer.
New titles in Manurewa East since 2020
443 of Manurewa East's current titles (38%) 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 in the highest quarter of 157 in Auckland.
25% are unit titles, in 6 developments; most of the rest are freehold.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 326 | 269 |
| Unit title | 109 | 34 |
| Cross-lease | 1 | 1 |
| Leasehold | 1 | 0 |
| Other | 6 | 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 Manurewa East
The typical building in Manurewa East 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 Manurewa East
Manurewa East is inland: the typical title is 2.0 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 Manurewa East: 2023 Census
About 82% of Manurewa East's titles are in the census area Manurewa East (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Manurewa East exactly.
Fewer workers walk or cycle to work in Manurewa East than across Auckland: 1.3% against 4.2%.
Fewer adults hold a degree in Manurewa East than across Auckland: 13.5% against 32.9%.
More households have no car in Manurewa East than across Auckland: 14.6% against 6.8%.
| Measure | Manurewa East | Hillpark South | Auckland whole council |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 3,102 | 3,126 | 1,656,486 |
| Change since 2018 | +6.7% | −2.9% | +5.4% |
| Change since 2013 | +23.8% | +10.6% | +17.0% |
| Median age | 31.2 | 34 | 35.9 |
| Households | 867 | 939 | 539,490 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 33.2% | 58.1% | 59.5% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 67.1% | 41.5% | 40.5% |
| Median household income | $84,500 | $110,100 | $116,800 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $470 | $530 | $540 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 7.3% | 9.7% | 8.8% |
| Ages | |||
| Under 15 | 22.7% | 21.6% | 19.2% |
| 15 to 29 | 25.0% | 20.6% | 20.9% |
| 30 to 64 | 42.7% | 46.1% | 46.5% |
| 65 and over | 9.8% | 11.8% | 13.3% |
| Where people came from | |||
| Born overseas | 37.5% | 40.7% | 42.9% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 16.1% | 17.8% | 19.6% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 51.9% | 43.2% | 45.0% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 5.4% | 5.6% | 5.6% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 27.0% | 21.0% | 21.1% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | |||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 13.5% | 23.5% | 32.9% |
| Employed full-time | 49.7% | 54.5% | 53.2% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 6.8% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 30.1% | 37.3% | 47.5% |
| Median personal income | $35,200 | $43,100 | $44,700 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | |||
| Work from home | 9.9% | 12.1% | 18.2% |
| Car, truck or van | 82.0% | 80.5% | 68.6% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 6.2% | 4.6% | 7.8% |
| Walk or cycle | 1.3% | 1.1% | 4.2% |
| Households and families | |||
| One-person households | 21.1% | 18.3% | 18.5% |
| Average people per household | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 14.6% | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 20.5% | 13.5% | 8.8% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 44.7% | 51.1% | 47.2% |
| Couples without children | 25.7% | 29.5% | 35.5% |
| One-parent families | 30.1% | 19.3% | 17.3% |
| Homes | |||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 74.9% | 70.5% | 71.5% |
| Average bedrooms | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 70.2% | 71.0% | 66.3% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 28.2% | 25.4% | 20.1% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 25.0% | 21.9% | 17.4% |
Rents around Manurewa East
New tenancies in Manurewa East in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $660 a week (down 5.4% on a year earlier). That is close to the typical suburb in Auckland ($675), and slightly above the national median ($600).
| April–June 2026 | Manurewa East | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $660 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $610–$700 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | −5.4% | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 27 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Manurewa East
LINZ maps 2 school sites inside Manurewa East, among them Greenmeadows Intermediate (Intermediate) and Manurewa East School (Contributing).
- Greenmeadows Intermediate (Intermediate)
- Manurewa East School (Contributing)
- Nearest school: Greenmeadows Intermediate (0.3 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Manukau Christian School (0.6 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Middlemore Hospital (8.9 km)
School enrolment zones in Manurewa East: a guide
One secondary school has a home zone covering most of Manurewa East's titles: Alfriston College.
- Manurewa East School (primary, Years 1–6): about 90% of titles
- Manurewa Central School (primary, Years 1–6): about 10% of titles
- Greenmeadows Intermediate (intermediate, Years 7–8): all or nearly all titles
- Alfriston College (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Manurewa High School (secondary): about 20% 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 Manurewa East
96% of Manurewa East's titles are within 400 m of a stop with a scheduled weekday service, slightly above Auckland as a whole (82%).
84% are that close to a frequent stop (60 or more departures that day), well above the council (54%); in the highest quarter of 160 in Auckland.
75% are within 800 m of a train station or ferry wharf.
The typical title is 205 m in a straight line from its nearest stop.
Timetable of Wednesday 30 September 2026, Auckland Transport. Sources and limits
Places of worship near Manurewa East
OpenStreetMap maps 1 place of worship inside Manurewa East (1 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Bread of Life Assembly of God, under 1 km away
- Hindu: Shiv Mandir, 1.3 km away
- Buddhist: Wat Dipadhammarama, 3.8 km away
- Muslim: Masjid Ayesha, 2.0 km away
- Sikh: Nanaksar Sikh Temple, 1.5 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 Manurewa East
The closest match on the measures on this site is Point England in Auckland, nearest on schools, distance to a hospital, median age. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point England | Auckland | 5.3% | $565 | 31 | schools, distance to a hospital, median age |
| Glen Innes | Auckland | 4.7% | $720 | 31.9 | born overseas, elevation, children |
| Māngere Bridge | Auckland | 12.9% | $650 | 32.1 | older residents, near a frequent stop, commuting on foot or by bike |
| Rosehill | Auckland | 4.8% | $660 | 31.7 | rent, working from home, commuting on foot or by bike |
| Rānui, Auckland | Auckland | 10.3% | $600 | 31.4 | distance to the coast, near a stop, commuting on foot or by bike |
Questions
What is the rent in Manurewa East?
New tenancies in the Manurewa East rent area had a median rent of $660 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 $610 to $700.
What schools are in Manurewa East?
LINZ maps 2 school sites inside Manurewa East: Greenmeadows Intermediate and Manurewa East School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Manukau Christian School (0.6 km in a straight line). The secondary-school home zone covering most of its titles is Alfriston College; check the school's own zone map for any address.