Living in Matakatia: schools, census and property titles
The 345 live property titles in Matakatia, Auckland are almost all freehold (89%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 39 (11.3%), above the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 39
- Share of live titles
- 11.3%
- Live titles in total
- 345
- Auckland share
- 14.4%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Auckland
- 109 of 160
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 293 of 644
Matakatia at a glance
Where Matakatia differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: typical distance to the coast (lower than 95% of NZ suburbs); median age (higher than 92% 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
- Matakatia is listed under Auckland.
- 345 live titles are recorded here, including 39 cross-lease titles (11.3%).
- The page includes 2023 Census context for the statistical area that represents this suburb.
Contextual observations
- Cross-lease titles make up 11.3% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- 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 Matakatia
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 306 | 88.7% |
| Cross lease | 39 | 11.3% |
| Unit title | 0 | 0.0% |
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% |
| Other record types | 0 | 0.0% |
| Total | 345 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Matakatia compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Matakatia is higher than the national share (8.7%).
Across Auckland as a whole, the share is 14.4%; Matakatia is lower than the overall Auckland share (14.4%).
How cross-leases in Matakatia are set up
Three-flat schemes are less common here (5%, against 12% nationally).
Separate exclusive-use areas are more common (10% of schemes, against 5% nationally).
Fewer leases include a garage (14% of schemes, against 28% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Matakatia | Auckland | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 21 | 39,589 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 95.2% | 73.7% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 4.8% | 14.0% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 0.0% | 12.0% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 946 m² | 961 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 473 m² | 418 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 14.3% | 23.0% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 9.5% | 19.2% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 9.5% | 5.5% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 61.9% | 42.1% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1987 | 1989 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 20 | 26,275 | 54,978 |
New titles in Matakatia since 2020
18 of Matakatia's current titles (5%) 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.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 15 | 4 |
| Unit title | 0 | 0 |
| Cross-lease | 3 | 1 |
| Leasehold | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 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 Matakatia
The typical building in Matakatia stands on ground sloping 6.5° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated), in the steepest quarter of 160 in Auckland.
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from Matakatia
44% of Matakatia's titles are within 200 m of the sea or harbour edge, 88% within 500 m and 100% within 1 km. The typical title is 220 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 Matakatia: 2023 Census
About 97% of Matakatia's titles are in the census area Tindalls-Matakatia (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Matakatia exactly.
Fewer workers walk or cycle to work in Tindalls-Matakatia than across Auckland: 0.9% against 4.2%.
Fewer households have no car in Tindalls-Matakatia than across Auckland: 2.2% against 6.8%.
Fewer workers commute by bus, train or ferry in Tindalls-Matakatia than across Auckland: 4.1% against 7.8%.
| Measure | Tindalls-Matakatia | Auckland whole council |
|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 1,938 | 1,656,486 |
| Change since 2018 | −2.0% | +5.4% |
| Change since 2013 | +10.8% | +17.0% |
| Median age | 49.6 | 35.9 |
| Households | 717 | 539,490 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 78.2% | 59.5% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 21.8% | 40.5% |
| Median household income | $114,300 | $116,800 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $566 | $540 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 14.3% | 8.8% |
| Ages | ||
| Under 15 | 15.2% | 19.2% |
| 15 to 29 | 13.9% | 20.9% |
| 30 to 64 | 46.4% | 46.5% |
| 65 and over | 24.5% | 13.3% |
| Where people came from | ||
| Born overseas | 33.4% | 42.9% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 12.6% | 19.6% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 37.1% | 45.0% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 4.6% | 5.6% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 12.1% | 21.1% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | ||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 28.0% | 32.9% |
| Employed full-time | 47.4% | 53.2% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 1.5% | 3.3% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 52.3% | 47.5% |
| Median personal income | $43,200 | $44,700 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | ||
| Work from home | 31.7% | 18.2% |
| Car, truck or van | 62.2% | 68.6% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 4.1% | 7.8% |
| Walk or cycle | 0.9% | 4.2% |
| Households and families | ||
| One-person households | 17.5% | 18.5% |
| Average people per household | 2.6 | 3 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 2.2% | 6.8% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 2.6% | 8.8% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 39.9% | 47.2% |
| Couples without children | 51.0% | 35.5% |
| One-parent families | 9.6% | 17.3% |
| Homes | ||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 90.1% | 71.5% |
| Average bedrooms | 3.5 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 64.5% | 66.3% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 12.9% | 20.1% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 9.3% | 17.4% |
Schools and hospitals near Matakatia
No school site lies inside Matakatia's boundary; the nearest is Wentworth College, 1.3 km away in a straight line.
- Nearest school: Wentworth College (1.3 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Wentworth College (1.3 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: North Shore Hospital (18.1 km)
School enrolment zones in Matakatia: a guide
One secondary school has a home zone covering most of Matakatia's titles: Whangaparaoa College.
- Whangaparaoa School (Auckland) (primary, Years 1–6): all or nearly all titles
- Whangaparaoa College (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 Matakatia
56% of Matakatia's titles are within 400 m of a stop with a scheduled weekday service, below Auckland as a whole (82%).
49% are that close to a frequent stop (60 or more departures that day), slightly below the council (54%).
24% are within 800 m of a train station or ferry wharf.
The typical title is 367 m in a straight line from its nearest stop.
Timetable of Wednesday 30 September 2026, Auckland Transport. Sources and limits
Places of worship near Matakatia
No place of worship is mapped in OpenStreetMap inside Matakatia's boundary.
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Manly Methodist Church, 1.7 km away
- Muslim: Hibiscus Coast Islamic Centre, 10.0 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 Matakatia
The closest match on the measures on this site is Hatfields Beach in Auckland, nearest on unit-title share, schools, distance to the coast. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatfields Beach | Auckland | 17.7% | No data | 43.7 | unit-title share, schools, distance to the coast |
| Tindalls Beach | Auckland | 16.0% | No data | 49.6 | unit-title share, median age, children |
| Mellons Bay, Auckland | Auckland | 16.3% | $850 | 44.3 | distance to the coast, recent movers within NZ, elevation |
| Red Beach | Auckland | 15.9% | No data | 47.1 | distance to the coast, home ownership, recent movers within NZ |
| Arkles Bay | Auckland | 20.2% | $600 | 43.8 | schools, distance to the coast, stand-alone houses |
Questions
What schools are in Matakatia?
No school site lies inside Matakatia's boundary. The nearest school is Wentworth College (1.3 km in a straight line). The secondary-school home zone covering most of its titles is Whangaparaoa College; check the school's own zone map for any address.