Living in Mellons Bay, Auckland: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 1,319 live property titles in Mellons Bay, Auckland are almost all freehold (81%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 215 (16.3%), well above the national share of 8.7%.
Mellons Bay, Auckland cross-lease titles
- Cross-lease titles
- 215
- Share of live titles
- 16.3%
- Live titles in total
- 1,319
- Auckland share
- 14.4%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Auckland
- 84 of 160
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 188 of 644
Mellons Bay at a glance
Where Mellons Bay differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: median weekly rent, new tenancies (higher than 96% 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
- Mellons Bay is listed under Auckland.
- 1,319 live titles are recorded here, including 215 cross-lease titles (16.3%).
- 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 16.3% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 2.2% 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 Mellons Bay
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 1,065 | 80.7% |
| Cross lease | 215 | 16.3% |
| Unit title | 29 | 2.2% |
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% |
| Other record types | 10 | 0.8% |
| Total | 1,319 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Mellons Bay compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Mellons Bay is about 1.9 times the national share (8.7%).
Across Auckland as a whole, the share is 14.4%; Mellons Bay is slightly higher than the overall Auckland share (14.4%).
How cross-leases in Mellons Bay are set up
Fewer leases include a garage (15% of schemes, against 28% nationally).
Separate exclusive-use areas are more common (9% of schemes, against 5% nationally).
More schemes refer to more than one flats plan (62%, against 36% nationally), usually because a plan was redrawn.
| Scheme structure | Mellons Bay | Auckland | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 91 | 39,589 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 76.9% | 73.7% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 15.4% | 14.0% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 7.7% | 12.0% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 1,092 m² | 961 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 507 m² | 418 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 15.4% | 23.0% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 15.4% | 19.2% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 8.8% | 5.5% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 61.5% | 42.1% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1988 | 1989 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 69 | 26,275 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Mellons Bay
Unit titles are 2% of Mellons Bay's titles, well below Auckland (15%) and well below New Zealand (8%). They belong to 9 developments, each run by a body corporate; half have 3 units or fewer.
The unit-title share is in the lowest quarter of 160 in Auckland.
New titles in Mellons Bay since 2020
63 of Mellons Bay'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 | 58 | 20 |
| Unit title | 0 | 0 |
| Cross-lease | 5 | 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 Mellons Bay
The typical building in Mellons Bay stands on ground sloping 7.1° (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 Mellons Bay
25% of Mellons Bay's titles are within 200 m of the sea or harbour edge, 69% within 500 m and 100% within 1 km. The typical title is 380 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 Mellons Bay: 2023 Census
About 98% of Mellons Bay's titles are in the census area Mellons Bay (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Mellons Bay exactly.
Fewer households have no car in Mellons Bay than across Auckland: 2.3% against 6.8%.
Fewer workers walk or cycle to work in Mellons Bay than across Auckland: 1.5% against 4.2%.
Fewer workers commute by bus, train or ferry in Mellons Bay than across Auckland: 4.9% against 7.8%.
| Measure | Mellons Bay | Auckland whole council |
|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 3,990 | 1,656,486 |
| Change since 2018 | −0.7% | +5.4% |
| Change since 2013 | +8.4% | +17.0% |
| Median age | 44.3 | 35.9 |
| Households | 1,353 | 539,490 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 77.2% | 59.5% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 23.1% | 40.5% |
| Median household income | $143,000 | $116,800 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $600 | $540 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 5.7% | 8.8% |
| Ages | ||
| Under 15 | 17.5% | 19.2% |
| 15 to 29 | 17.2% | 20.9% |
| 30 to 64 | 46.5% | 46.5% |
| 65 and over | 18.8% | 13.3% |
| Where people came from | ||
| Born overseas | 45.7% | 42.9% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 15.6% | 19.6% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 37.2% | 45.0% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 15.7% | 21.1% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | ||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 39.2% | 32.9% |
| Employed full-time | 48.8% | 53.2% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 1.7% | 3.3% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 57.3% | 47.5% |
| Median personal income | $49,200 | $44,700 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | ||
| Work from home | 22.4% | 18.2% |
| Car, truck or van | 70.6% | 68.6% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 4.9% | 7.8% |
| Walk or cycle | 1.5% | 4.2% |
| Households and families | ||
| One-person households | 15.2% | 18.5% |
| Average people per household | 3 | 3 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 2.3% | 6.8% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 2.7% | 8.8% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 53.7% | 47.2% |
| Couples without children | 36.6% | 35.5% |
| One-parent families | 9.7% | 17.3% |
| Homes | ||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 84.3% | 71.5% |
| Average bedrooms | 3.6 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 66.0% | 66.3% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 16.2% | 20.1% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 14.4% | 17.4% |
Rents around Mellons Bay
New tenancies in Mellons Bay in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $850 a week (up 13.3% on a year earlier). That is above the typical suburb in Auckland ($675), and above the national median ($600); in the highest quarter of 129 in Auckland.
| April–June 2026 | Mellons Bay | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $850 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $785–$1,025 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | +13.3% | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 15 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Mellons Bay
One school site lies inside Mellons Bay: Mellons Bay School (Contributing).
- Mellons Bay School (Contributing)
- Nearest school: Mellons Bay School (0.1 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Macleans College (1.4 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Middlemore Hospital (11.7 km)
School enrolment zones in Mellons Bay: a guide
Two secondary schools have a home zone covering most of Mellons Bay's titles: Sancta Maria College and Macleans College.
- Mellons Bay School (primary, Years 1–6): all or nearly all titles
- Star of the Sea School (Howick) (primary, Years 1–6): about 80% of titles
- Howick Intermediate (intermediate, Years 7–8): about 65% of titles
- Bucklands Beach Intermediate (intermediate, Years 7–8): about 35% of titles
- Somerville Intermediate School (intermediate, Years 7–8): about 10% of titles
- Sancta Maria College (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Macleans College (secondary): about 90% of titles
- Howick College (secondary): about 10% 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 Mellons Bay
35% of Mellons Bay's titles are within 400 m of a stop with a scheduled weekday service, well below Auckland as a whole (82%).
27% are that close to a frequent stop (60 or more departures that day), well below the council (54%); in the lowest quarter of 160 in Auckland.
The typical title is 508 m in a straight line from its nearest stop.
Timetable of Wednesday 30 September 2026, Auckland Transport. Sources and limits
Places of worship near Mellons Bay
OpenStreetMap maps 1 place of worship inside Mellons Bay (1 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, under 1 km away
- Buddhist: Oneness Buddhist Temple, 4.2 km away
- Muslim: Islamic Ahlulbayt Foundation of New Zealand, 4.3 km away
- Sikh: Gurdwara Sahib, 9.2 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 Mellons Bay
The closest match on the measures on this site is Farm Cove in Auckland, nearest on distance to the coast, degrees, commuting by public transport. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farm Cove | Auckland | 27.5% | $770 | 43 | distance to the coast, degrees, commuting by public transport |
| Matakatia | Auckland | 11.3% | No data | 49.6 | distance to the coast, recent movers within NZ, elevation |
| Hatfields Beach | Auckland | 17.7% | No data | 43.7 | distance to the coast, elevation, land per flat |
| Arkles Bay | Auckland | 20.2% | $600 | 43.8 | slope, distance to the coast, commuting on foot or by bike |
| Goodwood Heights | Auckland | 10.7% | $785 | 36.7 | schools, population change, new titles |
Questions
What is the rent in Mellons Bay, Auckland?
New tenancies in the Mellons Bay rent area had a median rent of $850 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 $785 to $1,025.
What schools are in Mellons Bay, Auckland?
LINZ maps 1 school site inside Mellons Bay: Mellons Bay School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Macleans College (1.4 km in a straight line). Secondary-school home zones covering most of its titles are Sancta Maria College and Macleans College; check the school's own zone map for any address.