Living in Oneroa: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 1,781 live property titles in Oneroa, Auckland are almost all freehold (95%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 32 (1.8%), well below the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 32
- Share of live titles
- 1.8%
- Live titles in total
- 1,781
- Auckland share
- 14.4%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Auckland
- joint 154 of 160
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 617 of 644
Oneroa at a glance
Where Oneroa differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: titles first issued since 2020 (lower than 97% of NZ suburbs); cross-lease share of titles (lower than 96% of NZ suburbs); median age (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
- Oneroa is listed under Auckland.
- 1,781 live titles are recorded here, including 32 cross-lease titles (1.8%).
- 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 1.8% 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 Oneroa
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 1,699 | 95.4% |
| Cross lease | 32 | 1.8% |
| Unit title | 40 | 2.2% |
| Leasehold | 1 | 0.1% |
| Other record types | 9 | 0.5% |
| Total | 1,781 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Oneroa compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Oneroa is well below the national share (8.7%).
Across Auckland as a whole, the share is 14.4%; Oneroa 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 Oneroa are set up
Separate exclusive-use areas are more common (24% of schemes, against 5% nationally).
More land per flat than is typical in New Zealand: about 811 m² per flat, against 408 m².
Two-flat schemes are more common here (100% of schemes, against 76% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Oneroa | Auckland | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 17 | 39,589 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 100.0% | 73.7% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 0.0% | 14.0% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 0.0% | 12.0% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 1,622 m² | 961 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 811 m² | 418 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 29.4% | 23.0% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 0.0% | 19.2% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 23.5% | 5.5% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 35.3% | 42.1% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1991 | 1989 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 17 | 26,275 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Oneroa
Unit titles are 2% of Oneroa's titles, well below Auckland (15%) and well below New Zealand (8%). They belong to 8 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 Oneroa since 2020
38 of Oneroa's current titles (2%) 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 | 31 | 16 |
| Unit title | 4 | 4 |
| Cross-lease | 2 | 2 |
| Leasehold | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 1 |
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 Oneroa
The typical building in Oneroa stands on ground sloping 9.1° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated), 2nd steepest of 160 in Auckland.
About 18% of its 2,654 measured buildings stand on ground of 15° or more.
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from Oneroa
38% of Oneroa's titles are within 200 m of the sea or harbour edge, 86% within 500 m and 100% within 1 km. The typical title is 250 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 Oneroa: 2023 Census
Oneroa's titles fall in 3 census areas (Stats NZ statistical areas). The 2 shown below hold 97% of its titles; their figures are shown side by side and are not added together.
More residents are 65 or over in Oneroa West than across Auckland: 29.2% against 13.3%.
More workers walk or cycle to work in Oneroa West than across Auckland: 9.1% against 4.2%.
More people live alone in Oneroa West than across Auckland: 34.1% against 18.5%.
| Measure | Oneroa West 58% of titles | Oneroa East-Palm Beach 38% of titles | Auckland whole council |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 1,344 | 1,242 | 1,656,486 |
| Change since 2018 | −6.3% | −1.0% | +5.4% |
| Change since 2013 | −5.7% | +5.3% | +17.0% |
| Median age | 53.1 | 51.2 | 35.9 |
| Households | 585 | 495 | 539,490 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 72.3% | 78.2% | 59.5% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 27.7% | 21.8% | 40.5% |
| Median household income | $87,100 | $94,500 | $116,800 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $500 | $550 | $540 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 39.8% | 47.6% | 8.8% |
| Ages | |||
| Under 15 | 11.8% | 11.8% | 19.2% |
| 15 to 29 | 10.3% | 11.1% | 20.9% |
| 30 to 64 | 48.7% | 48.8% | 46.5% |
| 65 and over | 29.2% | 28.7% | 13.3% |
| Where people came from | |||
| Born overseas | 33.8% | 32.9% | 42.9% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 23.8% | 24.1% | 19.6% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 44.1% | 45.1% | 45.0% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 7.6% | 8.0% | 5.6% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 17.2% | 18.0% | 21.1% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | |||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 40.9% | 40.0% | 32.9% |
| Employed full-time | 42.0% | 43.7% | 53.2% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 1.8% | 1.6% | 3.3% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 53.5% | 52.8% | 47.5% |
| Median personal income | $39,300 | $41,100 | $44,700 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | |||
| Work from home | 33.3% | 29.9% | 18.2% |
| Car, truck or van | 43.6% | 42.0% | 68.6% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 13.2% | 21.2% | 7.8% |
| Walk or cycle | 9.1% | 4.8% | 4.2% |
| Households and families | |||
| One-person households | 34.1% | 27.5% | 18.5% |
| Average people per household | 2.1 | 2.2 | 3 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 6.6% | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 4.9% | 3.1% | 8.8% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 27.6% | 29.7% | 47.2% |
| Couples without children | 62.9% | 59.5% | 35.5% |
| One-parent families | 10.3% | 11.7% | 17.3% |
| Homes | |||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 88.6% | 95.5% | 71.5% |
| Average bedrooms | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 60.1% | 55.7% | 66.3% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 14.2% | 20.1% | 20.1% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 11.5% | 14.6% | 17.4% |
Rents around Oneroa
New tenancies in Oneroa West in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $720 a week (up 10.8% on a year earlier). That is close to the typical suburb in Auckland ($675), and above the national median ($600).
| April–June 2026 | Oneroa West 58% of titles | Oneroa East-Palm Beach 38% of titles | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $720 | $750 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $690–$975 | $620–$850 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | +10.8% | — | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 12 | 15 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Oneroa
One school site lies inside Oneroa: Fossil Bay School (Full Primary).
- Fossil Bay School (Full Primary)
- Nearest school: Fossil Bay School (0.9 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Waiheke High School (3.0 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: North Shore Hospital (21.9 km)
Being near a school does not mean being in its zone: check its enrolment scheme. Sources and limits
Public transport in Oneroa
81% of Oneroa's titles are within 400 m of a stop with a scheduled weekday service, close to Auckland as a whole (82%).
45% are that close to a frequent stop (60 or more departures that day), slightly below the council (54%).
The typical title is 184 m in a straight line from its nearest stop.
Timetable of Wednesday 30 September 2026, Auckland Transport. Sources and limits
Places of worship near Oneroa
OpenStreetMap maps 2 places of worship inside Oneroa (2 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Saint Pauls Presbyterian Church, 1.0 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 Oneroa
The closest match on the measures on this site is Ostend in Auckland, nearest on schools, distance to the coast, elevation. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ostend | Auckland | 2.6% | $650 | 46.2 | schools, distance to the coast, elevation |
| Tindalls Beach | Auckland | 16.0% | No data | 49.6 | distance to the coast, born overseas, elevation |
| Matakatia | Auckland | 11.3% | No data | 49.6 | distance to the coast, elevation, born overseas |
| Gulf Harbour | Auckland | 1.8% | $650 | 44.3 | cross-lease share, distance to the coast, elevation |
| Hatfields Beach | Auckland | 17.7% | No data | 43.7 | distance to the coast, elevation, population change |
Questions
What is the rent in Oneroa?
New tenancies in Oneroa West (the rent area for part of Oneroa) had a median rent of $720 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 $690 to $975.
What schools are in Oneroa?
LINZ maps 1 school site inside Oneroa: Fossil Bay School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Waiheke High School (3.0 km in a straight line). Being near a school does not mean being in its zone.