Living in Ōpaheke: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 1,987 live property titles in Ōpaheke, Auckland are almost all freehold (91%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 151 (7.6%), slightly below the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 151
- Share of live titles
- 7.6%
- Live titles in total
- 1,987
- Auckland share
- 14.4%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Auckland
- 124 of 160
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 394 of 644
Ōpaheke at a glance
Where Ōpaheke differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: titles first issued since 2020 (higher than 97% of NZ suburbs).
Higher or lower is not better or worse. Sources and limits
Start here
What the data tells you
Recorded facts
- Ōpaheke is listed under Auckland.
- 1,987 live titles are recorded here, including 151 cross-lease titles (7.6%).
- 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 7.6% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 0.9% 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 Ōpaheke
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 1,807 | 90.9% |
| Cross lease | 151 | 7.6% |
| Unit title | 18 | 0.9% |
| Leasehold | 1 | 0.1% |
| Other record types | 10 | 0.5% |
| Total | 1,987 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Ōpaheke compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Ōpaheke is slightly lower than the national share (8.7%).
Across Auckland as a whole, the share is 14.4%; Ōpaheke 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 Ōpaheke are set up
Three-flat schemes are less common here (1%, against 12% nationally).
More schemes refer to more than one flats plan (48%, against 36% nationally), usually because a plan was redrawn.
Two-flat schemes are more common here (99% of schemes, against 76% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Ōpaheke | Auckland | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 77 | 39,589 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 98.7% | 73.7% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 1.3% | 14.0% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 0.0% | 12.0% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 1,012 m² | 961 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 506 m² | 418 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 27.3% | 23.0% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 10.4% | 19.2% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 3.9% | 5.5% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 48.1% | 42.1% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1988 | 1989 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 75 | 26,275 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Ōpaheke
Unit titles are 1% of Ōpaheke'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 2 units or fewer.
The unit-title share is in the lowest quarter of 160 in Auckland.
New titles in Ōpaheke since 2020
656 of Ōpaheke's current titles (33%) 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.
Most came recently: 477 since 2023.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 653 | 475 |
| Unit title | 0 | 0 |
| Cross-lease | 2 | 1 |
| Leasehold | 1 | 1 |
| 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 Ōpaheke
The typical building in Ōpaheke stands on ground sloping 2.3° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated).
The land rises from about 2 m to 290 m, and 21% of all of it, including reserves and gullies, is 15° or steeper.
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from Ōpaheke
0% of Ōpaheke's titles are within 200 m of the sea or harbour edge, 0% within 500 m and 2% within 1 km. The typical title is 1.6 km 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 Ōpaheke: 2023 Census
About 72% of Ōpaheke's titles are in the census area Ōpaheke (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Ōpaheke exactly.
Fewer workers walk or cycle to work in Ōpaheke than across Auckland: 1.7% against 4.2%.
Fewer households have no car in Ōpaheke than across Auckland: 3.3% against 6.8%.
Fewer workers commute by bus, train or ferry in Ōpaheke than across Auckland: 4.3% against 7.8%.
| Measure | Ōpaheke | Waihoehoe | Auckland whole council |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 3,237 | 2,079 | 1,656,486 |
| Change since 2018 | +12.9% | −0.1% | +5.4% |
| Change since 2013 | +24.9% | +7.1% | +17.0% |
| Median age | 32.5 | 43.2 | 35.9 |
| Households | 1,011 | 651 | 539,490 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 63.5% | 72.8% | 59.5% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 36.2% | 26.7% | 40.5% |
| Median household income | $115,200 | $146,500 | $116,800 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $580 | $650 | $540 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 5.7% | 10.9% | 8.8% |
| Ages | |||
| Under 15 | 23.2% | 17.0% | 19.2% |
| 15 to 29 | 21.5% | 17.9% | 20.9% |
| 30 to 64 | 45.3% | 50.4% | 46.5% |
| 65 and over | 9.9% | 14.9% | 13.3% |
| Where people came from | |||
| Born overseas | 29.0% | 25.6% | 42.9% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 19.6% | 8.6% | 19.6% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 50.2% | 41.1% | 45.0% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 4.4% | 2.5% | 5.6% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 22.9% | 13.1% | 21.1% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | |||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 21.7% | 22.1% | 32.9% |
| Employed full-time | 58.1% | 55.8% | 53.2% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 3.5% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 38.0% | 46.5% | 47.5% |
| Median personal income | $47,900 | $51,100 | $44,700 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | |||
| Work from home | 12.8% | 20.8% | 18.2% |
| Car, truck or van | 80.1% | 75.5% | 68.6% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 4.3% | 2.2% | 7.8% |
| Walk or cycle | 1.7% | 1.0% | 4.2% |
| Households and families | |||
| One-person households | 14.5% | 11.0% | 18.5% |
| Average people per household | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 3.3% | 0.5% | 6.8% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 10.0% | 3.8% | 8.8% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 48.9% | 41.8% | 47.2% |
| Couples without children | 28.6% | 44.4% | 35.5% |
| One-parent families | 22.5% | 13.8% | 17.3% |
| Homes | |||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 89.3% | 92.2% | 71.5% |
| Average bedrooms | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 74.1% | 61.9% | 66.3% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 23.6% | 15.3% | 20.1% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 20.0% | 12.7% | 17.4% |
Rents around Ōpaheke
New tenancies in Opaheke in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $670 a week (down 2.9% on a year earlier). That is close to the typical suburb in Auckland ($675), and slightly above the national median ($600).
| April–June 2026 | Opaheke | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $670 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $598–$735 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | −2.9% | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 21 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Ōpaheke
One school site lies inside Ōpaheke: Opaheke School (Full Primary).
- Opaheke School (Full Primary)
- Nearest school: Redhill School (2.1 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Drury Christian School (2.7 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Pukekohe Hospital (15.9 km)
School enrolment zones in Ōpaheke: a guide
Two secondary schools have a home zone covering most of Ōpaheke's titles: Rosehill College and Papakura High School.
- Opaheke School (primary, Years 1–8): about 85% of titles
- Rosehill Intermediate (intermediate, Years 7–8): about 80% of titles
- Papakura Intermediate (intermediate, Years 7–8): about 80% of titles
- Rosehill College (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Papakura High School (secondary): about 90% 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 Ōpaheke
40% of Ōpaheke's titles are within 400 m of a stop with a scheduled weekday service, well below Auckland as a whole (82%).
6% 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 528 m in a straight line from its nearest stop.
Timetable of Wednesday 30 September 2026, Auckland Transport. Sources and limits
Places of worship near Ōpaheke
No place of worship is mapped in OpenStreetMap inside Ōpaheke's boundary.
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Papakura Wesleyan Church, 2.3 km away
- Hindu: Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Bhuj - Auckland, New Zealand, 8.4 km away
- Muslim: Al Iqra Islamic Centre - (Takanini Islamic Centre), 5.8 km away
- Sikh: Gurdwara Dukh Niwaran Sahib Papakura New Zealand, 4.3 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 Ōpaheke
The closest match on the measures on this site is Poike in Tauranga City, nearest on schools, home ownership, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poike | Tauranga City | 14.2% | No data | 29.4 | schools, home ownership, distance to the coast |
| Temple View | Hamilton City | 8.0% | No data | 29.9 | schools, unit-title share, heat pumps |
| Tuakau | Waikato District | 3.4% | No data | 33.6 | heat pumps, recent movers within NZ, slope |
| Helensville | Auckland | 4.4% | No data | 36.9 | unit-title share, stand-alone houses, near a stop |
| Queenwood | Hamilton City | 9.2% | $640 | 38.5 | land per flat, elevation, stand-alone houses |
Questions
What is the rent in Ōpaheke?
New tenancies in Opaheke (the rent area for part of Ōpaheke) had a median rent of $670 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 $598 to $735.
What schools are in Ōpaheke?
LINZ maps 1 school site inside Ōpaheke: Opaheke School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Drury Christian School (2.7 km in a straight line). Secondary-school home zones covering most of its titles are Rosehill College and Papakura High School; check the school's own zone map for any address.