Living in Parakai: schools, census and property titles
The 471 live property titles in Parakai, Auckland are mostly freehold (69%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 118 (25.1%), well above the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 118
- Share of live titles
- 25.1%
- Live titles in total
- 471
- Auckland share
- 14.4%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Auckland
- 44 of 160
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- 65 of 644
Parakai at a glance
Higher or lower is not better or worse. Sources and limits
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What the data tells you
Recorded facts
- Parakai is listed under Auckland.
- 471 live titles are recorded here, including 118 cross-lease titles (25.1%).
- The page includes 2023 Census context for the statistical area that represents this suburb.
Contextual observations
- Cross-lease titles make up 25.1% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 4.9% 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
- A usable MBIE new-tenancy rent figure is not available for this suburb.
Title mix in Parakai
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 327 | 69.4% |
| Cross lease | 118 | 25.1% |
| Unit title | 23 | 4.9% |
| Leasehold | 1 | 0.2% |
| Other record types | 2 | 0.4% |
| Total | 471 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Parakai compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Parakai is about 2.9 times the national share (8.7%).
Across Auckland as a whole, the share is 14.4%; Parakai is about 1.7 times the overall Auckland share (14.4%).
How cross-leases in Parakai are set up
Three-flat schemes are less common here (6%, against 12% nationally).
More schemes refer to more than one flats plan (65%, against 36% nationally), usually because a plan was redrawn.
Fewer leases include a garage (19% of schemes, against 28% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Parakai | Auckland | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 48 | 39,589 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 81.2% | 73.7% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 6.2% | 14.0% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 12.5% | 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 | 18.8% | 23.0% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 16.7% | 19.2% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 4.2% | 5.5% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 64.6% | 42.1% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1990 | 1989 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 36 | 26,275 | 54,978 |
New titles in Parakai since 2020
20 of Parakai's current titles (4%) 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.
Most came recently: 15 since 2023.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 18 | 14 |
| Unit title | 0 | 0 |
| Cross-lease | 2 | 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 Parakai
The typical building in Parakai stands on ground sloping 0.7° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated), joint flattest of 160 in Auckland.
Nearly all of its 755 measured buildings (99%) stand on ground under 5°.
Much of the land is low-lying: the median elevation is 2 m, and parts are below sea level.
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from Parakai
0% of Parakai's titles are within 200 m of the sea or harbour edge, 1% within 500 m and 12% within 1 km. The typical title is 1.4 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 Parakai: 2023 Census
About 89% of Parakai's titles are in the census area Parakai (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Parakai exactly.
Fewer workers commute by bus, train or ferry in Parakai than across Auckland: 2.8% against 7.8%.
Fewer adults hold a degree in Parakai than across Auckland: 12.0% against 32.9%.
Fewer residents were born overseas in Parakai than across Auckland: 18.7% against 42.9%.
| Measure | Parakai | South Head | Auckland whole council |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 1,083 | 2,859 | 1,656,486 |
| Change since 2018 | −1.4% | +10.2% | +5.4% |
| Change since 2013 | +6.2% | +40.1% | +17.0% |
| Median age | 36.8 | 42.9 | 35.9 |
| Households | 354 | 939 | 539,490 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 71.2% | 76.4% | 59.5% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 29.7% | 23.3% | 40.5% |
| Median household income | $82,300 | $101,500 | $116,800 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $460 | $400 | $540 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 13.7% | 11.7% | 8.8% |
| Ages | |||
| Under 15 | 21.1% | 19.0% | 19.2% |
| 15 to 29 | 17.7% | 15.1% | 20.9% |
| 30 to 64 | 44.6% | 48.4% | 46.5% |
| 65 and over | 16.3% | 17.5% | 13.3% |
| Where people came from | |||
| Born overseas | 18.7% | 18.0% | 42.9% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 12.3% | 10.1% | 19.6% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 54.6% | 40.6% | 45.0% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 1.7% | 2.0% | 5.6% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 16.2% | 12.5% | 21.1% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | |||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 12.0% | 17.2% | 32.9% |
| Employed full-time | 49.8% | 51.4% | 53.2% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 2.5% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 34.8% | 46.7% | 47.5% |
| Median personal income | $37,000 | $40,200 | $44,700 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | |||
| Work from home | 14.9% | 28.7% | 18.2% |
| Car, truck or van | 76.8% | 69.1% | 68.6% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 2.8% | 0.4% | 7.8% |
| Walk or cycle | 5.0% | 0.6% | 4.2% |
| Households and families | |||
| One-person households | 30.3% | 19.2% | 18.5% |
| Average people per household | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 7.1% | 2.2% | 6.8% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 7.3% | 6.5% | 8.8% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 43.0% | 44.1% | 47.2% |
| Couples without children | 34.2% | 42.9% | 35.5% |
| One-parent families | 22.8% | 13.0% | 17.3% |
| Homes | |||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 86.4% | 93.9% | 71.5% |
| Average bedrooms | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 63.4% | 41.9% | 66.3% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 29.2% | 16.5% | 20.1% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 17.9% | 13.5% | 17.4% |
Schools and hospitals near Parakai
One school site lies inside Parakai: Parakai School (Full Primary).
- Parakai School (Full Primary)
- Nearest school: Parakai School (1.2 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Kaipara College (3.9 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Waitakere Hospital (30.0 km)
School enrolment zones in Parakai: a guide
One secondary school has a home zone covering most of Parakai's titles: Kaipara College.
- Parakai School (primary, Years 1–8): all or nearly all titles
- Kaipara 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 Parakai
83% of Parakai's titles are within 400 m of a stop with a scheduled weekday service, close to Auckland as a whole (82%).
Fewer than 1% are within 400 m of a stop with 60 or more departures that day.
The typical title is 216 m in a straight line from its nearest stop.
Timetable of Wednesday 30 September 2026, Auckland Transport. Sources and limits
Places of worship near Parakai
OpenStreetMap maps 2 places of worship inside Parakai (2 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Parakai Church, under 1 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 Parakai
The closest match on the measures on this site is Pahurehure in Auckland, nearest on land per flat, median age, home ownership. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pahurehure | Auckland | 13.9% | $680 | 36.8 | land per flat, median age, home ownership |
| Marewa | Napier City | 14.6% | $600 | 33.2 | commuting on foot or by bike, damp homes, slope |
| Ōpōtiki | Ōpōtiki District | 14.3% | $520 | 31.8 | land per flat, slope, elevation |
| Helensville | Auckland | 4.4% | No data | 36.9 | median age, commuting on foot or by bike, working from home |
| Tikipunga | Whangarei District | 12.1% | $598 | 38 | children, population change, median age |
Questions
What schools are in Parakai?
LINZ maps 1 school site inside Parakai: Parakai School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Kaipara College (3.9 km in a straight line). The secondary-school home zone covering most of its titles is Kaipara College; check the school's own zone map for any address.