Living in Wiri: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 1,956 live property titles in Wiri, Auckland are mostly freehold (64%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 102 (5.2%), well below the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 102
- Share of live titles
- 5.2%
- Live titles in total
- 1,956
- Auckland share
- 14.4%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Auckland
- joint 136 of 160
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 487 of 644
Wiri at a glance
Where Wiri differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: titles first issued since 2020 (higher than 93% of NZ suburbs).
Higher or lower is not better or worse. Sources and limits
Start here
What the data tells you
Recorded facts
- Wiri is listed under Auckland.
- 1,956 live titles are recorded here, including 102 cross-lease titles (5.2%).
- 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 5.2% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 26.6% 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 Wiri
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 1,254 | 64.1% |
| Cross lease | 102 | 5.2% |
| Unit title | 520 | 26.6% |
| Leasehold | 13 | 0.7% |
| Other record types | 67 | 3.4% |
| Total | 1,956 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Wiri compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Wiri is well below the national share (8.7%).
Across Auckland as a whole, the share is 14.4%; Wiri 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 Wiri are set up
Three-flat schemes are less common here (5%, against 12% nationally).
Fewer schemes refer to more than one flats plan (20%, against 36% nationally), usually because a plan was redrawn.
Carports appear in more leases (20% of schemes, against 13% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Wiri | Auckland | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 41 | 39,589 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 80.5% | 73.7% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 4.9% | 14.0% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 14.6% | 12.0% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 919 m² | 961 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 458 m² | 418 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 19.5% | 23.0% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 19.5% | 19.2% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 4.9% | 5.5% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 19.5% | 42.1% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1988 | 1989 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 33 | 26,275 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Wiri
Unit titles are 27% of Wiri's titles, well above Auckland (15%) and well above New Zealand (8%). They belong to 48 developments, each run by a body corporate; 1 has 50 or more units.
The unit-title share is in the highest quarter of 160 in Auckland.
13 titles (0.7%) are leasehold.
4 of them have a stated term that has ended or has under 10 years to run, which is worth reading closely in the lease.
Stated lease terms, as at 30 September 2026:
| Stated lease term | Titles |
|---|---|
| Stated term has ended | 4 |
| Under 10 years left | 0 |
| 10 to 50 years left | 1 |
| More than 50 years left | 0 |
| Term mentions renewal (including perpetually renewable) | 8 |
| Term not stated or not readable | 0 |
New titles in Wiri since 2020
440 of Wiri's current titles (22%) were first issued since 2020, 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.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 392 | 251 |
| Unit title | 42 | 0 |
| Cross-lease | 2 | 2 |
| Leasehold | 2 | 0 |
| Other | 2 | 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 Wiri
The typical building in Wiri stands on ground sloping 1.1° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated), in the flattest quarter of 160 in Auckland.
Nearly all of its 2,313 measured buildings (90%) stand on ground under 5°.
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from Wiri
1% of Wiri's titles are within 200 m of the sea or harbour edge, 4% within 500 m and 8% within 1 km. The typical title is 2.7 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 Wiri: 2023 Census
Wiri's titles fall in 5 census areas (Stats NZ statistical areas). The 3 shown below hold 95% of its titles; their figures are shown side by side and are not added together.
More workers walk or cycle to work in Wiri West than across Auckland: 16.5% against 4.2%.
Fewer adults hold a degree in Wiri West than across Auckland: 8.6% against 32.9%.
Fewer residents are 65 or over in Wiri West than across Auckland: 4.1% against 13.3%.
| Measure | Wiri West 47% of titles | Wiri East 31% of titles | Wiri North 17% of titles | Auckland whole council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 1,479 | 2,136 | 2,889 | 1,656,486 |
| Change since 2018 | +25.8% | +28.1% | +15.1% | +5.4% |
| Change since 2013 | +307.4% | +47.7% | +36.8% | +17.0% |
| Median age | 34.2 | 29.9 | 29.9 | 35.9 |
| Households | 135 | 612 | 768 | 539,490 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 40.0% | 31.9% | 37.5% | 59.5% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 57.8% | 68.6% | 62.1% | 40.5% |
| Median household income | $96,800 | $82,900 | $81,700 | $116,800 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $300 | $270 | $186 | $540 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 23.1% | 21.3% | 6.1% | 8.8% |
| Ages | ||||
| Under 15 | 9.7% | 25.3% | 26.5% | 19.2% |
| 15 to 29 | 26.0% | 25.0% | 23.7% | 20.9% |
| 30 to 64 | 60.2% | 44.1% | 37.0% | 46.5% |
| 65 and over | 4.1% | 5.8% | 12.9% | 13.3% |
| Where people came from | ||||
| Born overseas | 28.2% | 41.4% | 34.8% | 42.9% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 22.0% | 10.8% | 14.2% | 19.6% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 78.3% | 49.4% | 48.9% | 45.0% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 5.8% | 3.9% | 4.5% | 5.6% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 62.7% | 22.6% | 20.0% | 21.1% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | ||||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 8.6% | 19.8% | 15.9% | 32.9% |
| Employed full-time | 19.1% | 51.1% | 45.3% | 53.2% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 10.3% | 6.4% | 5.9% | 3.3% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 27.8% | 32.6% | 28.2% | 47.5% |
| Median personal income | $0 | $35,800 | $29,600 | $44,700 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | ||||
| Work from home | 22.6% | 10.9% | 11.9% | 18.2% |
| Car, truck or van | 53.9% | 81.4% | 77.0% | 68.6% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 5.2% | 5.0% | 6.6% | 7.8% |
| Walk or cycle | 16.5% | 1.2% | 3.2% | 4.2% |
| Households and families | ||||
| One-person households | 19.5% | 13.6% | 16.7% | 18.5% |
| Average people per household | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 10.8% | 10.9% | 13.1% | 6.8% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 23.7% | 25.1% | 24.9% | 8.8% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 54.8% | 41.9% | 42.7% | 47.2% |
| Couples without children | 19.4% | 21.6% | 21.8% | 35.5% |
| One-parent families | 25.8% | 35.9% | 35.1% | 17.3% |
| Homes | ||||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 34.8% | 67.8% | 60.9% | 71.5% |
| Average bedrooms | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 73.0% | 73.6% | 68.0% | 66.3% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 17.1% | 26.5% | 28.1% | 20.1% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 20.0% | 23.4% | 26.4% | 17.4% |
Rents around Wiri
New tenancies in Wiri West in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $500 a week (down 9.1% on a year earlier). That is below the typical suburb in Auckland ($675), and slightly below the national median ($600); in the lowest quarter of 129 in Auckland.
| April–June 2026 | Wiri West 47% of titles | Wiri East 48% of titles | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $500 | $600 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $475–$550 | $465–$634 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | −9.1% | +4.3% | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 33 | 36 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Wiri
LINZ maps 2 school sites inside Wiri, among them Destiny School (Composite) and Wiri Central School (Full Primary).
- Destiny School (Composite)
- Wiri Central School (Full Primary)
- Nearest school: Te Wharekura o Manurewa (1.1 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Te Wharekura o Manurewa (1.1 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Middlemore Hospital (5.2 km)
School enrolment zones in Wiri: a guide
One secondary school has a home zone covering most of Wiri's titles: Manurewa High School.
- Homai School (primary, Years 1–6): about 15% of titles
- Papatoetoe South School (primary, Years 1–6): about 10% of titles
- Wiri Central School (primary, Years 1–8): about 75% of titles
- Greenmeadows Intermediate (intermediate, Years 7–8): about 60% of titles
- Papatoetoe Intermediate (intermediate, Years 7–8): about 10% of titles
- Manurewa High School (secondary): about 80% of titles
- Aorere College (secondary): about 15% 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 Wiri
89% of Wiri's titles are within 400 m of a stop with a scheduled weekday service, slightly above Auckland as a whole (82%).
50% are that close to a frequent stop (60 or more departures that day), slightly below the council (54%).
14% are within 800 m of a train station or ferry wharf.
The typical title is 183 m in a straight line from its nearest stop.
Timetable of Wednesday 30 September 2026, Auckland Transport. Sources and limits
Places of worship near Wiri
OpenStreetMap maps 8 places of worship inside Wiri (7 Christian, 1 Muslim).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Church of Christ New Zealand, 1.9 km away
- Hindu: Shree Swaminarayan Temple, 3.5 km away
- Buddhist: The Cambodian Association Auckland, 2.5 km away
- Muslim: Baitul Muqeet Mosque, 1.4 km away
- Sikh: Nanaksar Sikh Temple, 3.1 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 Wiri
The closest match on the measures on this site is Mount Wellington in Auckland, nearest on elevation, distance to a hospital, new titles. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wellington | Auckland | 24.1% | No data | No data | elevation, distance to a hospital, new titles |
| Frankton, Hamilton City | Hamilton City | 13.7% | $525 | 31.5 | schools, heat pumps, slope |
| Papakura | Auckland | 16.8% | No data | No data | new titles, slope, distance to the coast |
| Manukau City Centre | Auckland | 8.2% | $490 | 34.6 | near a stop, population change, distance to the coast |
| Hamilton East | Hamilton City | 15.9% | $455 | 32.9 | slope, commuting by public transport, unit-title share |
Questions
What is the rent in Wiri?
New tenancies in Wiri West (the rent area for part of Wiri) had a median rent of $500 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 $475 to $550.
What schools are in Wiri?
LINZ maps 2 school sites inside Wiri: Destiny School and Wiri Central School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Te Wharekura o Manurewa (1.1 km in a straight line). The secondary-school home zone covering most of its titles is Manurewa High School; check the school's own zone map for any address.