Living in Andersons Bay: schools, census and property titles
The 1,211 live property titles in Andersons Bay, Dunedin City are almost all freehold (95%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 49 (4.0%), well below the national share of 8.7%.
Andersons Bay cross-lease titles
- Cross-lease titles
- 49
- Share of live titles
- 4.0%
- Live titles in total
- 1,211
- Dunedin City share
- 4.9%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Dunedin City
- 15 of 18
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 538 of 644
Andersons Bay 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
- Andersons Bay is listed under Dunedin City.
- 1,211 live titles are recorded here, including 49 cross-lease titles (4.0%).
- The page includes 2023 Census context for the statistical area that represents this suburb.
Contextual observations
- Cross-lease titles make up 4.0% 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.
- 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.
- Mapped public-transport context is not available for this suburb.
Title mix in Andersons Bay
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 1,147 | 94.7% |
| Cross lease | 49 | 4.0% |
| Unit title | 11 | 0.9% |
| Leasehold | 2 | 0.2% |
| Other record types | 2 | 0.2% |
| Total | 1,211 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Andersons Bay compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Andersons Bay is well below the national share (8.7%).
Across Dunedin City as a whole, the share is 4.9%; Andersons Bay is slightly lower than the overall Dunedin City share (4.9%).
Its cross-lease share is in the lowest quarter of 18 in Dunedin City (among suburbs with an indexed page on this site).
How cross-leases in Andersons Bay are set up
Three-flat schemes are less common here (5%, against 12% nationally).
Fewer schemes have four or more flats on one section (5%, against 11% nationally), up to 6.
Carports appear in more leases (23% of schemes, against 13% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Andersons Bay | Dunedin City | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 22 | 1,210 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 90.9% | 70.9% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 4.5% | 10.7% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 4.5% | 18.2% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 781 m² | 632 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 353 m² | 270 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 45.5% | 32.4% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 22.7% | 17.5% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 4.5% | 3.6% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 22.7% | 10.2% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1986 | 1980 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 11 | 239 | 54,978 |
New titles in Andersons Bay since 2020
52 of Andersons Bay's current titles (4%) were first issued since 2020, well below Dunedin City's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (7%) and well below New Zealand (12%).
Most came recently: 48 since 2023.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 45 | 41 |
| Unit title | 6 | 6 |
| Cross-lease | 0 | 0 |
| 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 Andersons Bay
The typical building in Andersons Bay stands on ground sloping 6.9° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated).
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from Andersons Bay
7% of Andersons Bay's titles are within 200 m of the sea or harbour edge, 41% within 500 m and 100% within 1 km. The typical title is 570 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 Andersons Bay: 2023 Census
About 82% of Andersons Bay's titles are in the census area Andersons Bay (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Andersons Bay exactly.
Fewer households have no car in Andersons Bay than across Dunedin City: 4.1% against 8.8%.
Fewer workers walk or cycle to work in Andersons Bay than across Dunedin City: 8.3% against 11.4%.
More adults hold a degree in Andersons Bay than across Dunedin City: 38.8% against 29.0%.
| Measure | Andersons Bay | Dunedin City whole council |
|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 2,385 | 128,901 |
| Change since 2018 | +0.3% | +2.1% |
| Change since 2013 | +1.9% | +7.2% |
| Median age | 40.6 | 37 |
| Households | 906 | 49,188 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 76.5% | 68.1% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 23.5% | 31.8% |
| Median household income | $106,300 | $80,500 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $444 | $400 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 4.1% | 8.2% |
| Ages | ||
| Under 15 | 18.1% | 14.8% |
| 15 to 29 | 18.7% | 26.7% |
| 30 to 64 | 46.8% | 41.2% |
| 65 and over | 16.4% | 17.3% |
| Where people came from | ||
| Born overseas | 23.0% | 21.2% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 22.7% | 22.7% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 35.5% | 45.1% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 4.2% | 3.7% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 17.8% | 24.0% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | ||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 38.8% | 29.0% |
| Employed full-time | 52.1% | 44.5% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 1.7% | 3.2% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 49.3% | 42.6% |
| Median personal income | $44,900 | $33,500 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | ||
| Work from home | 11.8% | 12.6% |
| Car, truck or van | 72.7% | 70.3% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 5.6% | 4.6% |
| Walk or cycle | 8.3% | 11.4% |
| Households and families | ||
| One-person households | 22.1% | 27.0% |
| Average people per household | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 4.1% | 8.8% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 2.7% | 3.4% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 44.4% | 38.4% |
| Couples without children | 43.0% | 46.5% |
| One-parent families | 13.0% | 15.1% |
| Homes | ||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 91.4% | 81.2% |
| Average bedrooms | 3.1 | 3 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 83.4% | 77.7% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 16.6% | 17.3% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 11.7% | 11.5% |
Schools and hospitals near Andersons Bay
LINZ maps 3 school sites inside Andersons Bay, among them Andersons Bay School (Contributing) and Bayfield High School (Secondary (Year 9-15)).
- Andersons Bay School (Contributing)
- Bayfield High School (Secondary (Year 9-15))
- St Brigids School (Tainui) (Contributing)
- Nearest school: Andersons Bay School (0.3 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Bayfield High School (0.7 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Dunedin Hospital (3.5 km)
School enrolment zones in Andersons Bay: a guide
Four secondary schools have a home zone covering most of Andersons Bay's titles, among them John McGlashan College, Kavanagh College and Queens High School.
- Andersons Bay School (primary, Years 1–6): all or nearly all titles
- Tainui School (primary, Years 1–6): about 15% of titles
- Grants Braes School (primary, Years 1–6): about 10% of titles
- Dunedin Rudolf Steiner School (primary, Years 1–8): all or nearly all titles
- Liberton Christian School (primary, Years 1–8): all or nearly all titles
- Tahuna Normal Intermediate (intermediate, Years 7–8): all or nearly all titles
- Columba College (composite): all or nearly all titles
- John McGlashan College (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Kavanagh College (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Queens High School (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- St Hildas Collegiate (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
Places of worship near Andersons Bay
OpenStreetMap maps 2 places of worship inside Andersons Bay (2 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Andersons Bay Presbyterian Church (Former), under 1 km away
- Muslim: Masjid Al Huda, 3.4 km away
- Jewish: Dunedin Jewish Congregation, 4.4 km away
Listed as facilities for access; not an indicator of who lives here. Sources and limits
Other suburbs in Dunedin City with many cross-leases
- Mosgiel: 626 cross-lease titles (8.9%)
- Saint Kilda: 573 cross-lease titles (25.3%)
- South Dunedin: 356 cross-lease titles (16.9%)
- Caversham: 165 cross-lease titles (12.2%)
- Dunedin Central: 123 cross-lease titles (3.4%)
- North East Valley: 96 cross-lease titles (5.4%)
- Roslyn: 85 cross-lease titles (9.8%)
Suburbs like Andersons Bay
The closest match on the measures on this site is Tainui in Dunedin City, nearest on distance to the coast, distance to a hospital, recent movers within NZ. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tainui | Dunedin City | 5.5% | No data | 37.2 | distance to the coast, distance to a hospital, recent movers within NZ |
| Kenmure | Dunedin City | 5.5% | No data | 37.3 | distance to a hospital, population change, working from home |
| Belleknowes | Dunedin City | 4.7% | $615 | 41.5 | population change, unit-title share, home ownership |
| Musselburgh | Dunedin City | 8.1% | $565 | 38.7 | commuting by public transport, distance to the coast, population change |
| Saint Clair | Dunedin City | 5.5% | $740 | 44.9 | distance to the coast, population change, elevation |
Questions
What schools are in Andersons Bay?
LINZ maps 3 school sites inside Andersons Bay: Andersons Bay School, Bayfield High School and St Brigids School (Tainui). The nearest secondary school to its centre is Bayfield High School (0.7 km in a straight line). Secondary-school home zones covering most of its titles include John McGlashan College, Kavanagh College and Queens High School; check the school's own zone map for any address.