Suburbs in Hamilton City: rents, census and property titles
LINZ recorded 71,273 live titles in Hamilton City on 30 September 2026: 73% freehold, then unit title at 11.7%. Its 7,989 cross-lease titles (11.2%) are above the national share of 8.7% (in the highest quarter of 54 in New Zealand, among councils with at least 100 cross-lease titles).
Hamilton City cross-lease titles
- Cross-lease titles
- 7,989
- Share of live titles
- 11.2%
- Live titles in total
- 71,273
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Suburbs with 30+ cross-lease titles
- 28
Title mix in Hamilton City
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 52,381 | 73.5% |
| Cross lease | 7,989 | 11.2% |
| Unit title | 8,346 | 11.7% |
| Leasehold | 1,264 | 1.8% |
| Other record types | 1,293 | 1.8% |
| Total | 71,273 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes. Sources and limits
How cross-leases in Hamilton City are set up
Separate exclusive-use areas are less common (3% of schemes, against 5% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Hamilton City | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 3,528 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 81.5% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 9.5% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 8.7% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 1,006 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 465 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 31.0% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 11.9% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 2.9% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 39.0% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1987 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 2,831 | 54,978 |
Among suburbs with at least 300 live and 30 cross-lease titles, the highest cross-lease shares in Hamilton City are in Nawton (26.3%), Forest Lake (26.0%), Claudelands (25.2%), Maeroa (24.9%), Beerescourt (20.8%).
Suburbs in Hamilton City by cross-lease share
| Suburb | Cross-lease titles | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nawton | 1,058 | 4,019 | 26.3% |
| Forest Lake | 243 | 935 | 26.0% |
| Claudelands | 333 | 1,321 | 25.2% |
| Maeroa | 251 | 1,009 | 24.9% |
| Beerescourt | 205 | 987 | 20.8% |
| Bader | 168 | 865 | 19.4% |
| Dinsdale | 643 | 3,597 | 17.9% |
| Fairfield | 473 | 2,662 | 17.8% |
| St Andrews | 411 | 2,357 | 17.4% |
| Enderley | 275 | 1,614 | 17.0% |
| Hamilton East | 1,027 | 6,469 | 15.9% |
| Frankton | 675 | 4,924 | 13.7% |
| Melville | 326 | 2,458 | 13.3% |
| Hamilton Lake | 151 | 1,194 | 12.6% |
| Hillcrest | 345 | 2,820 | 12.2% |
| Deanwell | 45 | 442 | 10.2% |
| Glenview | 245 | 2,464 | 9.9% |
| Whitiora | 115 | 1,209 | 9.5% |
| Queenwood | 70 | 761 | 9.2% |
| Riverlea | 52 | 597 | 8.7% |
| Silverdale | 66 | 772 | 8.5% |
| Temple View | 55 | 690 | 8.0% |
| Pukete | 143 | 2,089 | 6.8% |
| Chartwell | 283 | 4,267 | 6.6% |
| Fitzroy | 52 | 845 | 6.2% |
| Fairview Downs | 64 | 1,082 | 5.9% |
| Hamilton Central | 119 | 2,333 | 5.1% |
| Flagstaff | 40 | 4,423 | 0.9% |
Frankton, Flagstaff and Huntington and 9 more straddle another council; LINZ lists Hamilton City first, so their titles are counted here.
Hamilton City at a glance
13% of titles in Hamilton City's suburbs were first issued since 2020, slightly above New Zealand (12%). The wider district is a little wetter than the national average for homes (1,110 mm of rain a year, against 1,000 mm) and close to it (14.4°C, against 13.5°C), on NASA POWER's ~50 km grid.
| Suburb | Cross-lease share of titles | Median weekly rent, new tenancies | Titles first issued since 2020 | Median age | Homes with a heat pump | Median slope under buildings | Typical distance to the coast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nawton | 26.3% | $560 | 7.0% | 31.5 | 78.7% | 1° | 23.3 km |
| Forest Lake | 26.0% | $633 | 14.7% | 34.8 | 76.7% | 2.1° | 25 km |
| Claudelands | 25.2% | $400 | 4.6% | 35.1 | 72.9% | 1° | 27.7 km |
| Maeroa | 24.9% | $590 | 13.4% | 32.2 | 78.1% | 1.6° | 25.2 km |
| Beerescourt | 20.8% | $600 | 15.2% | 36.2 | 76.4% | 1.4° | 25.7 km |
| Bader | 19.4% | $550 | 11.4% | 28.5 | 76.8% | 1° | 28 km |
| Dinsdale | 17.9% | $580 | 6.1% | 35 | 78.3% | 2.3° | 23.8 km |
| Fairfield | 17.8% | $580 | 12.8% | 29.8 | 80.0% | 0.8° | 27.3 km |
| St Andrews | 17.4% | $620 | 10.8% | 40.7 | 76.5% | 0.8° | 25.2 km |
| Enderley | 17.0% | $540 | 12.8% | 30.8 | 79.3% | 0.7° | 28.7 km |
| Hamilton East | 15.9% | $455 | 12.2% | 32.9 | 78.6% | 0.9° | 28.8 km |
| Frankton | 13.7% | $525 | 13.1% | 31.5 | 72.4% | 0.8° | 25.1 km |
| Melville | 13.3% | No data | 10.4% | 32.4 | 74.6% | 1° | 26.9 km |
| Hamilton Lake | 12.6% | No data | 15.8% | 36.8 | 77.1% | 2.6° | 26.8 km |
| Hillcrest | 12.2% | $470 | 12.4% | 29.1 | 70.4% | 1.4° | 30.4 km |
| Deanwell | 10.2% | $600 | 4.3% | 32 | 78.4% | 1° | 26.8 km |
| Glenview | 9.9% | No data | 13.0% | 36.1 | 77.0% | 1.6° | 28.1 km |
| Whitiora | 9.5% | $435 | 11.5% | 30.7 | 77.1% | 1° | 26.3 km |
| Queenwood | 9.2% | $640 | 18.0% | 38.5 | 73.2% | 1° | 26.6 km |
| Riverlea | 8.7% | $630 | 4.0% | 39.5 | 68.3% | 1.6° | 30.8 km |
| Silverdale | 8.5% | $463 | 9.8% | 30.3 | 74.6% | 0.7° | 31.3 km |
| Temple View | 8.0% | No data | 22.8% | 29.9 | 74.5% | 2.6° | 22.1 km |
| Pukete | 6.8% | $618 | 9.5% | 36 | 73.4% | 1.2° | 24.1 km |
| Chartwell | 6.6% | $710 | 20.4% | 32.1 | 93.0% | 1° | 27.9 km |
| Fitzroy | 6.2% | $620 | 14.2% | 35.5 | 78.5% | 1° | 29 km |
| Fairview Downs | 5.9% | $575 | 11.4% | 31.2 | 74.5% | 0.7° | 29.5 km |
| Hamilton Central | 5.1% | $495 | 12.9% | 39 | 53.1% | 1.4° | 27.2 km |
| Flagstaff | 0.9% | $680 | 8.1% | 39.7 | 77.5% | 0.8° | 25.2 km |
New titles by year in Hamilton City
2025 brought 1,335 titles still live, fewer than the 5-year average before it (1,450), against a peak of 1,714 in 2022.
| Year issued | All new titles | Freehold | Unit titles | Cross-lease | Leasehold | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,366 | 885 | 406 | 18 | 8 | 49 |
| 2021 | 1,372 | 956 | 349 | 9 | 13 | 45 |
| 2022 | 1,714 | 1,282 | 363 | 9 | 18 | 42 |
| 2023 | 1,556 | 1,167 | 318 | 6 | 27 | 38 |
| 2024 | 1,241 | 931 | 252 | 9 | 11 | 38 |
| 2025 | 1,335 | 994 | 277 | 14 | 10 | 40 |
| 2026 (Jan–Sep) | 682 | 506 | 139 | 13 | 7 | 17 |
Cross-lease titles in Hamilton City, by suburb
Unit titles in Hamilton City, by suburb
Leasehold titles in Hamilton City, by suburb
Hamilton City at the 2023 Census
| Measure | Hamilton City 2023 Census |
|---|---|
| Usual residents | 174,741 |
| Change since 2018 | +8.6% |
| Change since 2013 | +23.4% |
| Median age | 33.2 |
| Households | 60,435 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 53.5% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 46.4% |
| Median household income | $96,500 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $465 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 6.5% |
| Ages | |
| Under 15 | 20.9% |
| 15 to 29 | 23.4% |
| 30 to 64 | 43.2% |
| 65 and over | 12.5% |
| Where people came from | |
| Born overseas | 30.4% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 26.6% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 50.7% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 5.0% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 23.9% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | |
| Bachelor degree or higher | 29.0% |
| Employed full-time | 52.6% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 3.9% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 42.7% |
| Median personal income | $42,200 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | |
| Work from home | 12.5% |
| Car, truck or van | 77.4% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 2.9% |
| Walk or cycle | 6.0% |
| Households and families | |
| One-person households | 21.8% |
| Average people per household | 2.8 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 6.8% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 7.5% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 43.3% |
| Couples without children | 35.8% |
| One-parent families | 21.0% |
| Homes | |
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 73.5% |
| Average bedrooms | 3 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 77.6% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 18.8% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 15.3% |