Living in Pukete: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 2,089 live property titles in Pukete, Hamilton City are almost all freehold (85%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 143 (6.8%), below the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 143
- Share of live titles
- 6.8%
- Live titles in total
- 2,089
- Hamilton City share
- 11.2%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Hamilton City
- 23 of 28
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 413 of 644
Pukete 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
- Pukete is listed under Hamilton City.
- 2,089 live titles are recorded here, including 143 cross-lease titles (6.8%).
- 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 6.8% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 6.6% 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
- Mapped public-transport context is not available for this suburb.
Title mix in Pukete
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 1,776 | 85.0% |
| Cross lease | 143 | 6.8% |
| Unit title | 138 | 6.6% |
| Leasehold | 11 | 0.5% |
| Other record types | 21 | 1.0% |
| Total | 2,089 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Pukete compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Pukete is lower than the national share (8.7%).
Across Hamilton City as a whole, the share is 11.2%; Pukete is well below the overall Hamilton City share (11.2%).
Its cross-lease share is in the lowest quarter of 28 in Hamilton City (among suburbs with an indexed page on this site).
How cross-leases in Pukete are set up
Three-flat schemes are less common here (2%, against 12% nationally).
Separate exclusive-use areas are less common (3% of schemes, against 5% nationally).
Fewer schemes have four or more flats on one section (7%, against 11% nationally), up to 17.
| Scheme structure | Pukete | Hamilton City | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 62 | 3,528 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 91.9% | 81.5% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 1.6% | 9.5% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 6.5% | 8.7% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 861 m² | 1,006 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 424 m² | 465 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 29.0% | 31.0% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 16.1% | 11.9% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 3.2% | 2.9% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 45.2% | 39.0% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1987 | 1987 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 57 | 2,831 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Pukete
Unit titles are 7% of Pukete's titles, well below Hamilton City (12%) and slightly below New Zealand (8%). They belong to 17 developments, each run by a body corporate; half have 4 units or fewer.
11 titles (0.5%) are leasehold.
2 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 | 2 |
| Under 10 years left | 0 |
| 10 to 50 years left | 0 |
| More than 50 years left | 6 |
| Term mentions renewal (including perpetually renewable) | 3 |
| Term not stated or not readable | 0 |
New titles in Pukete since 2020
199 of Pukete's current titles (10%) were first issued since 2020, below Hamilton City's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (13%) and slightly below New Zealand (12%).
19% are unit titles, in 5 developments; most of the rest are freehold.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 153 | 85 |
| Unit title | 37 | 27 |
| Cross-lease | 1 | 1 |
| Leasehold | 3 | 1 |
| Other | 5 | 4 |
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 Pukete
The typical building in Pukete stands on ground sloping 1.2° (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 Pukete
Pukete is inland: the typical title is 24 km from the sea or harbour edge, and fewer than 1 in 2,000 titles are within 1 km of it.
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 Pukete: 2023 Census
Pukete's titles fall in 7 census areas (Stats NZ statistical areas). The 3 shown below hold 94% of its titles; their figures are shown side by side and are not added together.
Fewer households have no car in Pukete East than across Hamilton City: 2.6% against 6.8%.
Fewer workers walk or cycle to work in Pukete East than across Hamilton City: 2.7% against 6.0%.
Fewer people live alone in Pukete East than across Hamilton City: 16.2% against 21.8%.
| Measure | Pukete East 44% of titles | Pukete West 37% of titles | Te Rapa North 14% of titles | Hamilton City whole council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 2,433 | 2,283 | 135 | 174,741 |
| Change since 2018 | +3.0% | +1.7% | −21.1% | +8.6% |
| Change since 2013 | +6.7% | +13.2% | −25.0% | +23.4% |
| Median age | 36 | 33.9 | 39.5 | 33.2 |
| Households | 846 | 729 | 51 | 60,435 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 69.5% | 65.0% | 47.1% | 53.5% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 30.5% | 35.0% | 64.7% | 46.4% |
| Median household income | $110,800 | $106,900 | $99,900 | $96,500 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $530 | $500 | $500 | $465 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 3.7% | 3.6% | 5.3% | 6.5% |
| Ages | ||||
| Under 15 | 21.2% | 23.9% | 15.6% | 20.9% |
| 15 to 29 | 19.1% | 19.8% | 22.2% | 23.4% |
| 30 to 64 | 46.4% | 46.3% | 44.4% | 43.2% |
| 65 and over | 13.2% | 10.1% | 20.0% | 12.5% |
| Where people came from | ||||
| Born overseas | 22.9% | 23.4% | 20.0% | 30.4% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 21.9% | 20.9% | — | 26.6% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 39.3% | 41.5% | 52.3% | 50.7% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 3.6% | 3.6% | 2.3% | 5.0% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 15.9% | 16.0% | 22.2% | 23.9% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | ||||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 24.6% | 23.3% | 16.2% | 29.0% |
| Employed full-time | 57.6% | 56.1% | 51.3% | 52.6% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 3.0% | 2.4% | 0.0% | 3.9% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 43.0% | 36.8% | 44.0% | 42.7% |
| Median personal income | $49,500 | $46,700 | $40,500 | $42,200 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | ||||
| Work from home | 12.3% | 12.3% | 28.0% | 12.5% |
| Car, truck or van | 82.3% | 80.1% | 64.0% | 77.4% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 1.8% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 2.9% |
| Walk or cycle | 2.7% | 3.5% | 4.0% | 6.0% |
| Households and families | ||||
| One-person households | 16.2% | 16.7% | — | 21.8% |
| Average people per household | 2.8 | 3 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 2.6% | 2.1% | — | 6.8% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 3.9% | 6.6% | — | 7.5% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 40.9% | 45.4% | — | 43.3% |
| Couples without children | 39.2% | 33.2% | — | 35.8% |
| One-parent families | 20.3% | 21.9% | — | 21.0% |
| Homes | ||||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 91.1% | 94.2% | 88.9% | 73.5% |
| Average bedrooms | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 73.4% | 74.4% | — | 77.6% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 18.9% | 20.0% | — | 18.8% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 13.4% | 15.9% | — | 15.3% |
Rents around Pukete
New tenancies in Pukete East in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $618 a week (down 2.7% on a year earlier). That is close to the typical suburb in Hamilton City ($580), and close to the national median ($600).
| April–June 2026 | Pukete East 44% of titles | Pukete West 37% of titles | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $618 | $610 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $600–$655 | $571–$700 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | −2.7% | −2.4% | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 12 | 18 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Pukete
LINZ maps 2 school sites inside Pukete, among them Pukete School (Contributing) and Te Rapa School (Full Primary).
- Pukete School (Contributing)
- Te Rapa School (Full Primary)
- Nearest school: Te Rapa School (0.9 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Te Kōpuku High (2.5 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Waikato Hospital (9.3 km)
School enrolment zones in Pukete: a guide
One secondary school has a home zone covering most of Pukete's titles: Hamilton's Fraser High School.
- Pukete School (primary, Years 1–6): about 45% of titles
- Te Rapa School (primary, Years 1–8): about 60% of titles
- St Andrews Middle School (Y9-10) (restricted composite): all or nearly all titles
- St Andrews Middle School (Y7-8) (restricted composite): about 40% of titles
- Hamilton's Fraser High School (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 Pukete
OpenStreetMap maps 2 places of worship inside Pukete (1 Christian, 1 Hindu).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Hamilton City Elim Church, under 1 km away
- Hindu: Radha Krishna Temple, 1.1 km away
- Muslim: Masjid - Khadijah Rototuna Islamic Centre, 3.0 km away
- Sikh: Sikh Temple, 2.6 km away
Listed as facilities for access; not an indicator of who lives here. Sources and limits
Other suburbs in Hamilton City with many cross-leases
- Nawton: 1,058 cross-lease titles (26.3%)
- Hamilton East: 1,027 cross-lease titles (15.9%)
- Frankton: 675 cross-lease titles (13.7%)
- Dinsdale: 643 cross-lease titles (17.9%)
- Fairfield: 473 cross-lease titles (17.8%)
- St Andrews: 411 cross-lease titles (17.4%)
- Hillcrest: 345 cross-lease titles (12.2%)
- Claudelands: 333 cross-lease titles (25.2%)
Suburbs like Pukete
The closest match on the measures on this site is Glenview in Hamilton City, nearest on median age, population change, commuting on foot or by bike. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenview | Hamilton City | 9.9% | No data | 36.1 | median age, population change, commuting on foot or by bike |
| Dinsdale | Hamilton City | 17.9% | $580 | 35 | schools, commuting on foot or by bike, distance to the coast |
| Fairview Downs | Hamilton City | 5.9% | $575 | 31.2 | land per flat, commuting on foot or by bike, stand-alone houses |
| Milson | Palmerston North City | 6.1% | $588 | 33.4 | schools, commuting by public transport, home ownership |
| Leamington | Waipa District | 10.6% | No data | 34.9 | born overseas, home ownership, damp homes |
Questions
What is the rent in Pukete?
New tenancies in Pukete East (the rent area for part of Pukete) had a median rent of $618 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 $600 to $655.
What schools are in Pukete?
LINZ maps 2 school sites inside Pukete: Pukete School and Te Rapa School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Te Kōpuku High (2.5 km in a straight line). The secondary-school home zone covering most of its titles is Hamilton's Fraser High School; check the school's own zone map for any address.