Living in Paeroa: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 2,772 live property titles in Paeroa, Hauraki District are almost all freehold (94%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 76 (2.7%), well below the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 76
- Share of live titles
- 2.7%
- Live titles in total
- 2,772
- Hauraki District share
- 2.0%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Hauraki District
- 1 of 1
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 591 of 644
Paeroa at a glance
Where Paeroa differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: median age (higher than 94% of NZ suburbs); cross-lease share of titles (lower than 92% of NZ suburbs).
Higher or lower is not better or worse. Sources and limits
Start here
What the data tells you
Recorded facts
- Paeroa is listed under Hauraki District.
- 2,772 live titles are recorded here, including 76 cross-lease titles (2.7%).
- 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 2.7% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 1.6% 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 Paeroa
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 2,612 | 94.2% |
| Cross lease | 76 | 2.7% |
| Unit title | 45 | 1.6% |
| Leasehold | 14 | 0.5% |
| Other record types | 25 | 0.9% |
| Total | 2,772 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Paeroa compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Paeroa is well below the national share (8.7%).
Across Hauraki District as a whole, the share is 2.0%; Paeroa is higher than the overall Hauraki District share (2.0%).
How cross-leases in Paeroa are set up
Three-flat schemes are less common here (3%, against 12% nationally).
Carports appear in fewer leases (6% of schemes, against 13% nationally).
Fewer schemes refer to more than one flats plan (17%, against 36% nationally), usually because a plan was redrawn.
| Scheme structure | Paeroa | Hauraki District | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 36 | 124 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 91.7% | 87.9% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 2.8% | 5.6% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 5.6% | 6.5% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 697 m² | 1,011 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 342 m² | 488 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 19.4% | 18.5% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 5.6% | 4.8% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 0.0% | 7.3% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 16.7% | 33.9% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1984 | 1990 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 15 | 89 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Paeroa
14 titles (0.5%) are leasehold.
1 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 | 0 |
| Under 10 years left | 1 |
| 10 to 50 years left | 0 |
| More than 50 years left | 12 |
| Term mentions renewal (including perpetually renewable) | 1 |
| Term not stated or not readable | 0 |
New titles in Paeroa since 2020
170 of Paeroa's current titles (6%) were first issued since 2020, well below Hauraki District's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (10%) and well below New Zealand (12%).
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 151 | 73 |
| Unit title | 16 | 0 |
| Cross-lease | 0 | 0 |
| Leasehold | 1 | 1 |
| Other | 2 | 2 |
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 Paeroa
The typical building in Paeroa stands on ground sloping 1.6° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated).
Much of the land is low-lying: the median elevation is 5 m.
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from Paeroa
Paeroa is inland: the typical title is 23 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 Paeroa: 2023 Census
About 86% of Paeroa's titles are in the census area Paeroa (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Paeroa exactly.
Fewer workers work from home in Paeroa than across Hauraki District: 12.7% against 21.9%.
More residents are 65 or over in Paeroa than across Hauraki District: 32.5% against 25.7%.
Household incomes are lower in Paeroa than across Hauraki District: $54,200 against $66,000.
| Measure | Paeroa | Paeroa Rural | Hauraki District whole council |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 4,458 | 1,989 | 21,318 |
| Change since 2018 | +4.4% | +7.8% | +6.5% |
| Change since 2013 | +17.4% | +18.8% | +19.7% |
| Median age | 51.5 | 44.4 | 47.6 |
| Households | 1,779 | 711 | 8,250 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 72.3% | 75.1% | 72.1% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 27.7% | 24.9% | 27.9% |
| Median household income | $54,200 | $84,500 | $66,000 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $350 | $340 | $350 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 9.2% | 12.1% | 14.8% |
| Ages | |||
| Under 15 | 15.8% | 18.9% | 17.8% |
| 15 to 29 | 14.3% | 14.0% | 14.1% |
| 30 to 64 | 37.3% | 47.4% | 42.4% |
| 65 and over | 32.5% | 19.8% | 25.7% |
| Where people came from | |||
| Born overseas | 13.2% | 11.7% | 14.6% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 11.5% | 15.8% | 14.8% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 45.1% | 42.6% | 45.2% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 2.5% | 2.8% | 2.6% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 16.8% | 15.8% | 16.8% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | |||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 10.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| Employed full-time | 36.9% | 47.1% | 42.6% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 3.3% | 1.3% | 2.8% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 31.9% | 45.0% | 39.7% |
| Median personal income | $29,300 | $37,000 | $32,000 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | |||
| Work from home | 12.7% | 28.4% | 21.9% |
| Car, truck or van | 81.1% | 67.0% | 72.1% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Walk or cycle | 5.9% | 2.3% | 4.4% |
| Households and families | |||
| One-person households | 32.3% | 19.1% | 27.5% |
| Average people per household | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 5.7% | 1.5% | 4.2% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 5.7% | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 27.4% | 34.7% | 32.7% |
| Couples without children | 51.6% | 50.6% | 49.7% |
| One-parent families | 20.9% | 14.2% | 17.5% |
| Homes | |||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 84.8% | 95.4% | 91.2% |
| Average bedrooms | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 72.4% | 55.6% | 64.5% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 18.3% | 25.6% | 20.1% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 13.8% | 18.5% | 15.5% |
Rents around Paeroa
New tenancies in Paeroa in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $500 a week (down 3.8% on a year earlier). That is slightly below the national median ($600).
| April–June 2026 | Paeroa | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $500 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $460–$575 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | −3.8% | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 27 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Paeroa
LINZ maps 6 school sites inside Paeroa, among them Goldfields School (Paeroa) (Specialist School) and Miller Avenue School (Full Primary).
- Goldfields School (Paeroa) (Specialist School)
- Miller Avenue School (Full Primary)
- Paeroa Central School (Full Primary)
- Paeroa Christian School (Full Primary)
- Paeroa College (Secondary (Year 9-15))
- St Joseph's Catholic School (Paeroa) (Full Primary)
- Nearest school: St Joseph's Catholic School (Paeroa) (1.5 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Paeroa College (1.7 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Rhoda Read Hospital (30.6 km)
School enrolment zones in Paeroa: a guide
One secondary school has a home zone covering most of Paeroa's titles: Paeroa College.
- Paeroa 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
Places of worship near Paeroa
OpenStreetMap maps 6 places of worship inside Paeroa (6 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Saint Marys Catholic Church / St Mary's Parish, 1.6 km away
Listed as facilities for access; not an indicator of who lives here. Sources and limits
Suburbs like Paeroa
The closest match on the measures on this site is Te Aroha in Matamata-Piako District, nearest on unit-title share, new titles, stand-alone houses. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Te Aroha | Matamata-Piako District | 3.1% | $560 | 49.2 | unit-title share, new titles, stand-alone houses |
| Motueka | Tasman District | 3.0% | No data | 52.7 | stand-alone houses, unit-title share, cross-lease share |
| Marton | Rangitikei District | 1.8% | $480 | 48.8 | commuting by public transport, unit-title share, population change |
| Matamata | Matamata-Piako District | 5.0% | No data | 43.4 | working from home, distance to a hospital, commuting by public transport |
| Kawerau | Kawerau District | 3.8% | $550 | 41.4 | population change, distance to the coast, degrees |
Questions
What is the rent in Paeroa?
New tenancies in the Paeroa rent area 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 $460 to $575.
What schools are in Paeroa?
LINZ maps 6 school sites inside Paeroa, including Goldfields School (Paeroa), Miller Avenue School and Paeroa Central School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Paeroa College (1.7 km in a straight line). The secondary-school home zone covering most of its titles is Paeroa College; check the school's own zone map for any address.