Living in Georgetown, Invercargill City: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 881 live property titles in Georgetown, Invercargill City are almost all freehold (93%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 57 (6.5%), below the national share of 8.7%.
Georgetown, Invercargill City cross-lease titles
- Cross-lease titles
- 57
- Share of live titles
- 6.5%
- Live titles in total
- 881
- Invercargill City share
- 7.3%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Invercargill City
- 9 of 15
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 424 of 644
Georgetown 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
- Georgetown is listed under Invercargill City.
- 881 live titles are recorded here, including 57 cross-lease titles (6.5%).
- 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 6.5% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- 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 Georgetown
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 820 | 93.1% |
| Cross lease | 57 | 6.5% |
| Unit title | 0 | 0.0% |
| Leasehold | 2 | 0.2% |
| Other record types | 2 | 0.2% |
| Total | 881 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Georgetown compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Georgetown is lower than the national share (8.7%).
Across Invercargill City as a whole, the share is 7.3%; Georgetown is slightly lower than the overall Invercargill City share (7.3%).
How cross-leases in Georgetown are set up
Carports appear in more leases (25% of schemes, against 13% nationally).
Three-flat schemes are more common here (17%, against 12% nationally).
Fewer schemes have four or more flats on one section (8%, against 11% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Georgetown | Invercargill City | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 24 | 714 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 75.0% | 53.8% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 16.7% | 22.8% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 8.3% | 22.7% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 886 m² | 994 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 408 m² | 362 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 29.2% | 33.6% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 25.0% | 16.1% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 0.0% | 1.7% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 33.3% | 23.0% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1982 | 1982 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 17 | 326 | 54,978 |
New titles in Georgetown since 2020
35 of Georgetown's current titles (4%) were first issued since 2020, well below Invercargill City's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (7%) and well below New Zealand (12%).
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 34 | 18 |
| Unit title | 0 | 0 |
| 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 Georgetown
The typical building in Georgetown stands on ground sloping 1.0° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated).
Nearly all of its 1,435 measured buildings (100%) stand on ground under 5°.
Much of the land is low-lying: the median elevation is 8 m.
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from Georgetown
Georgetown is inland: the typical title is 1.9 km from the sea or harbour edge, and none is 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 Georgetown: 2023 Census
About 98% of Georgetown's titles are in the census area Georgetown (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Georgetown exactly.
More households have no car in Georgetown than across Invercargill City: 9.6% against 6.6%.
Fewer residents are 65 or over in Georgetown than across Invercargill City: 12.8% against 18.4%.
More residents were born overseas in Georgetown than across Invercargill City: 18.1% against 14.9%.
| Measure | Georgetown | Invercargill City whole council |
|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 2,106 | 55,599 |
| Change since 2018 | +3.2% | +2.6% |
| Change since 2013 | +8.8% | +7.5% |
| Median age | 35.5 | 40 |
| Households | 834 | 22,125 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 63.7% | 72.4% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 36.3% | 27.6% |
| Median household income | $67,400 | $80,900 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $330 | $350 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| Ages | ||
| Under 15 | 18.4% | 18.4% |
| 15 to 29 | 21.5% | 18.0% |
| 30 to 64 | 47.3% | 45.1% |
| 65 and over | 12.8% | 18.4% |
| Where people came from | ||
| Born overseas | 18.1% | 14.9% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 39.0% | 32.7% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 46.9% | 42.9% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 4.8% | 3.3% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 19.8% | 17.7% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | ||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 14.6% | 17.6% |
| Employed full-time | 52.7% | 51.6% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 3.3% | 2.6% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 26.3% | 34.8% |
| Median personal income | $36,100 | $39,900 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | ||
| Work from home | 8.2% | 9.2% |
| Car, truck or van | 81.3% | 83.5% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| Walk or cycle | 7.4% | 5.6% |
| Households and families | ||
| One-person households | 32.6% | 29.0% |
| Average people per household | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 9.6% | 6.6% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 5.7% | 3.4% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 35.8% | 38.0% |
| Couples without children | 37.1% | 43.5% |
| One-parent families | 26.4% | 18.4% |
| Homes | ||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 88.2% | 87.7% |
| Average bedrooms | 2.8 | 3 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 79.3% | 79.6% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 22.9% | 15.4% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 15.4% | 11.3% |
Rents around Georgetown
New tenancies in Georgetown in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $530 a week (up 12.1% on a year earlier). That is close to the typical suburb in Invercargill City ($523), and slightly below the national median ($600).
| April–June 2026 | Georgetown | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $530 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $461–$580 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | +12.1% | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 18 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Georgetown
One school site lies inside Georgetown: Southland Girls' High School (Secondary (Year 7-15)).
- Southland Girls' High School (Secondary (Year 7-15))
- Nearest school: Southland Girls' High School (0.4 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Southland Girls' High School (0.4 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Southland Hospital (2.4 km)
School enrolment zones in Georgetown: a guide
Two secondary schools have a home zone covering most of Georgetown's titles: Verdon College and Southland Girls' High School.
- St Patrick's School (Invercargill) (primary, Years 1–6): all or nearly all titles
- Southland Adventist Christian School (primary, Years 1–8): all or nearly all titles
- St John's Girls' School (Invercargill) (primary, Years 1–8): all or nearly all titles
- Ascot Community School (primary, Years 1–8): about 10% of titles
- Verdon College (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Southland Girls' High School (secondary): about 55% of 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 Georgetown
OpenStreetMap maps 3 places of worship inside Georgetown (3 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Invercargill Methodist Parish / Lindisfarne Methodist Community Centre, under 1 km away
- Buddhist: Wat Buddhasamakhee Invercargill, 8.1 km away
- Muslim: Southland Muslims Association Masjid, 1.8 km away
Listed as facilities for access; not an indicator of who lives here. Sources and limits
Other suburbs in Invercargill City with many cross-leases
- Windsor: 400 cross-lease titles (22.5%)
- Appleby: 335 cross-lease titles (19.5%)
- Richmond: 230 cross-lease titles (19.2%)
- Strathern: 191 cross-lease titles (11.2%)
- Gladstone: 129 cross-lease titles (11.3%)
- Waikiwi: 128 cross-lease titles (8.3%)
- Invercargill: 89 cross-lease titles (10.7%)
- Grasmere: 80 cross-lease titles (6.1%)
All suburbs in Invercargill City
Suburbs like Georgetown
The closest match on the measures on this site is Strathern in Invercargill City, nearest on slope, schools, unit-title share. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strathern | Invercargill City | 11.2% | No data | 38 | slope, schools, unit-title share |
| Glengarry, Invercargill City | Invercargill City | 4.3% | $505 | 36 | unit-title share, degrees, recent movers within NZ |
| Hawthorndale | Invercargill City | 5.8% | $523 | 38.1 | unit-title share, slope, schools |
| Grasmere | Invercargill City | 6.1% | $540 | 35.7 | unit-title share, schools, median age |
| Kingswell | Invercargill City | 3.4% | $550 | 37.1 | unit-title share, slope, elevation |
Questions
What is the rent in Georgetown, Invercargill City?
New tenancies in the Georgetown rent area had a median rent of $530 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 $461 to $580.
What schools are in Georgetown, Invercargill City?
LINZ maps 1 school site inside Georgetown: Southland Girls' High School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Southland Girls' High School (0.4 km in a straight line). Secondary-school home zones covering most of its titles are Verdon College and Southland Girls' High School; check the school's own zone map for any address.