Living in Ōakura, New Plymouth District: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 800 live property titles in Ōakura, New Plymouth District are almost all freehold (94%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 32 (4.0%), well below the national share of 8.7%.
Ōakura, New Plymouth District cross-lease titles
- Cross-lease titles
- 32
- Share of live titles
- 4.0%
- Live titles in total
- 800
- New Plymouth District share
- 6.6%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in New Plymouth District
- joint 16 of 18
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 538 of 644
Ōakura at a glance
Where Ōakura differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: homes with a heat pump (lower than 97% of NZ suburbs); median weekly rent, new tenancies (higher than 92% of NZ suburbs).
Higher or lower is not better or worse. Sources and limits
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What the data tells you
Recorded facts
- Ōakura is listed under New Plymouth District.
- 800 live titles are recorded here, including 32 cross-lease titles (4.0%).
- 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 4.0% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 1.0% 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 Ōakura
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 753 | 94.1% |
| Cross lease | 32 | 4.0% |
| Unit title | 8 | 1.0% |
| Leasehold | 3 | 0.4% |
| Other record types | 4 | 0.5% |
| Total | 800 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Ōakura compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Ōakura is well below the national share (8.7%).
Across New Plymouth District as a whole, the share is 6.6%; Ōakura is well below the overall New Plymouth District share (6.6%).
Its cross-lease share is joint 2nd lowest of 18 in New Plymouth District (among suburbs with an indexed page on this site).
How cross-leases in Ōakura are set up
Carports appear in fewer leases (7% of schemes, against 13% nationally).
Fewer schemes have four or more flats on one section (7%, against 11% nationally).
Separate exclusive-use areas are more common (7% of schemes, against 5% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Ōakura | New Plymouth District | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 14 | 1,094 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 78.6% | 66.6% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 14.3% | 17.6% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 7.1% | 15.8% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 911 m² | 809 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 388 m² | 337 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 21.4% | 38.9% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 7.1% | 15.5% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 7.1% | 7.8% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 50.0% | 27.6% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1987 | 1990 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 11 | 430 | 54,978 |
New titles in Ōakura since 2020
67 of Ōakura's current titles (8%) were first issued since 2020, slightly below New Plymouth District's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (9%) and well below New Zealand (12%).
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 59 | 34 |
| Unit title | 6 | 0 |
| Cross-lease | 0 | 0 |
| Leasehold | 1 | 1 |
| Other | 1 | 0 |
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 Ōakura
The typical building in Ōakura stands on ground sloping 2.6° (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 Ōakura
29% of Ōakura's titles are within 200 m of the sea or harbour edge, 68% within 500 m and 93% within 1 km. The typical title is 350 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 Ōakura: 2023 Census
About 100% of Ōakura's titles are in the census area Ōakura (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Ōakura exactly.
Fewer households have no car in Ōakura than across New Plymouth District: 1.5% against 5.3%.
More adults hold a degree in Ōakura than across New Plymouth District: 38.2% against 20.7%.
Fewer people live alone in Ōakura than across New Plymouth District: 15.3% against 24.7%.
| Measure | Ōakura | New Plymouth District whole council |
|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 1,764 | 87,000 |
| Change since 2018 | +14.6% | +7.8% |
| Change since 2013 | +22.8% | +17.3% |
| Median age | 42 | 40.7 |
| Households | 612 | 33,207 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 80.4% | 72.4% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 19.6% | 27.6% |
| Median household income | $117,100 | $86,400 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $500 | $380 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 17.2% | 6.9% |
| Ages | ||
| Under 15 | 25.9% | 19.8% |
| 15 to 29 | 10.4% | 16.3% |
| 30 to 64 | 47.4% | 44.3% |
| 65 and over | 16.3% | 19.6% |
| Where people came from | ||
| Born overseas | 24.7% | 17.1% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 29.0% | 21.9% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 34.3% | 42.2% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 6.8% | 3.4% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 15.2% | 16.3% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | ||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 38.2% | 20.7% |
| Employed full-time | 45.2% | 48.4% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 1.8% | 2.5% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 58.2% | 43.0% |
| Median personal income | $47,200 | $39,200 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | ||
| Work from home | 23.6% | 16.8% |
| Car, truck or van | 69.4% | 75.6% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| Walk or cycle | 5.4% | 5.5% |
| Households and families | ||
| One-person households | 15.3% | 24.7% |
| Average people per household | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 1.5% | 5.3% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 3.0% | 4.2% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 49.7% | 39.5% |
| Couples without children | 38.6% | 43.9% |
| One-parent families | 11.1% | 16.5% |
| Homes | ||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 89.9% | 84.3% |
| Average bedrooms | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 44.8% | 53.2% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 13.1% | 16.4% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 10.7% | 14.0% |
Rents around Ōakura
New tenancies in Oakura in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $775 a week (up 14.8% on a year earlier). That is above the typical suburb in New Plymouth District ($553), and above the national median ($600); the highest of 16 in New Plymouth District.
| April–June 2026 | Oakura | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $775 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $650–$838 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | +14.8% | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 12 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Ōakura
One school site lies inside Ōakura: Oakura School (Full Primary).
- Oakura School (Full Primary)
- Nearest school: Oakura School (0.7 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Green School New Zealand (4.6 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Taranaki Base Hospital (10.5 km)
School enrolment zones in Ōakura: a guide
The largest primary-school zone share of Ōakura's titles is in Oakura School's home zone (all or nearly all).
- Oakura School (primary, Years 1–8): 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 Ōakura
OpenStreetMap maps 1 place of worship inside Ōakura (1 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Saint James Church, under 1 km away
Listed as facilities for access; not an indicator of who lives here. Sources and limits
Other suburbs in New Plymouth District with many cross-leases
- Westown: 386 cross-lease titles (14.5%)
- New Plymouth: 333 cross-lease titles (10.9%)
- Strandon: 231 cross-lease titles (18.5%)
- Waitara: 195 cross-lease titles (5.5%)
- Fitzroy: 163 cross-lease titles (17.1%)
- Moturoa: 157 cross-lease titles (15.0%)
- Lower Vogeltown: 142 cross-lease titles (22.6%)
All suburbs in New Plymouth District
Suburbs like Ōakura
The closest match on the measures on this site is Frankleigh Park in New Plymouth District, nearest on schools, older residents, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankleigh Park | New Plymouth District | 5.0% | No data | 38.8 | schools, older residents, stand-alone houses |
| Matua | Tauranga City | 19.0% | No data | 45 | schools, distance to the coast, born overseas |
| Papamoa Beach | Tauranga City | 7.1% | No data | No data | distance to the coast, new titles, elevation |
| Vogeltown, New Plymouth District | New Plymouth District | 16.6% | $620 | 41.2 | schools, commuting by public transport, unit-title share |
| Bell Block | New Plymouth District | 4.0% | No data | 37.8 | cross-lease share, unit-title share, commuting on foot or by bike |
Questions
What is the rent in Ōakura, New Plymouth District?
New tenancies in Oakura (the rent area for part of Ōakura) had a median rent of $775 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 $650 to $838.
What schools are in Ōakura, New Plymouth District?
LINZ maps 1 school site inside Ōakura: Oakura School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Green School New Zealand (4.6 km in a straight line). Being near a school does not mean being in its zone.