Living in Takapūwāhia: schools, census and property titles
The 495 live property titles in Takapūwāhia, Porirua City are almost all freehold (84%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 58 (11.7%), above the national share of 8.7%.
Takapūwāhia cross-lease titles
- Cross-lease titles
- 58
- Share of live titles
- 11.7%
- Live titles in total
- 495
- Porirua City share
- 4.2%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Porirua City
- 2 of 9
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 282 of 644
Takapūwāhia 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
- Takapūwāhia is listed under Porirua City.
- 495 live titles are recorded here, including 58 cross-lease titles (11.7%).
- The page includes 2023 Census context for the statistical area that represents this suburb.
Contextual observations
- Cross-lease titles make up 11.7% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 2.6% of recorded titles, so title structure can vary within the suburb.
- Public-transport figures describe how recorded titles sit near mapped stops. They do not describe a service from a particular property.
- 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
- A usable MBIE new-tenancy rent figure is not available for this suburb.
Title mix in Takapūwāhia
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 418 | 84.4% |
| Cross lease | 58 | 11.7% |
| Unit title | 13 | 2.6% |
| Leasehold | 2 | 0.4% |
| Other record types | 4 | 0.8% |
| Total | 495 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Takapūwāhia compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Takapūwāhia is higher than the national share (8.7%).
Across Porirua City as a whole, the share is 4.2%; Takapūwāhia is about 2.8 times the overall Porirua City share (4.2%).
Its cross-lease share is 2nd highest of 9 in Porirua City (among suburbs with an indexed page on this site).
How cross-leases in Takapūwāhia are set up
More schemes have four or more flats on one section (32%, against 11% nationally), up to 9.
Carports appear in fewer leases (5% of schemes, against 13% nationally).
Fewer leases include a garage (14% of schemes, against 28% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Takapūwāhia | Porirua City | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 22 | 358 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 59.1% | 74.0% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 9.1% | 9.8% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 31.8% | 15.6% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 1,079 m² | 916 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 444 m² | 404 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 13.6% | 15.9% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 4.5% | 12.3% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 0.0% | 5.0% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 18.2% | 25.4% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1988 | 1987 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 12 | 206 | 54,978 |
New titles in Takapūwāhia since 2020
16 of Takapūwāhia's current titles (3%) were first issued since 2020, well below Porirua City's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (11%) and well below New Zealand (12%).
19% are unit titles, in 1 development; most of the rest are freehold.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 10 | 0 |
| Unit title | 3 | 3 |
| Cross-lease | 0 | 0 |
| Leasehold | 2 | 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 Takapūwāhia
The typical building in Takapūwāhia stands on ground sloping 5.2° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated), the flattest of 9 in Porirua City.
The land rises from about 1 m to 165 m, and 47% of all of it, including reserves and gullies, is 15° or steeper.
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from Takapūwāhia
17% of Takapūwāhia's titles are within 200 m of the sea or harbour edge, 56% within 500 m and 95% within 1 km. The typical title is 450 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 Takapūwāhia: 2023 Census
About 99% of Takapūwāhia's titles are in the census area Elsdon-Takapuwahia (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Takapūwāhia exactly.
More workers walk or cycle to work in Elsdon-Takapuwahia than across Porirua City: 5.7% against 2.0%.
More households have no car in Elsdon-Takapuwahia than across Porirua City: 11.4% against 6.0%.
Fewer residents were born overseas in Elsdon-Takapuwahia than across Porirua City: 18.5% against 26.1%.
| Measure | Elsdon-Takapuwahia | Porirua City whole council |
|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 2,337 | 59,445 |
| Change since 2018 | −3.3% | +5.1% |
| Change since 2013 | +8.3% | +14.9% |
| Median age | 33.2 | 35.9 |
| Households | 723 | 19,020 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 53.5% | 66.9% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 46.5% | 33.0% |
| Median household income | $101,200 | $124,000 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $310 | $400 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 5.5% | 5.5% |
| Ages | ||
| Under 15 | 22.0% | 22.1% |
| 15 to 29 | 22.5% | 19.1% |
| 30 to 64 | 43.6% | 45.8% |
| 65 and over | 11.9% | 13.0% |
| Where people came from | ||
| Born overseas | 18.5% | 26.1% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 14.1% | 13.4% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 34.2% | 37.2% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 3.0% | 3.5% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 12.5% | 14.7% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | ||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 20.8% | 27.2% |
| Employed full-time | 52.7% | 54.8% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 5.4% | 3.6% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 38.7% | 48.2% |
| Median personal income | $39,500 | $47,200 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | ||
| Work from home | 15.6% | 18.3% |
| Car, truck or van | 67.5% | 65.8% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 10.6% | 13.0% |
| Walk or cycle | 5.7% | 2.0% |
| Households and families | ||
| One-person households | 18.5% | 16.6% |
| Average people per household | 3.2 | 3 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 11.4% | 6.0% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 15.0% | 8.9% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 42.7% | 46.1% |
| Couples without children | 23.2% | 32.9% |
| One-parent families | 33.5% | 21.0% |
| Homes | ||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 85.9% | 82.7% |
| Average bedrooms | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 65.4% | 66.1% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 37.9% | 22.7% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 28.1% | 18.0% |
Schools and hospitals near Takapūwāhia
LINZ maps 2 school sites inside Takapūwāhia, among them Mahinawa Specialist School and Resource Centre (Specialist School) and Mana College (Secondary (Year 9-15)).
- Mahinawa Specialist School and Resource Centre (Specialist School)
- Mana College (Secondary (Year 9-15))
- Nearest school: Ngati Toa School (0.5 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Mana College (0.8 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Kenepuru Hospital (3.0 km)
School enrolment zones in Takapūwāhia: a guide
Three secondary schools have a home zone covering most of Takapūwāhia's titles: Hutt International Boys School, Mana College and St Oran's College.
- Hutt International Boys School (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Mana College (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- St Oran's 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
Public transport in Takapūwāhia
96% of Takapūwāhia's titles are within 400 m of a stop with a scheduled weekday service, above Porirua City as a whole (75%).
34% are that close to a frequent stop (60 or more departures that day), well above the council (13%); 2nd highest of 9 in Porirua City.
The typical title is 188 m in a straight line from its nearest stop.
Timetable of Wednesday 30 September 2026, Metlink (Greater Wellington Regional Council). Sources and limits
Places of worship near Takapūwāhia
OpenStreetMap maps 1 place of worship inside Takapūwāhia (1 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, under 1 km away
- Muslim: Porirua Mosque, 4.6 km away
Listed as facilities for access; not an indicator of who lives here. Sources and limits
Other suburbs in Porirua City with many cross-leases
- Tītahi Bay: 223 cross-lease titles (7.3%)
- Whitby: 143 cross-lease titles (3.1%)
- Rānui: 134 cross-lease titles (10.5%)
- Camborne: 81 cross-lease titles (11.8%)
- Paremata: 79 cross-lease titles (7.0%)
- Papakōwhai: 66 cross-lease titles (8.1%)
- Plimmerton: 62 cross-lease titles (5.4%)
- Pukerua Bay: 38 cross-lease titles (4.6%)
Suburbs like Takapūwāhia
The closest match on the measures on this site is Tītahi Bay in Porirua City, nearest on distance to the coast, home ownership, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tītahi Bay | Porirua City | 7.3% | $535 | 34.9 | distance to the coast, home ownership, unit-title share |
| Rānui, Porirua City | Porirua City | 10.5% | No data | 32.5 | new titles, unit-title share, distance to the coast |
| Stokes Valley | Lower Hutt City | 12.5% | $620 | 36.6 | near a frequent stop, stand-alone houses, land per flat |
| Naenae | Lower Hutt City | 9.6% | $570 | 34.5 | unit-title share, distance to a hospital, older residents |
| Kaiti | Gisborne District | 4.3% | $650 | 32.1 | distance to the coast, new titles, land per flat |
Questions
What schools are in Takapūwāhia?
LINZ maps 2 school sites inside Takapūwāhia: Mahinawa Specialist School and Resource Centre and Mana College. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Mana College (0.8 km in a straight line). Secondary-school home zones covering most of its titles are Hutt International Boys School, Mana College and St Oran's College; check the school's own zone map for any address.