Living in Otūmoetai: schools, census and property titles
The 3,799 live property titles in Otūmoetai, Tauranga City are mostly freehold (68%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 910 (24.0%), well above the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 910
- Share of live titles
- 24.0%
- Live titles in total
- 3,799
- Tauranga City share
- 13.5%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Tauranga City
- 3 of 18
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 82 of 644
Otūmoetai 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
- Otūmoetai is listed under Tauranga City.
- 3,799 live titles are recorded here, including 910 cross-lease titles (24.0%).
- The page includes 2023 Census context for the statistical area that represents this suburb.
Contextual observations
- Cross-lease titles make up 24.0% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 1.7% 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
- A usable MBIE new-tenancy rent figure is not available for this suburb.
- Mapped public-transport context is not available for this suburb.
Title mix in Otūmoetai
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 2,578 | 67.9% |
| Cross lease | 910 | 24.0% |
| Unit title | 64 | 1.7% |
| Leasehold | 229 | 6.0% |
| Other record types | 18 | 0.5% |
| Total | 3,799 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Otūmoetai compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Otūmoetai is about 2.8 times the national share (8.7%).
Across Tauranga City as a whole, the share is 13.5%; Otūmoetai is about 1.8 times the overall Tauranga City share (13.5%).
Its cross-lease share is 3rd highest of 18 in Tauranga City (among suburbs with an indexed page on this site).
How cross-leases in Otūmoetai are set up
Fewer schemes have four or more flats on one section (5%, against 11% nationally), up to 10.
Three-flat schemes are less common here (7%, against 12% nationally).
Fewer leases include a garage (21% of schemes, against 28% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Otūmoetai | Tauranga City | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 428 | 4,119 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 88.3% | 82.8% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 7.0% | 11.1% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 4.7% | 6.0% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 858 m² | 850 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 418 m² | 410 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 20.6% | 19.0% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 10.7% | 7.9% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 45.1% | 48.8% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1985 | 1987 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 349 | 3,062 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Otūmoetai
Unit titles are 2% of Otūmoetai's titles, well below Tauranga City (7%) and well below New Zealand (8%). They belong to 16 developments, each run by a body corporate; half have 3 units or fewer.
229 titles (6.0%) are leasehold, well above the national share (1.2%).
3 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 | 3 |
| Under 10 years left | 0 |
| 10 to 50 years left | 1 |
| More than 50 years left | 225 |
| Term mentions renewal (including perpetually renewable) | 0 |
| Term not stated or not readable | 0 |
New titles in Otūmoetai since 2020
169 of Otūmoetai's current titles (4%) were first issued since 2020, well below Tauranga City's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (7%) and well below New Zealand (12%).
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 141 | 89 |
| Unit title | 8 | 2 |
| Cross-lease | 16 | 9 |
| Leasehold | 1 | 0 |
| Other | 3 | 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 Otūmoetai
The typical building in Otūmoetai stands on ground sloping 2.3° (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 Otūmoetai
24% of Otūmoetai's titles are within 200 m of the sea or harbour edge, 59% within 500 m and 100% within 1 km. The typical title is 420 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 Otūmoetai: 2023 Census
Otūmoetai's titles fall in 7 census areas (Stats NZ statistical areas). The 3 shown below hold 97% of its titles; their figures are shown side by side and are not added together.
| Measure | Otūmoetai East 43% of titles | Otūmoetai South 27% of titles | Otūmoetai North 27% of titles | Tauranga City whole council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 3,699 | 2,415 | 2,223 | 152,844 |
| Change since 2018 | +3.4% | +4.8% | +3.3% | +11.5% |
| Change since 2013 | +14.0% | +17.7% | +19.5% | +32.7% |
| Median age | 42.2 | 42 | 45.6 | 39.4 |
| Households | 1,437 | 885 | 939 | 55,359 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 66.0% | 74.8% | 65.8% | 69.4% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 34.0% | 25.2% | 33.9% | 30.6% |
| Median household income | $94,700 | $100,800 | $82,600 | $95,400 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $500 | $550 | $500 | $550 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 7.5% | 6.0% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Ages | ||||
| Under 15 | 19.3% | 20.4% | 16.7% | 19.4% |
| 15 to 29 | 14.6% | 15.9% | 13.1% | 17.2% |
| 30 to 64 | 46.1% | 44.7% | 43.7% | 43.7% |
| 65 and over | 20.0% | 18.9% | 26.3% | 19.7% |
| Where people came from | ||||
| Born overseas | 22.6% | 25.5% | 19.5% | 25.4% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 31.6% | 26.6% | 27.3% | 25.4% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 39.7% | 38.9% | 42.9% | 47.2% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 5.2% | 5.7% | 5.5% | 4.8% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 18.8% | 15.6% | 17.5% | 19.3% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | ||||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 27.6% | 30.0% | 23.8% | 24.9% |
| Employed full-time | 49.7% | 50.8% | 44.3% | 49.7% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 1.9% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.6% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 45.0% | 47.1% | 46.5% | 44.2% |
| Median personal income | $44,600 | $46,400 | $42,400 | $42,100 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | ||||
| Work from home | 18.6% | 18.7% | 16.3% | 16.5% |
| Car, truck or van | 72.0% | 73.3% | 75.9% | 75.7% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 1.4% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 1.7% |
| Walk or cycle | 6.7% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 4.9% |
| Households and families | ||||
| One-person households | 26.2% | 20.4% | 28.2% | 22.6% |
| Average people per household | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 5.0% | 2.5% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 3.2% | 3.8% | 2.6% | 4.8% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 41.8% | 43.4% | 33.8% | 40.3% |
| Couples without children | 42.7% | 40.4% | 51.0% | 43.5% |
| One-parent families | 15.8% | 16.2% | 14.8% | 16.2% |
| Homes | ||||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 75.5% | 81.7% | 73.6% | 80.1% |
| Average bedrooms | 3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 72.5% | 75.1% | 76.3% | 75.1% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 15.1% | 17.5% | 15.0% | 13.2% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 13.1% | 14.0% | 13.3% | 10.7% |
Schools and hospitals near Otūmoetai
LINZ maps 2 school sites inside Otūmoetai, among them Pillans Point School (Contributing) and Ōtūmoetai Primary School (Contributing).
- Pillans Point School (Contributing)
- Ōtūmoetai Primary School (Contributing)
- Nearest school: Pillans Point School (0.8 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Ōtūmoetai College (1.7 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Tauranga Hospital (3.9 km)
School enrolment zones in Otūmoetai: a guide
One secondary school has a home zone covering most of Otūmoetai's titles: Otumoetai College.
- Pillans Point School (primary, Years 1–6): about 75% of titles
- Otumoetai School (primary, Years 1–6): about 30% of titles
- Otumoetai Intermediate (intermediate, Years 7–8): all or nearly all titles
- Otumoetai 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 Otūmoetai
OpenStreetMap maps 5 places of worship inside Otūmoetai (5 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Saint Johns Anglican Church, under 1 km away
- Muslim: Tauranga Masjid, 4.1 km away
Listed as facilities for access; not an indicator of who lives here. Sources and limits
Other suburbs in Tauranga City with many cross-leases
- Mount Maunganui: 2,452 cross-lease titles (17.4%)
- Papamoa Beach: 896 cross-lease titles (7.1%)
- Tauranga South: 685 cross-lease titles (25.7%)
- Gate Pa: 586 cross-lease titles (22.9%)
- Greerton: 449 cross-lease titles (27.1%)
- Matua: 425 cross-lease titles (19.0%)
- Welcome Bay: 396 cross-lease titles (9.8%)
- Judea: 384 cross-lease titles (23.5%)
Suburbs like Otūmoetai
The closest match on the measures on this site is Maungatapu in Tauranga City, nearest on distance to the coast, older residents, distance to a hospital. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maungatapu | Tauranga City | 16.2% | $645 | 41.5 | distance to the coast, older residents, distance to a hospital |
| Matua | Tauranga City | 19.0% | No data | 45 | slope, distance to the coast, working from home |
| Hairini | Tauranga City | 20.6% | $685 | 40 | distance to the coast, heat pumps, elevation |
| Greerton | Tauranga City | 27.1% | $650 | 36.9 | schools, born overseas, distance to the coast |
| Judea | Tauranga City | 23.5% | $600 | 39.8 | population change, distance to the coast, born overseas |
Questions
What schools are in Otūmoetai?
LINZ maps 2 school sites inside Otūmoetai: Pillans Point School and Ōtūmoetai Primary School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Ōtūmoetai College (1.7 km in a straight line). The secondary-school home zone covering most of its titles is Otumoetai College; check the school's own zone map for any address.