Living in Pauanui: census and property titles
The 2,808 live property titles in Pauanui, Thames-Coromandel District are almost all freehold (92%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 125 (4.5%), well below the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 125
- Share of live titles
- 4.5%
- Live titles in total
- 2,808
- Thames-Coromandel District share
- 4.8%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Thames-Coromandel District
- 3 of 5
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 516 of 644
Pauanui at a glance
Where Pauanui differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: median age (higher than 99% of NZ suburbs); titles first issued since 2020 (lower than 93% of NZ suburbs).
Higher or lower is not better or worse. Sources and limits
Start here
What the data tells you
Recorded facts
- Pauanui is listed under Thames-Coromandel District.
- 2,808 live titles are recorded here, including 125 cross-lease titles (4.5%).
- The page includes 2023 Census context for the statistical area that represents this suburb.
Contextual observations
- Cross-lease titles make up 4.5% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 2.4% 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 Pauanui
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 2,582 | 92.0% |
| Cross lease | 125 | 4.5% |
| Unit title | 68 | 2.4% |
| Leasehold | 16 | 0.6% |
| Other record types | 17 | 0.6% |
| Total | 2,808 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Pauanui compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Pauanui is well below the national share (8.7%).
Across Thames-Coromandel District as a whole, the share is 4.8%; Pauanui is close to the overall Thames-Coromandel District share (4.8%).
Its cross-lease share is 3rd highest of 5 in Thames-Coromandel District (among suburbs with an indexed page on this site).
How cross-leases in Pauanui are set up
Three-flat schemes are less common here (2%, against 12% nationally).
Fewer schemes have four or more flats on one section (2%, against 11% nationally), up to 20.
Carports appear in fewer leases (6% of schemes, against 13% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Pauanui | Thames-Coromandel District | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 55 | 717 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 96.4% | 90.7% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 1.8% | 6.0% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 1.8% | 3.1% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 679 m² | 822 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 338 m² | 406 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 14.5% | 23.8% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 5.5% | 2.9% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 5.5% | 12.1% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 18.2% | 35.1% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1988 | 1990 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 21 | 551 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Pauanui
Unit titles are 2% of Pauanui's titles, well below Thames-Coromandel District (3%) and well below New Zealand (8%). They belong to 16 developments, each run by a body corporate; half have 2 units or fewer.
The unit-title share is 2nd lowest of 5 in Thames-Coromandel District.
16 titles (0.6%) are leasehold.
Most stated terms have more than 50 years to run.
Stated lease terms, as at 30 September 2026:
| Stated lease term | Titles |
|---|---|
| Stated term has ended | 0 |
| Under 10 years left | 0 |
| 10 to 50 years left | 1 |
| More than 50 years left | 14 |
| Term mentions renewal (including perpetually renewable) | 0 |
| Term not stated or not readable | 1 |
New titles in Pauanui since 2020
71 of Pauanui's current titles (3%) were first issued since 2020, well below Thames-Coromandel District's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (6%) and well below New Zealand (12%).
That rate is joint lowest of 5 in Thames-Coromandel District.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 70 | 45 |
| Unit title | 0 | 0 |
| Cross-lease | 1 | 0 |
| Leasehold | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 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 Pauanui
The typical building in Pauanui stands on ground sloping 2.0° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated), 3rd steepest of 5 in Thames-Coromandel District.
The land rises from about 0 m to 385 m, and 55% 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 Pauanui
24% of Pauanui's titles are within 200 m of the sea or harbour edge, 67% 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 Pauanui: 2023 Census
About 100% of Pauanui's titles are in the census area Pāuanui (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Pauanui exactly.
Fewer households have no car in Pāuanui than across Thames-Coromandel District: 0.7% against 4.3%.
Fewer residents are children under 15 in Pāuanui than across Thames-Coromandel District: 9.0% against 13.6%.
More residents are 65 or over in Pāuanui than across Thames-Coromandel District: 45.2% against 33.8%.
| Measure | Pāuanui | Thames-Coromandel District whole council |
|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 1,068 | 31,995 |
| Change since 2018 | +6.3% | +7.0% |
| Change since 2013 | +29.5% | +22.2% |
| Median age | 61.8 | 55.2 |
| Households | 444 | 12,876 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 83.8% | 77.5% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 16.2% | 22.5% |
| Median household income | $69,300 | $58,900 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $400 | $350 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 79.6% | 49.4% |
| Ages | ||
| Under 15 | 9.0% | 13.6% |
| 15 to 29 | 9.6% | 11.0% |
| 30 to 64 | 36.5% | 41.5% |
| 65 and over | 45.2% | 33.8% |
| Where people came from | ||
| Born overseas | 20.4% | 17.0% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 9.7% | 13.7% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 49.1% | 46.6% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 3.1% | 3.1% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 15.8% | 16.5% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | ||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 17.2% | 17.8% |
| Employed full-time | 32.1% | 36.1% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 0.3% | 2.3% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 48.7% | 42.4% |
| Median personal income | $33,300 | $30,000 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | ||
| Work from home | 30.0% | 24.7% |
| Car, truck or van | 60.7% | 66.6% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Walk or cycle | 8.0% | 7.6% |
| Households and families | ||
| One-person households | 25.7% | 29.6% |
| Average people per household | 2 | 2.2 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 0.7% | 4.3% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 1.4% | 3.3% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 17.5% | 26.3% |
| Couples without children | 76.7% | 61.6% |
| One-parent families | 5.8% | 12.1% |
| Homes | ||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 85.6% | 85.6% |
| Average bedrooms | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 64.9% | 60.2% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 11.2% | 14.9% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 7.2% | 10.9% |
School enrolment zones in Pauanui: a guide
The largest school zone share of Pauanui's titles is in Whangamata Area School's home zone (all or nearly all).
- Whangamata Area School (Year 9-13) (composite): 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 Pauanui
OpenStreetMap maps 1 place of worship inside Pauanui (1 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Pauanui Community Church, 2.3 km away
Listed as facilities for access; not an indicator of who lives here. Sources and limits
Other suburbs in Thames-Coromandel District with many cross-leases
- Whangamatā: 800 cross-lease titles (15.3%)
- Thames: 220 cross-lease titles (5.7%)
- Whitianga: 170 cross-lease titles (3.8%)
- Tairua: 47 cross-lease titles (2.5%)
All suburbs in Thames-Coromandel District
Suburbs like Pauanui
The closest match on the measures on this site is Whangamatā in Thames-Coromandel District, nearest on recent movers within NZ, degrees, distance to the coast. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whangamatā | Thames-Coromandel District | 15.3% | $640 | 59.9 | recent movers within NZ, degrees, distance to the coast |
| Waihi Beach | Western Bay of Plenty District | 4.1% | $620 | 58.8 | commuting by public transport, distance to the coast, unit-title share |
| Tairua | Thames-Coromandel District | 2.5% | $458 | 59.1 | commuting by public transport, distance to the coast, born overseas |
| Pukekohe | Auckland | 7.5% | No data | No data | slope, elevation, unit-title share |
| Papamoa Beach | Tauranga City | 7.1% | No data | No data | distance to the coast, unit-title share, cross-lease share |