Living in Marchwiel: schools, census and property titles
The 1,588 live property titles in Marchwiel, Timaru District are almost all freehold (94%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 57 (3.6%), well below the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 57
- Share of live titles
- 3.6%
- Live titles in total
- 1,588
- Timaru District share
- 6.3%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Timaru District
- 12 of 12
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 558 of 644
Marchwiel 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
- Marchwiel is listed under Timaru District.
- 1,588 live titles are recorded here, including 57 cross-lease titles (3.6%).
- The page includes 2023 Census context for the statistical area that represents this suburb.
Contextual observations
- Cross-lease titles make up 3.6% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 1.1% 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 Marchwiel
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 1,499 | 94.4% |
| Cross lease | 57 | 3.6% |
| Unit title | 18 | 1.1% |
| Leasehold | 2 | 0.1% |
| Other record types | 12 | 0.8% |
| Total | 1,588 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Marchwiel compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Marchwiel is well below the national share (8.7%).
Across Timaru District as a whole, the share is 6.3%; Marchwiel is well below the overall Timaru District share (6.3%).
Its cross-lease share is the lowest of 12 in Timaru District (among suburbs with an indexed page on this site).
How cross-leases in Marchwiel are set up
Fewer schemes have four or more flats on one section (8%, against 11% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Marchwiel | Timaru District | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 26 | 620 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 80.8% | 64.4% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 11.5% | 19.2% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 7.7% | 16.5% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 961 m² | 831 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 462 m² | 337 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 23.1% | 32.1% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 11.5% | 11.1% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 0.0% | 2.7% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 34.6% | 28.7% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1992 | 1984 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 18 | 230 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Marchwiel
Unit titles are 1% of Marchwiel's titles, well below Timaru District (2%) and well below New Zealand (8%). They belong to 8 developments, each run by a body corporate; half have 2 units or fewer.
New titles in Marchwiel since 2020
60 of Marchwiel's current titles (4%) were first issued since 2020, well below Timaru District's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (8%) and well below New Zealand (12%).
Most came recently: 47 since 2023.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 60 | 47 |
| Unit title | 0 | 0 |
| Cross-lease | 0 | 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 Marchwiel
The typical building in Marchwiel stands on ground sloping 3.6° (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 Marchwiel
0% of Marchwiel's titles are within 200 m of the sea or harbour edge, 0% within 500 m and 23% within 1 km. The typical title is 1.5 km 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 Marchwiel: 2023 Census
Marchwiel's titles fall in 6 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.
Fewer workers work from home in Marchwiel West than across Timaru District: 7.5% against 13.5%.
Fewer adults hold a degree in Marchwiel West than across Timaru District: 12.0% against 15.3%.
| Measure | Marchwiel West 37% of titles | Marchwiel East 34% of titles | Gleniti North 26% of titles | Timaru District whole council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 1,563 | 2,007 | 1,596 | 47,547 |
| Change since 2018 | +2.4% | +1.4% | +7.0% | +2.7% |
| Change since 2013 | +5.9% | +12.1% | +31.4% | +8.2% |
| Median age | 39.2 | 37.9 | 52.2 | 44.6 |
| Households | 642 | 750 | 645 | 19,557 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 72.9% | 69.2% | 91.6% | 74.5% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 27.1% | 30.4% | 7.9% | 25.5% |
| Median household income | $69,100 | $72,400 | $96,400 | $76,900 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $320 | $300 | $382 | $320 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 4.4% | 9.0% | 5.6% | 8.0% |
| Ages | ||||
| Under 15 | 18.8% | 19.6% | 16.5% | 17.6% |
| 15 to 29 | 18.2% | 18.4% | 12.0% | 15.7% |
| 30 to 64 | 41.1% | 41.9% | 42.7% | 43.9% |
| 65 and over | 22.1% | 20.3% | 28.9% | 22.9% |
| Where people came from | ||||
| Born overseas | 17.2% | 15.5% | 14.7% | 16.1% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 29.9% | 25.5% | 17.9% | 24.1% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 43.9% | 44.3% | 37.6% | 42.1% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 2.9% | 3.3% | 2.1% | 2.8% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 16.6% | 16.4% | 11.5% | 15.7% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | ||||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 12.0% | 8.5% | 18.1% | 15.3% |
| Employed full-time | 47.8% | 46.2% | 45.3% | 48.9% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 2.1% | 3.7% | 0.7% | 1.8% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 26.5% | 23.3% | 42.9% | 36.1% |
| Median personal income | $36,200 | $34,000 | $45,500 | $38,600 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | ||||
| Work from home | 7.5% | 6.9% | 13.8% | 13.5% |
| Car, truck or van | 85.4% | 83.6% | 82.1% | 78.7% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 1.6% | 1.6% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| Walk or cycle | 5.5% | 6.6% | 3.0% | 5.7% |
| Households and families | ||||
| One-person households | 30.6% | 27.3% | 22.9% | 28.7% |
| Average people per household | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 7.5% | 6.4% | 1.4% | 5.6% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 3.8% | 6.5% | 0.9% | 2.9% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 32.9% | 35.8% | 33.5% | 35.5% |
| Couples without children | 47.1% | 42.0% | 58.1% | 50.8% |
| One-parent families | 20.0% | 22.2% | 8.4% | 13.6% |
| Homes | ||||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 92.1% | 83.2% | 94.0% | 85.0% |
| Average bedrooms | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 80.5% | 77.4% | 88.2% | 74.5% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 16.3% | 18.4% | 5.7% | 14.6% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 11.2% | 15.4% | 4.3% | 9.5% |
Schools and hospitals near Marchwiel
LINZ maps 4 school sites inside Marchwiel, among them Grantlea Downs School (Full Primary) and Mountainview High School (Secondary (Year 9-15)).
- Grantlea Downs School (Full Primary)
- Mountainview High School (Secondary (Year 9-15))
- Oceanview Heights School (Full Primary)
- St Joseph's School (Timaru) (Full Primary)
- Nearest school: Oceanview Heights School (0.2 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Mountainview High School (0.9 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Timaru Hospital (4.0 km)
School enrolment zones in Marchwiel: a guide
Three secondary schools have a home zone covering most of Marchwiel's titles: Craighead Diocesan School, Mountainview High School and Roncalli College.
- St Joseph's School (Timaru) (primary, Years 1–8): all or nearly all titles
- Oceanview Heights School (primary, Years 1–8): about 55% of titles
- Highfield School (primary, Years 1–8): about 25% of titles
- Grantlea Downs School (primary, Years 1–8): about 20% of titles
- Craighead Diocesan School (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Mountainview High School (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Roncalli 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 Marchwiel
OpenStreetMap maps 3 places of worship inside Marchwiel (2 Christian, 1 other or not recorded).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: St David's Union Parish - Marchwiel, under 1 km away
Listed as facilities for access; not an indicator of who lives here. Sources and limits
Other suburbs in Timaru District with many cross-leases
- Highfield: 195 cross-lease titles (11.4%)
- Seaview: 195 cross-lease titles (18.5%)
- Temuka: 170 cross-lease titles (5.9%)
- Maori Hill: 157 cross-lease titles (27.0%)
- Geraldine: 98 cross-lease titles (5.3%)
- Glenwood: 91 cross-lease titles (11.2%)
- Gleniti: 90 cross-lease titles (6.4%)
All suburbs in Timaru District
Suburbs like Marchwiel
The closest match on the measures on this site is Oamaru North in Waitaki District, nearest on degrees, distance to a hospital, children. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oamaru North | Waitaki District | 5.6% | $455 | 39.9 | degrees, distance to a hospital, children |
| Kensington, Timaru District | Timaru District | 7.1% | $468 | 38.2 | population change, distance to the coast, commuting on foot or by bike |
| Glenwood | Timaru District | 11.2% | No data | 39.4 | median age, distance to a hospital, working from home |
| Netherby | Ashburton District | 3.8% | No data | 37.5 | cross-lease share, home ownership, heat pumps |
| Tinwald | Ashburton District | 2.7% | $500 | 41.4 | distance to a hospital, older residents, children |
Questions
What schools are in Marchwiel?
LINZ maps 4 school sites inside Marchwiel, including Grantlea Downs School, Mountainview High School and Oceanview Heights School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Mountainview High School (0.9 km in a straight line). Secondary-school home zones covering most of its titles are Craighead Diocesan School, Mountainview High School and Roncalli College; check the school's own zone map for any address.