Living in Tōtara Park, Upper Hutt City: schools, census and property titles
The 1,181 live property titles in Tōtara Park, Upper Hutt City are almost all freehold (87%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 132 (11.2%), above the national share of 8.7%.
Tōtara Park, Upper Hutt City cross-lease titles
- Cross-lease titles
- 132
- Share of live titles
- 11.2%
- Live titles in total
- 1,181
- Upper Hutt City share
- 11.7%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Upper Hutt City
- 8 of 12
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 296 of 644
Tōtara Park 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
- Tōtara Park is listed under Upper Hutt City.
- 1,181 live titles are recorded here, including 132 cross-lease titles (11.2%).
- The page includes 2023 Census context for the statistical area that represents this suburb.
Contextual observations
- Cross-lease titles make up 11.2% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- 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 Tōtara Park
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 1,033 | 87.5% |
| Cross lease | 132 | 11.2% |
| Unit title | 0 | 0.0% |
| Leasehold | 16 | 1.4% |
| Other record types | 0 | 0.0% |
| Total | 1,181 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Tōtara Park compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Tōtara Park is higher than the national share (8.7%).
Across Upper Hutt City as a whole, the share is 11.7%; Tōtara Park is close to the overall Upper Hutt City share (11.7%).
How cross-leases in Tōtara Park are set up
Fewer leases include a garage (5% of schemes, against 28% nationally).
Fewer schemes refer to more than one flats plan (9%, against 36% nationally), usually because a plan was redrawn.
Carports appear in more leases (33% of schemes, against 13% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Tōtara Park | Upper Hutt City | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 67 | 921 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 100.0% | 73.2% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 0.0% | 14.7% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 0.0% | 11.9% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 626 m² | 804 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 313 m² | 328 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 4.5% | 16.8% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 32.8% | 19.5% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 4.5% | 3.1% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 9.0% | 18.0% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1977 | 1983 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 25 | 367 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Tōtara Park
16 titles (1.4%) 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 | 0 |
| More than 50 years left | 15 |
| Term mentions renewal (including perpetually renewable) | 1 |
| Term not stated or not readable | 0 |
New titles in Tōtara Park since 2020
58 of Tōtara Park's current titles (5%) were first issued since 2020, well below Upper Hutt City's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (11%) and well below New Zealand (12%).
Most came recently: 45 since 2023.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 56 | 44 |
| Unit title | 0 | 0 |
| Cross-lease | 1 | 0 |
| Leasehold | 1 | 1 |
| 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 Tōtara Park
The typical building in Tōtara Park stands on ground sloping 1.3° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated).
Nearly all of its 1,779 measured buildings (94%) stand on ground under 5°.
The land rises from about 59 m to 229 m, and 18% of all of it, including reserves and gullies, is 15° or steeper.
Little of the sloping land faces north: 8%, where about a quarter would if slopes faced every way equally.
Slope is not a measure of ground stability. Sources and limits
Distance to the coast from Tōtara Park
Tōtara Park is inland: the typical title is 14 km from the sea or harbour edge, and fewer than 1 in 2,000 titles are within 1 km of it.
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 Tōtara Park: 2023 Census
About 95% of Tōtara Park's titles are in the census area Totara Park (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Tōtara Park exactly.
Fewer workers walk or cycle to work in Totara Park than across Upper Hutt City: 1.1% against 3.6%.
Fewer households have no car in Totara Park than across Upper Hutt City: 3.6% against 6.4%.
Fewer workers commute by bus, train or ferry in Totara Park than across Upper Hutt City: 9.1% against 12.6%.
| Measure | Totara Park | Upper Hutt City whole council |
|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 2,889 | 45,759 |
| Change since 2018 | −0.4% | +4.0% |
| Change since 2013 | +0.5% | +13.9% |
| Median age | 36.7 | 39.1 |
| Households | 1,038 | 16,806 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 79.8% | 74.6% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 20.5% | 25.4% |
| Median household income | $113,900 | $110,300 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $550 | $475 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 3.9% | 5.2% |
| Ages | ||
| Under 15 | 21.9% | 19.3% |
| 15 to 29 | 16.1% | 16.9% |
| 30 to 64 | 48.4% | 47.9% |
| 65 and over | 13.6% | 16.0% |
| Where people came from | ||
| Born overseas | 18.6% | 23.4% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 13.5% | 14.1% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 34.8% | 40.7% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 2.7% | 3.0% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 12.8% | 15.8% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | ||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 18.8% | 24.5% |
| Employed full-time | 59.4% | 55.5% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 2.1% | 2.5% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 42.2% | 46.6% |
| Median personal income | $50,800 | $48,600 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | ||
| Work from home | 18.3% | 18.1% |
| Car, truck or van | 70.7% | 64.9% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 9.1% | 12.6% |
| Walk or cycle | 1.1% | 3.6% |
| Households and families | ||
| One-person households | 17.6% | 22.7% |
| Average people per household | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 3.6% | 6.4% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 44.0% | 43.9% |
| Couples without children | 37.2% | 38.9% |
| One-parent families | 18.8% | 17.2% |
| Homes | ||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 87.6% | 78.2% |
| Average bedrooms | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 66.2% | 68.6% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 15.9% | 16.7% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 10.1% | 11.7% |
Schools and hospitals near Tōtara Park
One school site lies inside Tōtara Park: Totara Park School (Contributing).
- Totara Park School (Contributing)
- Nearest school: Totara Park School (0.5 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Heretaunga College (3.4 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Hutt Hospital (17.0 km)
School enrolment zones in Tōtara Park: a guide
Three secondary schools have a home zone covering most of Tōtara Park's titles: Heretaunga College, Hutt International Boys School and St Oran's College.
- Totara Park School (primary, Years 1–6): all or nearly all titles
- Heretaunga College (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Hutt International Boys School (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 Tōtara Park
96% of Tōtara Park's titles are within 400 m of a stop with a scheduled weekday service, slightly above Upper Hutt City as a whole (82%).
1% are that close to a frequent stop (60 or more departures that day), well below the council (18%); 2nd lowest of 12 in Upper Hutt City.
The typical title is 143 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 Tōtara Park
OpenStreetMap maps 1 place of worship inside Tōtara Park (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
- Buddhist: Vietnamese Buddhist Thien Thai Monastery, 1.7 km away
- Muslim: Upper Hutt Islamic Centre, 4.4 km away
Listed as facilities for access; not an indicator of who lives here. Sources and limits
Other suburbs in Upper Hutt City with many cross-leases
- Trentham: 655 cross-lease titles (17.9%)
- Wallaceville: 282 cross-lease titles (14.8%)
- Ebdentown: 281 cross-lease titles (24.0%)
- Silverstream: 190 cross-lease titles (10.8%)
- Birchville: 166 cross-lease titles (16.8%)
- Clouston Park: 152 cross-lease titles (14.3%)
- Elderslea: 124 cross-lease titles (10.5%)
- Brown Owl: 81 cross-lease titles (12.4%)
All suburbs in Upper Hutt City
Suburbs like Tōtara Park
The closest match on the measures on this site is Brown Owl in Upper Hutt City, nearest on unit-title share, older residents, near a stop. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Owl | Upper Hutt City | 12.4% | $600 | 38.4 | unit-title share, older residents, near a stop |
| Birchville | Upper Hutt City | 16.8% | $600 | 38.4 | unit-title share, schools, older residents |
| Elderslea | Upper Hutt City | 10.5% | $650 | 41 | degrees, cross-lease share, population change |
| Heretaunga | Upper Hutt City | 10.1% | $650 | 41.7 | schools, household income, population change |
| Maoribank | Upper Hutt City | 14.0% | No data | 35.4 | schools, children, new titles |
Questions
What schools are in Tōtara Park, Upper Hutt City?
LINZ maps 1 school site inside Tōtara Park: Totara Park School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Heretaunga College (3.4 km in a straight line). Secondary-school home zones covering most of its titles are Heretaunga College, Hutt International Boys School and St Oran's College; check the school's own zone map for any address.