Living in Te Puke: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 4,642 live property titles in Te Puke, Western Bay of Plenty District are almost all freehold (89%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 388 (8.4%), close to the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 388
- Share of live titles
- 8.4%
- Live titles in total
- 4,642
- Western Bay of Plenty District share
- 2.8%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Western Bay of Plenty District
- 1 of 5
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 368 of 644
Te Puke at a glance
Higher or lower is not better or worse. Sources and limits
Start here
What the data tells you
Recorded facts
- Te Puke is listed under Western Bay of Plenty District.
- 4,642 live titles are recorded here, including 388 cross-lease titles (8.4%).
- The page includes 2023 Census context for the statistical area that represents this suburb.
- The page includes MBIE new-tenancy rent figures for April–June 2026.
Contextual observations
- Cross-lease titles make up 8.4% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 0.3% 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
- Mapped public-transport context is not available for this suburb.
Title mix in Te Puke
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 4,142 | 89.2% |
| Cross lease | 388 | 8.4% |
| Unit title | 15 | 0.3% |
| Leasehold | 38 | 0.8% |
| Other record types | 59 | 1.3% |
| Total | 4,642 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Te Puke compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Te Puke is close to the national share (8.7%).
Across Western Bay of Plenty District as a whole, the share is 2.8%; Te Puke is about 3.0 times the overall Western Bay of Plenty District share (2.8%).
Its cross-lease share is the highest of 5 in Western Bay of Plenty District (among suburbs with an indexed page on this site).
How cross-leases in Te Puke are set up
Separate exclusive-use areas are less common (2% of schemes, against 5% nationally).
Carports appear in fewer leases (7% of schemes, against 13% nationally).
Fewer schemes have four or more flats on one section (6%, against 11% nationally), up to 12.
| Scheme structure | Te Puke | Western Bay of Plenty District | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 179 | 367 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 82.7% | 85.6% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 11.2% | 9.0% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 6.1% | 5.4% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 973 m² | 938 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 452 m² | 438 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 26.3% | 22.9% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 7.3% | 5.2% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 1.7% | 3.3% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 29.6% | 36.8% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1987 | 1987 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 137 | 299 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Te Puke
38 titles (0.8%) are leasehold.
1 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 | 1 |
| Under 10 years left | 0 |
| 10 to 50 years left | 0 |
| More than 50 years left | 22 |
| Term mentions renewal (including perpetually renewable) | 12 |
| Term not stated or not readable | 3 |
New titles in Te Puke since 2020
532 of Te Puke's current titles (11%) were first issued since 2020, below Western Bay of Plenty District's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (15%) and slightly below New Zealand (12%).
That rate is 2nd highest of 5 in Western Bay of Plenty District.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 505 | 301 |
| Unit title | 13 | 13 |
| Cross-lease | 1 | 1 |
| Leasehold | 4 | 1 |
| Other | 9 | 4 |
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 Te Puke
The typical building in Te Puke stands on ground sloping 2.2° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated), 3rd steepest of 5 in Western Bay of Plenty District.
The land rises from about 0 m to 564 m, and 32% 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 Te Puke
Te Puke is inland: the typical title is 8.1 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 Te Puke: 2023 Census
Te Puke's titles fall in 5 census areas (Stats NZ statistical areas). The 4 shown below hold 91% of its titles; their figures are shown side by side and are not added together.
Fewer workers work from home in Te Puke West than across Western Bay of Plenty District: 11.8% against 24.4%.
Fewer residents are 65 or over in Te Puke West than across Western Bay of Plenty District: 11.9% against 22.9%.
People are younger (median age) in Te Puke West than across Western Bay of Plenty District: 33.1 against 45.
| Measure | Te Puke West 31% of titles | Te Puke East 24% of titles | Te Puke South 21% of titles | Otawa 15% of titles | Western Bay of Plenty District whole council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 3,597 | 2,736 | 2,775 | 2,130 | 56,184 |
| Change since 2018 | +7.4% | +2.9% | +5.6% | +7.4% | +10.4% |
| Change since 2013 | +30.6% | +20.0% | +21.1% | +19.9% | +29.7% |
| Median age | 33.1 | 36.1 | 40.3 | 42.4 | 45 |
| Households | 1,086 | 924 | 939 | 690 | 19,932 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 65.7% | 61.0% | 76.9% | 71.7% | 76.2% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 34.0% | 39.0% | 23.1% | 27.8% | 23.8% |
| Median household income | $94,600 | $77,900 | $88,000 | $110,200 | $88,600 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $450 | $400 | $450 | $368 | $400 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 6.4% | 5.7% | 5.1% | 9.4% | 15.2% |
| Ages | |||||
| Under 15 | 22.1% | 19.1% | 16.8% | 19.3% | 17.9% |
| 15 to 29 | 21.4% | 19.2% | 18.3% | 16.9% | 15.1% |
| 30 to 64 | 44.6% | 42.7% | 41.1% | 46.6% | 44.1% |
| 65 and over | 11.9% | 19.0% | 23.9% | 17.2% | 22.9% |
| Where people came from | |||||
| Born overseas | 24.2% | 25.5% | 28.2% | 16.1% | 20.4% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 29.2% | 28.0% | 31.0% | 24.8% | 20.5% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 47.4% | 48.8% | 41.2% | 45.6% | 47.3% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 3.9% | 4.6% | 3.6% | 3.2% | 3.8% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 21.1% | 22.2% | 18.2% | 17.1% | 17.1% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | |||||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 15.6% | 13.8% | 19.5% | 17.3% | 20.0% |
| Employed full-time | 53.0% | 48.4% | 48.9% | 53.9% | 46.8% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 3.7% | 4.3% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 2.5% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 31.2% | 29.5% | 35.6% | 48.8% | 44.1% |
| Median personal income | $38,500 | $35,300 | $36,600 | $45,900 | $37,700 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | |||||
| Work from home | 11.8% | 7.2% | 11.0% | 27.7% | 24.4% |
| Car, truck or van | 83.6% | 86.5% | 84.7% | 68.8% | 71.8% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Walk or cycle | 3.8% | 4.7% | 3.9% | 2.2% | 2.6% |
| Households and families | |||||
| One-person households | 18.2% | 27.9% | 22.1% | 16.3% | 21.1% |
| Average people per household | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 3.5% | 8.9% | 3.4% | 1.5% | 2.4% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 11.8% | 9.9% | 8.2% | 6.0% | 5.3% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 43.6% | 42.3% | 37.1% | 38.9% | 37.0% |
| Couples without children | 35.4% | 37.5% | 45.7% | 48.9% | 50.3% |
| One-parent families | 21.1% | 20.7% | 17.1% | 12.1% | 12.7% |
| Homes | |||||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 89.8% | 77.2% | 85.0% | 89.6% | 88.5% |
| Average bedrooms | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 66.7% | 65.7% | 59.1% | 51.2% | 59.8% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 21.1% | 19.4% | 14.3% | 19.0% | 15.8% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 18.5% | 17.0% | 13.7% | 16.9% | 12.9% |
Rents around Te Puke
New tenancies in Te Puke West in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $670 a week (up 1.5% on a year earlier). That is slightly above the national median ($600).
| April–June 2026 | Te Puke West 31% of titles | Te Puke East 45% of titles | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $670 | $620 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $561–$725 | $569–$655 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | +1.5% | +10.7% | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 18 | 18 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Te Puke
LINZ maps 5 school sites inside Te Puke, among them Fairhaven School (Contributing) and Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Matai (Full Primary).
- Fairhaven School (Contributing)
- Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Matai (Full Primary)
- Te Puke High School (Secondary (Year 9-15))
- Te Puke Intermediate (Intermediate)
- Te Puke Primary School (Contributing)
- Nearest school: Te Puke Intermediate (2.8 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Te Puke High School (3.6 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Tauranga Hospital (17.0 km)
School enrolment zones in Te Puke: a guide
One secondary school has a home zone covering most of Te Puke's titles: Te Puke High School.
- Fairhaven School (primary, Years 1–6): about 50% of titles
- Te Puke Primary School (primary, Years 1–6): about 45% of titles
- Te Ranga School (primary, Years 1–8): about 10% of titles
- Te Puke Intermediate (intermediate, Years 7–8): all or nearly all titles
- Te Puke High School (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 Te Puke
OpenStreetMap maps 9 places of worship inside Te Puke (9 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: The Orchard Church, 3.3 km away
Listed as facilities for access; not an indicator of who lives here. Sources and limits
Other suburbs in Western Bay of Plenty District with many cross-leases
- Katikati: 136 cross-lease titles (5.1%)
- Waihi Beach: 96 cross-lease titles (4.1%)
- Ōmokoroa: 50 cross-lease titles (1.7%)
- Pukehina: 40 cross-lease titles (3.4%)
All suburbs in Western Bay of Plenty District
Suburbs like Te Puke
The closest match on the measures on this site is Tuakau in Waikato District, nearest on home ownership, degrees, population change. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuakau | Waikato District | 3.4% | No data | 33.6 | home ownership, degrees, population change |
| Ngāruawāhia | Waikato District | 5.8% | $600 | 32.2 | working from home, schools, unit-title share |
| Edgecumbe | Whakatane District | 3.2% | No data | 34.9 | distance to the coast, stand-alone houses, unit-title share |
| Helensville | Auckland | 4.4% | No data | 36.9 | new titles, stand-alone houses, unit-title share |
| Pahurehure | Auckland | 13.9% | $680 | 36.8 | stand-alone houses, new titles, rent |
Questions
What is the rent in Te Puke?
New tenancies in Te Puke West (the rent area for part of Te Puke) had a median rent of $670 a week in the April–June 2026 quarter (MBIE bond data, all dwelling types). These are rents agreed for new tenancies, not asking rents. The middle half of those rents ran from $561 to $725.
What schools are in Te Puke?
LINZ maps 5 school sites inside Te Puke, including Fairhaven School, Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Matai and Te Puke High School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Te Puke High School (3.6 km in a straight line). The secondary-school home zone covering most of its titles is Te Puke High School; check the school's own zone map for any address.