Living in Tāneatua: schools, census and property titles
The 565 live property titles in Tāneatua, Whakatane District are almost all freehold (92%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 36 (6.4%), below the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 36
- Share of live titles
- 6.4%
- Live titles in total
- 565
- Whakatane District share
- 8.1%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Whakatane District
- 3 of 5
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 428 of 644
Tāneatua at a glance
Where Tāneatua differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: homes with a heat pump (lower than 98% of NZ suburbs).
Higher or lower is not better or worse. Sources and limits
Start here
What the data tells you
Recorded facts
- Tāneatua is listed under Whakatane District.
- 565 live titles are recorded here, including 36 cross-lease titles (6.4%).
- The page includes 2023 Census context for the statistical area that represents this suburb.
Contextual observations
- Cross-lease titles make up 6.4% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- 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 Tāneatua
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 520 | 92.0% |
| Cross lease | 36 | 6.4% |
| Unit title | 0 | 0.0% |
| Leasehold | 2 | 0.4% |
| Other record types | 7 | 1.2% |
| Total | 565 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Tāneatua compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Tāneatua is lower than the national share (8.7%).
Across Whakatane District as a whole, the share is 8.1%; Tāneatua is lower than the overall Whakatane District share (8.1%).
Its cross-lease share is 3rd highest of 5 in Whakatane District (among suburbs with an indexed page on this site).
How cross-leases in Tāneatua are set up
Fewer leases include a garage (6% of schemes, against 28% nationally).
Separate exclusive-use areas are more common (11% of schemes, against 5% nationally).
Three-flat schemes are more common here (17%, against 12% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Tāneatua | Whakatane District | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 18 | 672 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 66.7% | 79.6% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 16.7% | 11.0% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 11.1% | 8.5% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 1,186 m² | 989 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 568 m² | 452 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 5.6% | 34.4% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 0.0% | 9.2% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 11.1% | 6.7% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 27.8% | 23.2% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1987 | 1988 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 12 | 489 | 54,978 |
New titles in Tāneatua since 2020
31 of Tāneatua's current titles (5%) were first issued since 2020, below Whakatane District's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (7%) and well below New Zealand (12%).
That rate is joint 2nd highest of 5 in Whakatane District.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 30 | 11 |
| Unit title | 0 | 0 |
| Cross-lease | 0 | 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 Tāneatua
The typical building in Tāneatua stands on ground sloping 1.0° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated), 2nd steepest of 5 in Whakatane District.
The land rises from about 2 m to 369 m, and 54% 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 Tāneatua
Tāneatua is inland: the typical title is 7.4 km from the sea or harbour edge, and none is 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 Tāneatua: 2023 Census
About 73% of Tāneatua's titles are in the census area Wainui (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Tāneatua exactly.
Fewer households have no car in Wainui than across Whakatane District: 0.8% against 4.8%.
Fewer residents were born overseas in Wainui than across Whakatane District: 8.3% against 12.9%.
Fewer residents are 65 or over in Wainui than across Whakatane District: 14.1% against 19.4%.
| Measure | Wainui | Waingarara-Waimana | Whakatane District whole council |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 1,512 | 2,523 | 37,149 |
| Change since 2018 | +1.0% | +6.9% | +4.1% |
| Change since 2013 | +10.8% | +11.8% | +13.6% |
| Median age | 35.3 | 32.8 | 40.2 |
| Households | 465 | 717 | 13,002 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 76.1% | 73.2% | 69.9% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 23.9% | 27.2% | 30.1% |
| Median household income | $90,500 | $84,400 | $83,000 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $280 | $200 | $310 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 10.3% | 16.7% | 12.6% |
| Ages | |||
| Under 15 | 24.2% | 25.9% | 20.9% |
| 15 to 29 | 19.2% | 20.7% | 17.0% |
| 30 to 64 | 42.5% | 40.9% | 42.6% |
| 65 and over | 14.1% | 12.6% | 19.4% |
| Where people came from | |||
| Born overseas | 8.3% | 4.0% | 12.9% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 14.6% | 6.5% | 19.8% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 37.7% | 43.7% | 42.3% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 3.2% | 2.2% | 3.2% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 13.9% | 16.1% | 15.7% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | |||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 20.3% | 16.9% | 18.0% |
| Employed full-time | 44.4% | 41.6% | 44.9% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 3.9% | 6.4% | 4.6% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 41.0% | 49.0% | 42.2% |
| Median personal income | $34,300 | $31,000 | $35,600 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | |||
| Work from home | 22.2% | 25.9% | 18.5% |
| Car, truck or van | 73.2% | 67.7% | 75.4% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| Walk or cycle | 2.9% | 4.0% | 4.8% |
| Households and families | |||
| One-person households | 19.3% | 21.4% | 24.9% |
| Average people per household | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 0.8% | 3.8% | 4.8% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 14.5% | 20.5% | 8.5% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 36.7% | 37.6% | 36.0% |
| Couples without children | 33.3% | 31.2% | 42.3% |
| One-parent families | 30.0% | 31.2% | 21.7% |
| Homes | |||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 95.5% | 92.9% | 85.3% |
| Average bedrooms | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 41.2% | 36.6% | 61.2% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 35.9% | 46.8% | 24.1% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 30.4% | 39.0% | 19.7% |
Schools and hospitals near Tāneatua
One school site lies inside Tāneatua: Taneatua School (Full Primary).
- Taneatua School (Full Primary)
- Nearest school: Taneatua School (4.3 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Te Wharekura o Ruatoki (9.7 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Whakatane Hospital (11.6 km)
School enrolment zones in Tāneatua: a guide
Two secondary schools have a home zone covering most of Tāneatua's titles: Trident High School and Whakatane High School.
- Whakatane Intermediate (intermediate, Years 7–8): about 10% of titles
- Trident High School (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Whakatane 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 Tāneatua
OpenStreetMap maps 3 places of worship inside Tāneatua (2 Christian, 1 other or not recorded).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Tāneatua Presbyterian Church, 3.6 km away
Listed as facilities for access; not an indicator of who lives here. Sources and limits
Other suburbs in Whakatane District with many cross-leases
- Whakatāne: 1,010 cross-lease titles (15.8%)
- Ōhope: 263 cross-lease titles (12.9%)
- Edgecumbe: 35 cross-lease titles (3.2%)
- Te Teko: 31 cross-lease titles (4.5%)
All suburbs in Whakatane District
Suburbs like Tāneatua
The closest match on the measures on this site is Hikurangi in Whangarei District, nearest on unit-title share, schools, new titles. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hikurangi | Whangarei District | 2.8% | No data | 32.5 | unit-title share, schools, new titles |
| Kaiti | Gisborne District | 4.3% | $650 | 32.1 | schools, unit-title share, slope |
| Castlecliff | Whanganui District | 5.1% | No data | 34.4 | older residents, born overseas, commuting by public transport |
| Aramoho | Whanganui District | 6.0% | $510 | 39.6 | schools, cross-lease share, distance to the coast |
| Kawakawa | Far North District | 3.4% | No data | 34.2 | unit-title share, population change, commuting by public transport |
Questions
What schools are in Tāneatua?
LINZ maps 1 school site inside Tāneatua: Taneatua School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Te Wharekura o Ruatoki (9.7 km in a straight line). Secondary-school home zones covering most of its titles are Trident High School and Whakatane High School; check the school's own zone map for any address.