Living in Maunu: schools, census and property titles
The 1,791 live property titles in Maunu, Whangarei District are almost all freehold (92%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 100 (5.6%), well below the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 100
- Share of live titles
- 5.6%
- Live titles in total
- 1,791
- Whangarei District share
- 7.3%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Whangarei District
- 13 of 16
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 462 of 644
Maunu 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
- Maunu is listed under Whangarei District.
- 1,791 live titles are recorded here, including 100 cross-lease titles (5.6%).
- The page includes 2023 Census context for the statistical area that represents this suburb.
Contextual observations
- Cross-lease titles make up 5.6% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 2.1% 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 Maunu
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 1,648 | 92.0% |
| Cross lease | 100 | 5.6% |
| Unit title | 37 | 2.1% |
| Leasehold | 1 | 0.1% |
| Other record types | 5 | 0.3% |
| Total | 1,791 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Maunu compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Maunu is well below the national share (8.7%).
Across Whangarei District as a whole, the share is 7.3%; Maunu is lower than the overall Whangarei District share (7.3%).
Its cross-lease share is in the lowest quarter of 16 in Whangarei District (among suburbs with an indexed page on this site).
How cross-leases in Maunu are set up
Carports appear in fewer leases (5% of schemes, against 13% nationally).
Three-flat schemes are less common here (5%, against 12% nationally).
Fewer schemes have four or more flats on one section (5%, against 11% nationally), up to 61.
| Scheme structure | Maunu | Whangarei District | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 20 | 1,367 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 90.0% | 65.3% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 5.0% | 19.1% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 5.0% | 15.7% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 980 m² | 920 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 440 m² | 394 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 20.0% | 19.9% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 5.0% | 12.1% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 0.0% | 1.8% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 40.0% | 30.9% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1988 | 1986 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 17 | 712 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Maunu
Unit titles are 2% of Maunu's titles, well below Whangarei District (3%) and well below New Zealand (8%). They belong to 3 developments, each run by a body corporate; half have 9 units or fewer.
New titles in Maunu since 2020
285 of Maunu's current titles (16%) were first issued since 2020, well above Whangarei District's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (10%) and above New Zealand (12%).
That rate is the highest of 16 in Whangarei District.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 257 | 157 |
| Unit title | 26 | 26 |
| Cross-lease | 0 | 0 |
| Leasehold | 1 | 1 |
| Other | 1 | 1 |
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 Maunu
The typical building in Maunu stands on ground sloping 1.9° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated).
The land rises from about 18 m to 387 m, and 30% 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 Maunu
Maunu is inland: the typical title is 3.8 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 Maunu: 2023 Census
About 65% of Maunu's titles are in the census area Maunu (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Maunu exactly.
More residents were born overseas in Maunu than across Whangarei District: 29.0% against 18.6%.
More adults hold a degree in Maunu than across Whangarei District: 28.7% against 20.2%.
More residents are 65 or over in Maunu than across Whangarei District: 26.8% against 20.9%.
| Measure | Maunu | Pukenui | Whangarei District whole council |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 2,811 | 1,482 | 96,678 |
| Change since 2018 | +12.8% | +19.6% | +6.3% |
| Change since 2013 | +25.3% | +49.2% | +25.6% |
| Median age | 44.4 | 45.2 | 41.6 |
| Households | 981 | 498 | 35,088 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 81.7% | 88.6% | 70.4% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 18.0% | 11.4% | 29.6% |
| Median household income | $91,300 | $132,700 | $81,900 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $550 | $466 | $420 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 8.0% | 6.6% | 13.5% |
| Ages | |||
| Under 15 | 20.2% | 20.4% | 19.8% |
| 15 to 29 | 12.3% | 12.6% | 16.0% |
| 30 to 64 | 40.6% | 47.4% | 43.3% |
| 65 and over | 26.8% | 19.2% | 20.9% |
| Where people came from | |||
| Born overseas | 29.0% | 21.8% | 18.6% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 21.6% | 16.0% | 18.9% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 48.2% | 40.7% | 45.7% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 3.8% | 3.9% | 3.4% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 20.8% | 15.9% | 17.7% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | |||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 28.7% | 27.9% | 20.2% |
| Employed full-time | 43.4% | 53.2% | 46.3% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 0.7% | 2.0% | 2.9% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 52.2% | 54.1% | 42.9% |
| Median personal income | $37,900 | $52,000 | $36,500 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | |||
| Work from home | 14.3% | 21.4% | 17.4% |
| Car, truck or van | 80.7% | 76.3% | 77.3% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Walk or cycle | 3.1% | 1.9% | 3.7% |
| Households and families | |||
| One-person households | 24.5% | 14.7% | 24.7% |
| Average people per household | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 3.8% | 0.6% | 5.2% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 2.5% | 3.1% | 6.3% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 42.1% | 45.1% | 36.2% |
| Couples without children | 46.6% | 47.2% | 44.9% |
| One-parent families | 11.3% | 8.5% | 18.9% |
| Homes | |||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 89.9% | 92.2% | 83.5% |
| Average bedrooms | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 72.4% | 64.3% | 60.2% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 13.7% | 14.2% | 23.1% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 11.6% | 11.5% | 19.4% |
Schools and hospitals near Maunu
LINZ maps 2 school sites inside Maunu, among them Maunu School (Contributing) and Pompallier Catholic College (Secondary (Year 7-15)).
- Maunu School (Contributing)
- Pompallier Catholic College (Secondary (Year 7-15))
- Nearest school: Maunu School (0.9 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Pompallier Catholic College (1.2 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Whangarei Hospital (3.8 km)
School enrolment zones in Maunu: a guide
Two secondary schools have a home zone covering most of Maunu's titles: Whangarei Boys' High School and Whangarei Girls' High School.
- Maunu School (primary, Years 1–6): all or nearly all titles
- Maungatapere School (primary, Years 1–8): about 10% of titles
- Whangarei Boys' High School (secondary): all or nearly all titles
- Whangarei Girls' 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 Maunu
OpenStreetMap maps 1 place of worship inside Maunu (1 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Calvary Baptist Church, 1.7 km away
- Buddhist: unnamed, 9.6 km away
- Muslim: Whangarei Masjid (Northland Muslim Charitable Trust), 5.2 km away
Listed as facilities for access; not an indicator of who lives here. Sources and limits
Other suburbs in Whangarei District with many cross-leases
- Kensington: 640 cross-lease titles (30.6%)
- Te Kamo: 481 cross-lease titles (9.3%)
- Tikipunga: 329 cross-lease titles (12.1%)
- Raumanga: 308 cross-lease titles (16.6%)
- Avenues: 271 cross-lease titles (27.9%)
- Regent: 227 cross-lease titles (24.8%)
- Woodhill: 158 cross-lease titles (20.4%)
All suburbs in Whangarei District
Suburbs like Maunu
The closest match on the measures on this site is Te Kamo in Whangarei District, nearest on damp homes, commuting by public transport, recent movers within NZ. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Te Kamo | Whangarei District | 9.3% | No data | 47.3 | damp homes, commuting by public transport, recent movers within NZ |
| Haruru | Far North District | 5.4% | No data | 48.8 | commuting by public transport, cross-lease share, older residents |
| Clarks Beach | Auckland | 3.9% | No data | 45 | population change, home ownership, unit-title share |
| Waiuku | Auckland | 8.6% | $615 | 42.5 | commuting on foot or by bike, heat pumps, slope |
| Ngunguru | Whangarei District | 5.0% | No data | 46.3 | stand-alone houses, cross-lease share, unit-title share |
Questions
What schools are in Maunu?
LINZ maps 2 school sites inside Maunu: Maunu School and Pompallier Catholic College. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Pompallier Catholic College (1.2 km in a straight line). Secondary-school home zones covering most of its titles are Whangarei Boys' High School and Whangarei Girls' High School; check the school's own zone map for any address.