Living in Ngunguru: schools, census and property titles
The 793 live property titles in Ngunguru, Whangarei District are almost all freehold (92%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 40 (5.0%), well below the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 40
- Share of live titles
- 5.0%
- Live titles in total
- 793
- Whangarei District share
- 7.3%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Whangarei District
- 14 of 16
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- joint 496 of 644
Ngunguru at a glance
Where Ngunguru differs most from suburbs across New Zealand: typical distance to the coast (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
- Ngunguru is listed under Whangarei District.
- 793 live titles are recorded here, including 40 cross-lease titles (5.0%).
- The page includes 2023 Census context for the statistical area that represents this suburb.
Contextual observations
- Cross-lease titles make up 5.0% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 1.4% 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 Ngunguru
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 728 | 91.8% |
| Cross lease | 40 | 5.0% |
| Unit title | 11 | 1.4% |
| Leasehold | 1 | 0.1% |
| Other record types | 13 | 1.6% |
| Total | 793 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Ngunguru compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Ngunguru is well below the national share (8.7%).
Across Whangarei District as a whole, the share is 7.3%; Ngunguru is lower than the overall Whangarei District share (7.3%).
Its cross-lease share is 3rd lowest of 16 in Whangarei District (among suburbs with an indexed page on this site).
How cross-leases in Ngunguru are set up
Fewer leases include a garage (5% of schemes, against 28% nationally).
Fewer schemes have four or more flats on one section (5%, against 11% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Ngunguru | Whangarei District | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 19 | 1,367 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 84.2% | 65.3% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 10.5% | 19.1% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 5.3% | 15.7% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 825 m² | 920 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 407 m² | 394 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 5.3% | 19.9% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 0.0% | 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) | 31.6% | 30.9% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1990 | 1986 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 15 | 712 | 54,978 |
New titles in Ngunguru since 2020
57 of Ngunguru's current titles (7%) were first issued since 2020, below Whangarei District's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (10%) and well below New Zealand (12%).
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 57 | 30 |
| 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 Ngunguru
The typical building in Ngunguru stands on ground sloping 2.7° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated).
The land rises from about 0 m to 212 m, and 70% 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 Ngunguru
62% of Ngunguru's titles are within 200 m of the sea or harbour edge, 82% within 500 m and 87% within 1 km. The typical title is 150 m 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 Ngunguru: 2023 Census
About 78% of Ngunguru's titles are in the census area Ngunguru (a Stats NZ statistical area), so these figures describe that area, not Ngunguru exactly.
Fewer households have no car in Ngunguru than across Whangarei District: 1.5% against 5.2%.
More adults hold a degree in Ngunguru than across Whangarei District: 30.3% against 20.2%.
| Measure | Ngunguru | Matapouri-Tutukākā | Whangarei District whole council |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 1,173 | 1,860 | 96,678 |
| Change since 2018 | +0.8% | +9.3% | +6.3% |
| Change since 2013 | +27.8% | +35.7% | +25.6% |
| Median age | 46.3 | 52.1 | 41.6 |
| Households | 444 | 729 | 35,088 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 77.0% | 85.6% | 70.4% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 22.3% | 14.4% | 29.6% |
| Median household income | $82,700 | $92,100 | $81,900 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $420 | $450 | $420 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 25.7% | 43.9% | 13.5% |
| Ages | |||
| Under 15 | 18.9% | 14.4% | 19.8% |
| 15 to 29 | 12.5% | 11.6% | 16.0% |
| 30 to 64 | 44.0% | 48.5% | 43.3% |
| 65 and over | 24.8% | 25.3% | 20.9% |
| Where people came from | |||
| Born overseas | 21.9% | 23.2% | 18.6% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 16.5% | 14.3% | 18.9% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 47.4% | 41.7% | 45.7% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 4.1% | 5.3% | 3.4% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 15.9% | 17.1% | 17.7% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | |||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 30.3% | 32.5% | 20.2% |
| Employed full-time | 43.5% | 41.1% | 46.3% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 2.2% | 1.3% | 2.9% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 53.4% | 51.8% | 42.9% |
| Median personal income | $39,500 | $37,300 | $36,500 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | |||
| Work from home | 19.2% | 28.0% | 17.4% |
| Car, truck or van | 77.2% | 69.5% | 77.3% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Walk or cycle | 2.6% | 2.4% | 3.7% |
| Households and families | |||
| One-person households | 26.6% | 22.8% | 24.7% |
| Average people per household | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 1.5% | 1.4% | 5.2% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 4.2% | 5.9% | 6.3% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 37.9% | 33.1% | 36.2% |
| Couples without children | 45.6% | 56.4% | 44.9% |
| One-parent families | 15.5% | 9.9% | 18.9% |
| Homes | |||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 89.9% | 84.6% | 83.5% |
| Average bedrooms | 3 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 65.0% | 40.4% | 60.2% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 22.2% | 19.4% | 23.1% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 17.0% | 16.1% | 19.4% |
Schools and hospitals near Ngunguru
One school site lies inside Ngunguru: Ngunguru School (Full Primary).
- Ngunguru School (Full Primary)
- Nearest school: Ngunguru School (4.6 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Huanui College (10.6 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Whangarei Hospital (19.4 km)
Being near a school does not mean being in its zone: check its enrolment scheme. Sources and limits
Places of worship near Ngunguru
OpenStreetMap maps 1 place of worship inside Ngunguru (1 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Tutukaka Coast Community Church, 4.1 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 Ngunguru
The closest match on the measures on this site is Ruakākā in Whangarei District, nearest on median age, commuting by public transport, distance to the coast. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruakākā | Whangarei District | 2.3% | $590 | 46.3 | median age, commuting by public transport, distance to the coast |
| Haruru | Far North District | 5.4% | No data | 48.8 | distance to the coast, cross-lease share, elevation |
| Maunu | Whangarei District | 5.6% | No data | 44.4 | stand-alone houses, cross-lease share, unit-title share |
| Maungatapu | Tauranga City | 16.2% | $645 | 41.5 | schools, distance to the coast, population change |
| Pukehina | Western Bay of Plenty District | 3.4% | No data | 50.1 | commuting by public transport, distance to the coast, stand-alone houses |
Questions
What schools are in Ngunguru?
LINZ maps 1 school site inside Ngunguru: Ngunguru School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Huanui College (10.6 km in a straight line). Being near a school does not mean being in its zone.