Living in Tikipunga: rents, schools, census and property titles
The 2,725 live property titles in Tikipunga, Whangarei District are almost all freehold (85%), as recorded by LINZ on 30 September 2026. Cross-lease titles number 329 (12.1%), above the national share of 8.7%.
- Cross-lease titles
- 329
- Share of live titles
- 12.1%
- Live titles in total
- 2,725
- Whangarei District share
- 7.3%
- New Zealand share
- 8.7%
- Rank by share in Whangarei District
- 6 of 16
- Rank by share in New Zealand
- 274 of 644
Tikipunga 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
- Tikipunga is listed under Whangarei District.
- 2,725 live titles are recorded here, including 329 cross-lease titles (12.1%).
- 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 12.1% of the recorded title mix. That describes the suburb, not any particular home.
- Unit titles account for 2.5% 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 Tikipunga
| Title type | Live titles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 2,317 | 85.0% |
| Cross lease | 329 | 12.1% |
| Unit title | 69 | 2.5% |
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% |
| Other record types | 10 | 0.4% |
| Total | 2,725 | 100% |
Counts are titles, not homes; the register can lag conversions, so check the certificate of title. Sources and limits
How Tikipunga compares
Nationally, 8.7% of live titles are cross-lease; Tikipunga is higher than the national share (8.7%).
Across Whangarei District as a whole, the share is 7.3%; Tikipunga is about 1.7 times the overall Whangarei District share (7.3%).
How cross-leases in Tikipunga are set up
Separate exclusive-use areas are less common (1% of schemes, against 5% nationally).
Three-flat schemes are more common here (22%, against 12% nationally).
Carports appear in fewer leases (9% of schemes, against 13% nationally).
| Scheme structure | Tikipunga | Whangarei District | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-lease schemes (shared sections) | 138 | 1,367 | 87,651 |
| Two-flat schemes | 68.8% | 65.3% | 76.2% |
| Three-flat schemes | 21.7% | 19.1% | 12.2% |
| Four or more flats | 9.4% | 15.7% | 11.4% |
| Typical section size (from the titles, not a survey) | 1,012 m² | 920 m² | 908 m² |
| Typical land per flat | 445 m² | 394 m² | 408 m² |
| Schemes with a garage written into a lease | 23.2% | 19.9% | 28.4% |
| Schemes with a carport in a lease | 8.7% | 12.1% | 13.3% |
| Schemes with a separate exclusive-use area | 0.7% | 1.8% | 4.5% |
| Schemes referring to more than one flats plan (usually redrawn; not by itself a problem) | 25.4% | 30.9% | 35.6% |
| Median year of earliest current title | 1985 | 1986 | 1988 |
| Two-flat schemes on 700 m² or more | 83 | 712 | 54,978 |
Unit titles and leasehold in Tikipunga
Unit titles are 3% of Tikipunga's titles, close to Whangarei District (3%) and well below New Zealand (8%). They belong to 4 developments, each run by a body corporate; 1 has 50 or more units.
New titles in Tikipunga since 2020
317 of Tikipunga's current titles (12%) were first issued since 2020, above Whangarei District's suburbs with new-title figures taken together (10%) and close to New Zealand (12%).
17% are unit titles, in 1 development; most of the rest are freehold.
| Title type | Since 2020 | Since 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Freehold | 261 | 49 |
| Unit title | 55 | 55 |
| Cross-lease | 0 | 0 |
| Leasehold | 0 | 0 |
| 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 Tikipunga
The typical building in Tikipunga stands on ground sloping 1.6° (read on an 8 m grid, so short steep banks may be understated), in the flattest quarter of 16 in Whangarei District.
The land rises from about 9 m to 200 m, and 13% 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 Tikipunga
Tikipunga is inland: the typical title is 5.0 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 Tikipunga: 2023 Census
Tikipunga's titles fall in 6 census areas (Stats NZ statistical areas). The 2 shown below hold 98% of its titles; their figures are shown side by side and are not added together.
Fewer workers work from home in Tikipunga South than across Whangarei District: 9.8% against 17.4%.
Fewer adults hold a degree in Tikipunga South than across Whangarei District: 14.7% against 20.2%.
Fewer residents were born overseas in Tikipunga South than across Whangarei District: 13.7% against 18.6%.
| Measure | Tikipunga South 49% of titles | Tikipunga North 49% of titles | Whangarei District whole council |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usual residents | 3,789 | 3,939 | 96,678 |
| Change since 2018 | −2.9% | +31.2% | +6.3% |
| Change since 2013 | +11.9% | +87.8% | +25.6% |
| Median age | 38 | 36.6 | 41.6 |
| Households | 1,398 | 1,434 | 35,088 |
| Own or part-own their home (including family trusts) | 66.7% | 68.2% | 70.4% |
| Not owned and not in a family trust (mostly renting) | 33.3% | 32.0% | 29.6% |
| Median household income | $71,900 | $64,800 | $81,900 |
| Median weekly rent, renting households | $444 | $415 | $420 |
| Dwellings unoccupied on census night | 6.0% | 7.6% | 13.5% |
| Ages | |||
| Under 15 | 21.0% | 21.9% | 19.8% |
| 15 to 29 | 18.4% | 17.7% | 16.0% |
| 30 to 64 | 40.0% | 35.8% | 43.3% |
| 65 and over | 20.7% | 24.5% | 20.9% |
| Where people came from | |||
| Born overseas | 13.7% | 20.3% | 18.6% |
| Of those born overseas, arrived in the last 5 years | 14.2% | 24.6% | 18.9% |
| Lived elsewhere in New Zealand 5 years ago (of all residents, including children born since) | 43.4% | 55.1% | 45.7% |
| Lived overseas 5 years ago (of all residents) | 2.1% | 3.9% | 3.4% |
| Moved here in the last year (of all residents) | 15.2% | 23.4% | 17.7% |
| Work and study (people 15 and over) | |||
| Bachelor degree or higher | 14.7% | 18.1% | 20.2% |
| Employed full-time | 45.0% | 41.4% | 46.3% |
| Unemployed (share of everyone 15 and over, not the unemployment rate) | 2.9% | 3.4% | 2.9% |
| Managers and professionals (of those employed) | 35.4% | 38.0% | 42.9% |
| Median personal income | $34,700 | $32,400 | $36,500 |
| Getting to work (of those employed) | |||
| Work from home | 9.8% | 9.7% | 17.4% |
| Car, truck or van | 86.3% | 85.4% | 77.3% |
| Bus, train or ferry | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Walk or cycle | 2.6% | 3.0% | 3.7% |
| Households and families | |||
| One-person households | 28.3% | 27.7% | 24.7% |
| Average people per household | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Households with no motor vehicle | 5.9% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Crowded households (need one or more extra bedrooms) | 6.7% | 7.2% | 6.3% |
| Couples with children (of families) | 35.5% | 37.2% | 36.2% |
| Couples without children | 39.9% | 41.4% | 44.9% |
| One-parent families | 24.5% | 21.5% | 18.9% |
| Homes | |||
| Separate (stand-alone) houses | 81.6% | 79.3% | 83.5% |
| Average bedrooms | 3 | 3 | 3.1 |
| Heated with a heat pump | 67.6% | 81.4% | 60.2% |
| Damp, always or sometimes | 25.2% | 16.9% | 23.1% |
| Mould over A4 size, always or sometimes | 22.6% | 15.4% | 19.4% |
Rents around Tikipunga
New tenancies in Tikipunga South in the April–June 2026 quarter had a median rent of $598 a week (up 0.5% on a year earlier). That is close to the typical suburb in Whangarei District ($570), and close to the national median ($600); the highest of 10 in Whangarei District.
| April–June 2026 | Tikipunga South 49% of titles | Tikipunga North 49% of titles | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median weekly rent, new tenancies | $598 | $645 | $600 |
| Middle half of rents | $590–$623 | $550–$680 | $490–$700 |
| Change in median on a year earlier | +0.5% | −5.1% | +0.2% |
| Bonds lodged in the quarter | 18 | 27 | 40,827 |
Schools and hospitals near Tikipunga
LINZ maps 3 school sites inside Tikipunga, among them Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Rawhiti Roa (Composite) and Tikipunga High School (Secondary (Year 7-15)).
- Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Rawhiti Roa (Composite)
- Tikipunga High School (Secondary (Year 7-15))
- Tikipunga Primary School (Contributing)
- Nearest school: Tikipunga Primary School (0.5 km)
- Nearest secondary school: Tikipunga High School (0.7 km)
- Nearest public general hospital: Whangarei Hospital (5.7 km)
School enrolment zones in Tikipunga: a guide
The largest primary-school zone share of Tikipunga's titles is in Tikipunga Primary School's home zone (about 65%).
- Tikipunga Primary School (primary, Years 1–6): about 65% of titles
- Totara Grove School (primary, Years 1–6): about 35% of 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 Tikipunga
OpenStreetMap maps 3 places of worship inside Tikipunga (3 Christian).
Nearest mapped place of each tradition within 10 km:
- Christian: Trinity Church / Whangarei Uniting Trinity, under 1 km away
- Buddhist: unnamed, 4.8 km away
- Muslim: Whangarei Masjid (Northland Muslim Charitable Trust), 4.6 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%)
- 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%)
- Morningside: 108 cross-lease titles (12.0%)
All suburbs in Whangarei District
Suburbs like Tikipunga
The closest match on the measures on this site is Edgecumbe in Whakatane District, nearest on working from home, commuting by public transport, home ownership. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgecumbe | Whakatane District | 3.2% | No data | 34.9 | working from home, commuting by public transport, home ownership |
| Waiuku | Auckland | 8.6% | $615 | 42.5 | slope, commuting by public transport, commuting on foot or by bike |
| Greerton | Tauranga City | 27.1% | $650 | 36.9 | slope, household income, older residents |
| Dargaville | Kaipara District | 3.9% | $505 | 43.4 | slope, distance to a hospital, born overseas |
| Brookfield | Tauranga City | 17.9% | $650 | 34.4 | commuting on foot or by bike, unit-title share, land per flat |
Questions
What is the rent in Tikipunga?
New tenancies in Tikipunga South (the rent area for part of Tikipunga) had a median rent of $598 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 $590 to $623.
What schools are in Tikipunga?
LINZ maps 3 school sites inside Tikipunga: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Rawhiti Roa, Tikipunga High School and Tikipunga Primary School. The nearest secondary school to its centre is Tikipunga High School (0.7 km in a straight line). Being near a school does not mean being in its zone.