Local board area · Auckland
Albert-Eden local board area in numbers
Albert-Eden local board area had an estimated 104,100 people at 30 June 2026, up 2.6% (2,600 people) since the 2023 Census, 17th of 21 in Auckland for growth. 46% of its 32,976 households rent, 39% own and 15% hold the home in a family trust (2023 Census).
People, June 2026
104,100
+2.6% (+2,600) since the 2023 Census
Latest year
+0.4%
+400 people, June 2025 to June 2026
Since 1996
+20.9%
Thirty years of Stats NZ estimates
Median weekly rent, Auckland
$640
Lower quartile $520, upper $750. 170,511 active bonds. MBIE, July 2026. Regional figure; MBIE does not publish this local board area on its own
Median full-time earnings, Auckland
$1,630 a week
June 2026. Regional, not local board area level
Employment rate, Auckland
66.4%
Unemployment 6.6%, 2026 Q1. Regional survey estimate
Population, 1996 to 2026
Stats NZ estimated resident population at 30 June. Estimates after 2023 are provisional and built on the 2023 Census. Dark bars: first year, 2023 Census base, latest.
Population by year, 2019 to 2026
| 30 June | People | Change on the year |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 103,500 | −0.2% |
| 2020 | 103,600 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 101,300 | −2.2% |
| 2022 | 99,100 | −2.2% |
| 2023 | 101,500 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 103,100 | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 103,700 | +0.6% |
| 2026 | 104,100 | +0.4% |
How Albert-Eden local board area households hold their homes
- 39% own their home
- 46% rent
- 15% held in a family trust
32,976 households, 2023 Census.