Local board area · Auckland
Aotea/Great Barrier local board area in numbers
Aotea/Great Barrier local board area had an estimated 1,230 people at 30 June 2026, down 0.8% (10 people) since the 2023 Census, 20th of 21 in Auckland for growth. 22% of its 630 households rent, 64% own and 14% hold the home in a family trust (2023 Census).
People, June 2026
1,230
−0.8% (−10) since the 2023 Census
Latest year
−0.8%
−10 people, June 2025 to June 2026
Since 1996
0%
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 | 1,030 | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 1,110 | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 1,160 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 1,210 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 1,240 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 1,230 | −0.8% |
| 2025 | 1,240 | +0.8% |
| 2026 | 1,230 | −0.8% |
How Aotea/Great Barrier local board area households hold their homes
- 64% own their home
- 22% rent
- 14% held in a family trust
630 households, 2023 Census.