Local board area · Auckland
Devonport-Takapuna local board area in numbers
Devonport-Takapuna local board area had an estimated 61,800 people at 30 June 2026, up 2.1% (1,300 people) since the 2023 Census, 18th of 21 in Auckland for growth. 36% of its 21,168 households rent, 46% own and 17% hold the home in a family trust (2023 Census).
People, June 2026
61,800
+2.1% (+1,300) since the 2023 Census
Latest year
+0.3%
+200 people, June 2025 to June 2026
Since 1996
+19.8%
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 | 60,600 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 61,200 | +1% |
| 2021 | 60,400 | −1.3% |
| 2022 | 59,300 | −1.8% |
| 2023 | 60,500 | +2% |
| 2024 | 61,200 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 61,600 | +0.7% |
| 2026 | 61,800 | +0.3% |
How Devonport-Takapuna local board area households hold their homes
- 46% own their home
- 36% rent
- 17% held in a family trust
21,168 households, 2023 Census.