Local board area · Auckland
Hibiscus and Bays local board area in numbers
Hibiscus and Bays local board area had an estimated 122,400 people at 30 June 2026, up 3.2% (3,800 people) since the 2023 Census, 15th of 21 in Auckland for growth. 26% of its 40,122 households rent, 59% own and 15% hold the home in a family trust (2023 Census).
People, June 2026
122,400
+3.2% (+3,800) since the 2023 Census
Latest year
+0.7%
+900 people, June 2025 to June 2026
Since 1996
+80%
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 | 111,400 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 114,900 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 115,600 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 115,700 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 118,600 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 120,500 | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 121,500 | +0.8% |
| 2026 | 122,400 | +0.7% |
How Hibiscus and Bays local board area households hold their homes
- 59% own their home
- 26% rent
- 15% held in a family trust
40,122 households, 2023 Census.