Local board area · Auckland
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki local board area in numbers
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki local board area had an estimated 88,600 people at 30 June 2026, up 6.2% (5,200 people) since the 2023 Census, 5th of 21 in Auckland for growth. 54% of its 26,349 households rent, 39% own and 7% hold the home in a family trust (2023 Census).
People, June 2026
88,600
+6.2% (+5,200) since the 2023 Census
Latest year
+1.1%
+1,000 people, June 2025 to June 2026
Since 1996
+43.6%
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 | 81,600 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 82,100 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 81,100 | −1.2% |
| 2022 | 80,300 | −1% |
| 2023 | 83,400 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 86,700 | +4% |
| 2025 | 87,600 | +1% |
| 2026 | 88,600 | +1.1% |
How Maungakiekie-Tāmaki local board area households hold their homes
- 39% own their home
- 54% rent
- 7% held in a family trust
26,349 households, 2023 Census.